Dennis Tristani
Immigration AttorneyYou should not advise them to obtain a tourist visa with the intent of using it to enter the U.S. to adjust status. This is a strictly non-immigrant intent visa and USCIS could find that they misrepresented their intent when entering the U.S. with this visa or applying for it at the consulate. I would pursue consular processing through the I-824 to get the ball rolling and if they do enter the U.S. at a later date using a valid non-immigrant visa, you can consider adjustment of status depending on when they entered the U.S.