Getting a tourist visa for my fiance

[EugeneInSF 3]

Hi all,

I'm US citizen and my fiance is Peruvian. We do not plan on living in US, we are both working in Lima. We want to go for my sister's wedding in USA. What's the best way to apply for US visa for tourism, can I somehow vouch for my fiance financially, I do have many assets in US, and can provide all the financial responsibility for our trip. How do I proceed so that the application doesn't get denied for reasons that she might want to stay in US.

 

We are planning to get married, but have no plans on residing in US, so I don't want to apply for fiance visa.

 

Thoughts? 

[Crazy Cat 41,979]

You can not do anything to sponsor or vouch for her.  She will have to apply and qualify for the visa strictly on her own.  She must show strong ties to her country in order to convince the border authorities that she will return to Peru.

 

EDIT:  Your evidence to financially support her visit could have an adverse effect...

Edited October 31, 2017 by missileman

[geowrian 22,337]

She applies for the visa, interviews, and finds out. There's nothing you can do to help her chances...just support her emotionally and/or help fill out the DS-160. She can compile evidence of her ties to return home to present to the CO (i.e. employment letter, bank statements, etc.). It's unlikely they will look at it, but better to have it than not have it.

 

Be honest, be upfront, and be ready.

Edited October 31, 2017 by geowrian

[Ray&Ash 271]

Your fiance can file her own tourist visa. As a fiance you cannot do anything. As a spouse you could show financial support but not as a fiance.

She needs to show strong ties to her country to make them believe that she will return ( job/family/bank / property etc) 

Do not show any relationships in usa, even your fiance citizen (as he is already working and living in another country with you). 

Otherwise the authorities might feel that you have a fiance who is a citizen and you might come to US on a tourist visa and never return. There's nothing you can do to make them believe otherwise. 

So better not to even say anything about the american fiance as you anyway have no plans of settling here.  

Simply file for a tourist visa and her family can be shown as financial support. Job letters are always better. 

Good luck  

[Boiler 45,658]

Apply

[EugeneInSF 3]

So the visa application is asking for where she will be staying, and point of contact in US. Does she list me? Or not? If she doesn't, and they will find out, obviously its a problem. And if I list it then its a problem also? 

 

The part about paying for her trip - she is going because of my sister's wedding, so I am paying for her ticket, if she does say it, does it hurt her chances?

 

[Boiler 45,658]

The Consulate are not stupid, I am sure they have heard it all, much easier to stick with the truth.

[Ray&Ash 271]

1 hour ago, EugeneInSF said:

So the visa application is asking for where she will be staying, and point of contact in US. Does she list me? Or not? If she doesn't, and they will find out, obviously its a problem. And if I list it then its a problem also? 

 

The part about paying for her trip - she is going because of my sister's wedding, so I am paying for her ticket, if she does say it, does it hurt her chances?

 

The interviewer doesn't even ask about the tickets at the time as they always suggest not to buy tickets before visa is approved. She can always say she'll buy the tickets after the visa is approved. I hope she has enough bank balance to support her own trip if she had to. She can say she has to visit a friend for her wedding and will stay with the bride's family at their home. This is the truth in a way. Otherwise her own family's bank balance can act as her support evidence if she is not employed at the moment.  You can furnish her bank account statements. 

Also, a fiance is not a legal relationship. It's not in any official records. As long as you guys are not married before the trip and do not have any pending petitions, its all okay. Its not lying. Its like not telling what is not even asked. They ask only about relatives in the usa at the time of visit. Fiance is not a relative before marriage. All this is assuming that this B1 will be her first visa application to usa.

[az2014 381]

6 hours ago, Ray&Ash said:

The interviewer doesn't even ask about the tickets at the time as they always suggest not to buy tickets before visa is approved. She can always say she'll buy the tickets after the visa is approved. I hope she has enough bank balance to support her own trip if she had to. She can say she has to visit a friend for her wedding and will stay with the bride's family at their home. This is the truth in a way. Otherwise her own family's bank balance can act as her support evidence if she is not employed at the moment.  You can furnish her bank account statements. 

