B2 visa to meet my online boyfriend for the first time.

[caliliving 606]

Have you traveled before? If you have a strong travel history that will help as well. 

[Meg&Andrew 297]

4 hours ago, az2014 said:

Thats so sad..you are 27 and still dependant on your father? Dont you want to have control over your own life and make your own decisions?

In Saudi thats not the way things are. At all. Most women have no rights at all. If they try and go beyond their fathers or families wishes, the consequences are absolutely terrible. Saudi is not the place to be independent as a woman. It's the total opposite. While there's women fighting now in Saudi for women's rights,  it's still not a place for a woman to have control over her own life, and making certain decisions. 

[Boiler 43,396]

Would not a lady travelling by herself to visit a BF raise a few eyebrows?

[Cathi 5,609]

Is your father going to give you permission to leave the country and travel on your own?

[Crazy Cat 39,187]

6 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Would not a lady travelling by herself to visit a BF raise a few eyebrows?

I know a young lady who is Pakistani.  I think she told me that she absolutely could not travel alone....due to a cultural restriction, I think...

[geowrian 22,335]

11 hours ago, Zj88 said:

In my home country, I won't need any of those things but getting a visa from Pakistan at the moment is like finding a unicorn. On the other hand, I have seen Saudi women getting visas when they have nothing but just a lot of bank balance.

They look at the nationality of the applicant as well, not just the embassy you go through. I'm not too surprised the Saudi nationals were approved without many strong ties...they only had a 4% refusal rate last fiscal year.

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Non-Immigrant-Statistics/RefusalRates/FY16.pdf

 

11 hours ago, Zj88 said:

I have spoken to a visa consultant and they told me it's by luck, just try.

Luck does play a part, but *if* you get refused I would suggest not pointing fingers at luck being the cause. Best wishes.

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2 hours ago, geowrian said:

They look at the nationality of the applicant as well, not just the embassy you go through. I'm not too surprised the Saudi nationals were approved without many strong ties...they only had a 4% refusal rate last fiscal year.

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Non-Immigrant-Statistics/RefusalRates/FY16.pdf

 

Luck does play a part, but *if* you get refused I would suggest not pointing fingers at luck being the cause. Best wishes.

Yes, but I think my PR status will help, maybe not as much as I would like it to but it's definitely better than applying from Pakistan with no travel history. 

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3 hours ago, caliliving said:

Have you traveled before? If you have a strong travel history that will help as well. 

I have travelled to GCC countries before, but that was a long time ago and not on my current passport. 

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7 hours ago, Going through said:

In that country and culture it's custom for unmarried females to be fully financially supported by their father, and need permission from the father to do certain things (like leave the country).   

You're right, single/unmarried females live at home with their parents until they get married. Women are not expected to have careers or jobs here.