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Hi Everyone,

My fiance is Filipino. I am a US citizen. She has no immediate family here in the USA. What are her chances of getting a tourist visa to come here and visit me. Even with me submitting an afidavit of support I think the chances are slim. What are your thoughts? Thanks....

Stephen

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Hi Everyone,

My fiance is Filipino. I am a US citizen. She has no immediate family here in the USA. What are her chances of getting a tourist visa to come here and visit me. Even with me submitting an afidavit of support I think the chances are slim. What are your thoughts? Thanks....

Stephen

"She" would be a "Filipina" but you're right. Slim and none. Lean toward none.

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Hi Everyone,

My fiance is Filipino. I am a US citizen. She has no immediate family here in the USA. What are her chances of getting a tourist visa to come here and visit me. Even with me submitting an afidavit of support I think the chances are slim. What are your thoughts? Thanks....

Stephen

How come the chances are slim? if you have relative who can help you to sponsor for affidavit of support for your fiance that would help you to bring her in the US. US embassy Manila is getting strict now with tourist visa.

02-16-06- met online

07-20-07- first visit to phils

07-26-07-engagement

07-28-07- back to US

09-14-07- submitted I-129F

09-25-07- NOA1

10-25-07 -NOA2

11-01-07- My fiance got a letter from NVC that within 2 weeks Manila Consulate will send my Packet

11-20-07- Date of my Packet, actually the real one was earlier but it was sent somewhere, good thing my Fiance arrived to spent Thanksgiving day in Phils and we checked the status in Embassy.

11-23-07- Medical though the exact date was Nov. 29..

12-06-07- Interview

12-16-07- Visa in hand

01-16-98- Attended CFO

01-18-08- Arrived in USA , POE-Guam

03-16-08- Wedding

AOS

04-17-08- Submitted the AOS

04-24-08- NOA

05-13-08- Biometrics

05-27-08- Transferred to California

06-14-08- EAD card received

07-21-08- Date of AOS approval but got the letter July 24

No Interview, No RFE and Additional Vaccination( just used the SLEC medical docs)

07-22-08- Date of Permanent REsident CARd , got it July 29

07-31-08- apply for SSN

08-05-08-SSN delivery

01-12-09- First day of work(Thanks to Marielle and Mario)

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Hi Everyone,

My fiance is Filipino. I am a US citizen. She has no immediate family here in the USA. What are her chances of getting a tourist visa to come here and visit me. Even with me submitting an afidavit of support I think the chances are slim. What are your thoughts? Thanks....

Stephen

How come the chances are slim? if you have relative who can help you to sponsor for affidavit of support for your fiance that would help you to bring her in the US. US embassy Manila is getting strict now with tourist visa.

Visa applicants with presumed immigrant intent are not eligible for B2 (tourist visas) but from a high fraud country like the PI, a single female is unlikely to be granted a visa without significant assets being left behind and additional evidence of strong ties to the PI. My wife would never have been granted a tourist visa to the US from China, even if she were leaving her daughter behind.

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Hi Everyone,

My fiance is Filipino. I am a US citizen. She has no immediate family here in the USA. What are her chances of getting a tourist visa to come here and visit me. Even with me submitting an afidavit of support I think the chances are slim. What are your thoughts? Thanks....

Stephen

How come the chances are slim? if you have relative who can help you to sponsor for affidavit of support for your fiance that would help you to bring her in the US. US embassy Manila is getting strict now with tourist visa.

Because they think she will come here and stay. The fact that she is the fiance of a USC makes it even more slim. File K-1 or get married and file for K-3 or CR-1.

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

Marriage : 2006-11-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-02-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-10

I-129F Sent : 2008-04-08

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-14

I-129F touched: 2008-05-06

I-130 touched: 2008-05-09

I-129F approved 2008-09-05

I-130 approved 2008-09-05

NVC received 2008-09-12

Pay I-864 2008-10-08

Pay IV bill 2008-10-08

Receive Instruction 2008-11-05

Case Complete 2008-11-18

Medical 2009-01-19/20 passed

Receive Pkt 4 2009-01-30

Interview 221g 2009-02-23

Second interview 2009-03-02 Approved

POE DFW 2009-03-07

Received SS card 2009-03-17

Received GC 2009-04-01

Done for 3 years or 10 years. Haven't decided yet.

(I'm going for the IR-1 and blowing off the K-3. Even if it takes an extra couple months, it's worth it to not have to deal with USCIS again)

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Note:

Please fill out I-130, wait 6 months for approval, then 3 more months for an interview. (Unless of course we've bombed your country into the stone age, then you qualify for expedited processing.)