Also, a fiance is not a legal relationship. It's not in any official records. As long as you guys are not married before the trip and do not have any pending petitions, its all okay. Its not lying. Its like not telling what is not even asked. They ask only about relatives in the usa at the time of visit. Fiance is not a relative before marriage. All this is assuming that this B1 will be her first visa application to usa.

Its a B2 not B1. The rest of your post is garbage too. Dont post about stuff you have no idea about.

 

OP just fill out the form honestly, and she goes to the interview and answers honestly. Its not hard.

[geowrian 22,337]

6 hours ago, Ray&Ash said:

She can say she has to visit a friend for her wedding and will stay with the bride's family at their home. This is the truth in a way.

How did she meet/get to know this friend? How long has she known her? I'm not a CO, but these questions are likely to come up...you don't get a visa and fly that far for somebody you don't know pretty darn well. My fiance's friends were asked this during their tourist visa interview to come to our wedding. Trying to go around a line of questioning is likely to make things worse.

 

6 hours ago, Ray&Ash said:

Also, a fiance is not a legal relationship. It's not in any official records. As long as you guys are not married before the trip and do not have any pending petitions, its all okay. Its not lying. Its like not telling what is not even asked. They ask only about relatives in the usa at the time of visit. Fiance is not a relative before marriage.

"Are you traveling by yourself?" "Who's traveling with you?"

It's certainly possible they won't ask these types of questions, and you don't need to volunteer information, but the travel situation is likely to come to light one way or another. If it looks like the applicant is being dodgy with responses, it won't reflect well on their credibility...which is probably the strongest argument for (or against) an applicant.

[Crazy Cat 41,979]

11 hours ago, Ray&Ash said:

The interviewer doesn't even ask about the tickets at the time

Wrong.....They often ask who is financing the trip.  If she then tells the truth, it opens up a whole new area.

 

11 hours ago, Ray&Ash said:

She can say she has to visit a friend for her wedding

They often ask "How do you know this person"?

 

11 hours ago, Ray&Ash said:

This is the truth in a way

"In a way"...Really???  Misleading the officer will have severe consequences

 

11 hours ago, Ray&Ash said:

They ask only about relatives in the usa at the time of visit

Wrong....absolutely wrong.....

 

If the officer suspects the visitor is lying, she will very likely find herself on the next flight home......

Trying to talk around the truth is a dangerous tactic.....

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Another vote for ignoring the Ray&Ash poor advice.

 

Before I immigrated to the US, I had over 20 years’ worth of visitor visas granted to the US with a parent who was first a LPR then became a citizen, so I have a lot of experience overcoming the immigrant intent assumption! (The first two issued for one year only then they started issuing me ten year visas.)  Whoever said early in the thread that they don’t look at employment letter, bank statements etc is wrong - these are critical in showing you have ties to return back. All questions should be answered truthfully though there is no reason to volunteer information if it’s not asked for. If the question of the fiancé comes up as it probably will, answer truthfully, including the fact that the fiancé too is settled in Peru and has no intention of returning to the US to live (or not for a long time, or whatever the case is).

Edited November 1, 2017 by SusieQQQ

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

13 hours ago, EugeneInSF said:

So the visa application is asking for where she will be staying, and point of contact in US. Does she list me? Or not? If she doesn't, and they will find out, obviously its a problem. And if I list it then its a problem also? 

 

The part about paying for her trip - she is going because of my sister's wedding, so I am paying for her ticket, if she does say it, does it hurt her chances?

 

How can you be the point of contact in the US if you’re not living there? Put your sister/family.

[geowrian 22,337]

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

Whoever said early in the thread that they don’t look at employment letter, bank statements etc is wrong - these are critical in showing you have ties to return back.

Yes, these are important things to bring to show ties back home. However, in many cases they are not requested by the CO. I didn't say or imply they aren't good to bring....just don't be surprised if they decide not to look at them.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

6 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Yes, these are important things to bring to show ties back home. However, in many cases they are not requested by the CO. I didn't say or imply they aren't good to bring....just don't be surprised if they decide not to look at them.

I was asked for them each time!