Hello all, I am an US citizen who has spent some time in Nepal. I am posting on this forum because I have an immigration question regarding a friend of mine who we will call "Mr. Magar". Mr. Magar came to the U.S. on a tourist visa 6-7 years ago and has been working off the books in the restaurant industry since that point. He uses his earnings to support his wife and three children in Nepal. He recently called me because he hopes that I can sponsor his wife on a tourist visa (I assume B-2?) from Nepal. Once he has shown her how to get along here, he will return to Nepal. At that point, she will apply for political asylum of some type (due to the security situation in Nepal) and then she will be able to call him and their children to this country. They will then all be able to live here legally. I empathize with his situation and I don't necessarily agree with my country's immigration policies, but I worry that this plan seems unlikely to be successful. He assures me that his 'mamako saathi' or someone was able to pull something like this off (and he himself is here via the tourist visa) but I didn't quite get the details. As I learned from my time in Nepal, I rarely understand the full story. Specific questions for the forum: 1. What is the feasibility that a married Nepali woman, who speaks little or no English, has few assets, and whose husband has already overstayed his visa in this country, will get tourist visa? 2. What should my role be in assistance? Would Mrs. Magar need a certificate of sponsorship (I-134) for her tourist visa? I am a grad student and my wife is a school teacher so we may not have the assets necessary to sponsor. I also worry about any legal ramifications if she decides to also overstay her visa. I have only met his wife once in Nepal, and I am will to help but I am not willing to lie on official documents. 3. Any advice for Mr. Magar? He seems caught in a trap: he wants to see his family but he can earn so much more here, and if he returns to Nepal, I think it is unlikely that he could ever get back here. Thanks so much for this community's help! just_wondering