Visitor visa for parents of H4 dependent

[Rachana]

Hi all,

Thanks a lot in advance for your replies on my query. I request for a few clarifications to apply for visitor visa for my parents. I am on H4 dependent visa, my husband holds H1B. My questions are:

1. Which category should I choose for my parents - B2 or B1/B2?
2. Is it better to fill out a family DS-160 application or individual applications and then combine them while taking an appointment?
3. My parents will be visiting me and my husband (son-in-law), however, they will be self-sponsored for the trip. In that case, is it better to just mark the sponsor as ‘Self’? Does this affect the application preference/speed of processing? I see a lot of applications being processed with a primary H1B sponsor.

Thanks,
Rachana

[Kalpesh_Dalwadi]

@Rachana

Which category should I choose for my parents - B2 or B1/B2?

B2

@Rachana

Is it better to fill out a family DS-160 application or individual applications and then combine them while taking an appointment?

Either are fine.

@Rachana

My parents will be visiting me and my husband (son-in-law), however, they will be self-sponsored for the trip. In that case, is it better to just mark the sponsor as ‘Self’?

Self is fine if they are sponsoring their trip.

@Rachana

Does this affect the application preference/speed of processing?

Not really as far as the financial documents are strong and demonstrate ability to support self for their trip.

[Rachana]

Thank you very much for your reply. That helps!