sponsored tourist visa for friend of U.S citizen

[Emz26 0]

Hi,I have applied for a B2 visa sponsored by my U.S citizen friend who is a warehouse manager and 53 yrs. Old.. I'm a single mother with 2 yr.old son.. been granted for working visa in qatar 2 yrs. Ago but I rendered service there for only 3 weeks and went back to Philippines where my family and son is. I recently hired for a project based work good for 3 months which will end this coming august 28 and can extend the contract after 1 month it expired. So I can sign for another contract by october 2014. The job offer is 16,000php/month salary. So I haven't meet this friend in person but we talked over skype. I've known him through a friend and we establish good friend relationship for 2 months now., and he wants me to come visit California for tourism purposes and will stay at his house for just a month and will go back to Philippines.

So my question is, do I have a chance to get the B2 visa granted?? Or based on the situation I have..does it show strong ties to go back?

Pls. I need your opinion..

[Merrytooth 5,748]

There is no sponsor for a tourist visa.

You have to apply on your own, showing strong ties to your home country.

[Emz26 0]

I mean my friend will shoulder all of my expenses/ financial needs from plane ticket,food,house. Because I habe insufficient funds to support my trip.

[canadian_wife 1,831]

A lot of young, single PI women with 'friends' in the US had tourist visas granted and forgot to return home.

You do not have a stable job, you said you cannot financially support your own trip. These are not strong ties. Apply, certainly, but perhaps this 'friend' should come and visit you.

good luck

[Emz26 0]

But my friend doesn't want to visit me.. the reason I applied for this visa is that he invited me to come over. And will support my finances when I'm there, I gues the only ties I have is my son and my entired family here in the Philippines and a job waiting for me, I gave up my work abroad before because of my son..I'm not sure if that would convince the VO

[Boiler 47,536]

The only way of knowing is to apply, let us know how it goes.

[NancyNguyen 1,658]

OP even set her profile city in Dublin, CA for chances you come back is slim, and the child can be brought her in few years,

[A F N 0]

i think you have no chance of getting a visa, but you can apply and see.

[Mike-eeh and Odie 193]

But my friend doesn't want to visit me.. the reason I applied for this visa is that he invited me to come over. And will support my finances when I'm there, I gues the only ties I have is my son and my entired family here in the Philippines and a job waiting for me, I gave up my work abroad before because of my son..I'm not sure if that would convince the VO

Let me tell you the story of a wonderful woman named Odie. Odie had an older "friend" in the USA named Mike-eeh. Odie had never met Mike-eeh in person, but they both wanted to meet each other. Mike-eeh did not want to goto the Philippines, but instead wanted to fund a trip for Odie to Walt Disney World in the USA.

Mike-eeh did everything he could to help Odie get her B2 Visa. He provided round trip tickets, hotel reservations, and a full vacation itinerary. He even gave Odie records of his bank accounts which exceeded $50,000 to further prove he could fund her trip.

When her interview day came around, Odie proved many things. She proved she had a great job as a Quality Analyst, a letter of employment, a transcript recipt from college for her next semester, strong family ties as well as property deeds. In the end, Odie was sad because the Consulate did not award her a visa. Her rejection letter stated, which in not so many words due to it's vagueness meant she should have applied for a K-1 visa and not a B2 visa.

But this story does not end sadly! Oh no! When Odie was denied her visa, Mike-eeh simply planned a nice 18 day vacation in Singapore where they met, got engaged, and filed for a K-1 visa the moment Mike-eeh returned home. They are now married and live happily ever after!

The End.

So the moral of the story is, if you are a single, unmarried Filipino like Odie, you have slim to no chance on earth to get a B2 visa to visit an older US "friend" you never met before. Good luck!

Edited July 23, 2014 by Mike-eeh and Odie

[Emz26 0]

So they got married in Singapore then?

[canadian_wife 1,831]

Does not appear so, they met in Singapore, and got engaged. The K-1 visa is for non-married people

good luck