Welcome to the USA!!!

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Well,

The only way if she is very RICH and has lots of houses and a high income bussiness then and maybe then.

You see USA dont want to take a chance with anyone anymore. It takes alot to bring someone young to the usa but IF she is over 55 years old then no problems it's alot easier.

I rmeember before in 2001 anyone can just fly with no problems. I have friends from ISrael and France fly in but no more.

Afer Sept 11th, 2001 everythnig changed.

Just hang in there as soon she gets her noa2 then it's about 6-8 weeks then she will be with you.

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Hi Everyone,

My fiance is Filipino. I am a US citizen. She has no immediate family here in the USA. What are her chances of getting a tourist visa to come here and visit me. Even with me submitting an afidavit of support I think the chances are slim. What are your thoughts? Thanks....

Stephen

Thanks. That is what I thought too....

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My fiance tried twice for a tourist visa after him and I met, and he didn't get it... I would say its a pretty slim chance she would ever get it.. Now I worry him trying is going to hurt our chances of the Fiance Visa..

Appy for the Fiance Visa, the wait isn't too bad..

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Basically, she has to be able to show strong ties to her country. With a country like the Philippines, it would be even harder/impossible for her to attain a tourist visa.

Not only is it imperative she prove ties to her home country, but it's also up to the individual reviewing her case.

Basically, I'm sorry to say it but it'd just be a waste of time applying for a tourist visa with absolutely no home ties to her country/no evidence proving she's not going a flight-risk.

My fiance tried twice for a tourist visa after him and I met, and he didn't get it... I would say its a pretty slim chance she would ever get it.. Now I worry him trying is going to hurt our chances of the Fiance Visa..

Appy for the Fiance Visa, the wait isn't too bad..

it won't affect your chances for a K1 at all

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I have applied for a tourist visa three times so far. At the time, there was no mention of a fiance or anything else in the States. I really only wanted to be a tourist. Here are details of how awesome it went down and how wonderful and fair the system is. I will be applying for another tourist visa in about a month, probably only because my fiance and I feel like donating $130 to the US government.

I really hope K-1 is nothing like that.

I-129F Sent: Aug 20th 2008

Interview Date: April 8th 2009, 10:30 - APPROVED!

K-1 Visa Received: April 9th 2009

POE: Aug 8th 2009, Minneapolis

Wedding: Aug 28th 2009

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Our I-129f was approved in 107 days from our NOA1 date.

Our I-129f was approved in 114 days from our filing date.

Our case spent 52 days being chewed by NVC.

Our interview took 224 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

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AOS, AP, EAD filed: Oct 15th 2009

Biometrics: Nov 24th 2009

AP received: Dec 14th 2009

EAD received: Dec 17th 2009

Green Card received: Dec 18th 2009

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I have applied for a tourist visa three times so far. At the time, there was no mention of a fiance or anything else in the States. I really only wanted to be a tourist. Here are details of how awesome it went down and how wonderful and fair the system is. I will be applying for another tourist visa in about a month, probably only because my fiance and I feel like donating $130 to the US government.

I really hope K-1 is nothing like that.

Badgerella,

Haha, I'm not laughing at your situation, only at how you said you and your fiance feel like donating 130.00 to the US govt. :lol:

Anyways, the K-1 is nothing like that. Of course, you DON'T need to provide ties to your home country, and the process is pretty straight forward for the most part. Although it is lengthy, it's fair for the most part, although certain countries have a lower success rate for the K1 than other countries. The tourist visa system is a bunch of garbage/B.S.

Good luck!

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Hi Everyone,

My fiance is Filipino. I am a US citizen. She has no immediate family here in the USA. What are her chances of getting a tourist visa to come here and visit me. Even with me submitting an afidavit of support I think the chances are slim. What are your thoughts? Thanks....

Stephen

Hi Stephen,

The immigration is really tough in the Philippines as many Filipinos is going to the US every year.. My husband tried to apply for a visit visa for me when we were just dating, I was in Kuwait that time, but they denied it.. REASON: I dont have immediate family in Kuwait. the consul told us that it will be best for us to get married in Kuwait, or apply a Fiance Visa and get married in the USA.. I felt embarrassed when they told me that "DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL MAKE MORE MONEY IN THE STATES? I did not expect that she will ask me that question.. I have shown her my salary certificate and other documents as well as the Affidavit of Support from my boyfriend (who is my husband now.) but they have denied my application.

But you know thing are paid off now.. i am done with the immigration process...no more paperwork to think!

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