Entering on a Tourist Visa

[alex92 0]

My Vietnamese GF received a tourist visa last year and came for ten days with her family a year ago.  

 

She is planning to come for another ten days in July, before her visa expires in August.  

 

She is concerned that if she tells the officer at border control that she is visiting her BF, she may be denied entry.  I don't see why it would.  She will have her own money and a return ticket i hand.  I would prefer she tell the truth.  

 

Is her concern warranted or not?

 

Thank you.

 

[geowrian 22,341]

I wouldn't just prefer she tell the truth...she needs to because it's fraud to tell them anything else, which has long lasting consequences besides just getting turned away at POE.

 

Having a US boyfriend can impact her entry as it is a tie to the US. Being a single female, she would be at risk of coming to the US to see her boyfriend, getting married, and staying in the US. However, it's a far cry from a certainty...many people come to the US to visit friends (boyfriends/girlfriends too) and family just fine. It's just one more thing her ties to return home need to overcome. What ties does she have to Vietnam?

 

So is her concern warranted? Yes. But she just needs to tell the truth if she is asked (and there's a fairly decent chance they will ask).

Edited July 2, 2017 by geowrian

[Auds 223]

Based on my experience, If she has a decent job back home apart from other factors she will hopefully be allowed in.  Also given she visited and left works for her.

 

i visited tonnes of times and told thrm its to meet bf and then fiance - they still didn't even ask if i was plannung to marry... the main questions were always my work and business related.

 

if she has no intention to stay hopefully she will be good.  They can check phone records etc. also, ask her to get limited luggage.

[Boiler 47,705]

She just answers the question as asked, no more no less.

 

I was asked once and replied GF not an issue.

[Coco8 1,054]

She should be honest. She can take evidence of her work back home, etc., to show at the POE just in case he asks. She should also have a copy of her return ticket in case he asks.

 

If you want to do a K1 or IR1 in the figure it is not a good idea to lie (yes, it is always a bad idea) because there will be a record of her trip. If you want to show the trip as evidence of a bona fide relationship, having her lie is very bad. 

Edited July 2, 2017 by Coco8

[Fr8dog 439]

Keep it simple, tell the truth.

 

Apart from the obvious "lying to an officer is a no-no" it is likely to be followed up by the question "just a friend or a boy-friend" than we have potential trip to secondary on our hand as she will now most likely come across as nervous/stressed.

A lot of people get into trouble because they think they can out smart an officer. You can't they are trained to look for signs.

If she is worried about it have er bring some evidence of ties to her country.