Turned down for tourist visa

[Semih_El 0]

Today was Semih's interview and he was denied for the B2 Visa. It was very short one she denied him on being and intending immigrant. So of course I had to research what this meant and the thing that I don't understand is how can she say he is an intending immigrant when he was only requesting 2 weeks in the US for engagement purposes only. When I looked up what intending immigrant meant it stated that it is a person who is planing to stay in the US permently and that we would need an affidavid of support. In which we purposely didn't submit b/c we didn't want to give the wrong impression. Yes, eventually he is planning to stay here but we were applying for a tourist visa for 2 weeks, since I can't get to Turkey to make our engagement official. She also stated that it is against US law to give him the visa b/c he has intent to stay. He then tried to explain that "he just misses me" and she proceeded to tell him that she has a finance in Bolgaria and that he should just accept it and wait until his K1 visa is approved. I personally think her statement was unescessary.

We knew it was a slim chance for approval, but is it really against the law to approve this B2 visa? We were honest and did everything by the book and just feel like she "knocked the wind out of our sail"

Also we were told that his passport should've been stamped denied is this true?

Semih wants to apply again, b/c we heard that sometimes it depends on the person interviewing. What do you think?

[raymaga 25]

Sorry to hear this has happened to you.

I hope your Fiance Visa is approved quickly so you can be together permanently.

Best wishes.

[pedsgirl77 0]

Today was Semih's interview and he was denied for the B2 Visa. It was very short one she denied him on being and intending immigrant. So of course I had to research what this meant and the thing that I don't understand is how can she say he is an intending immigrant when he was only requesting 2 weeks in the US for engagement purposes only. When I looked up what intending immigrant meant it stated that it is a person who is planing to stay in the US permently and that we would need an affidavid of support. In which we purposely didn't submit b/c we didn't want to give the wrong impression. Yes, eventually he is planning to stay here but we were applying for a tourist visa for 2 weeks, since I can't get to Turkey to make our engagement official. She also stated that it is against US law to give him the visa b/c he has intent to stay. He then tried to explain that "he just misses me" and she proceeded to tell him that she has a finance in Bolgaria and that he should just accept it and wait until his K1 visa is approved. I personally think her statement was unescessary.

We knew it was a slim chance for approval, but is it really against the law to approve this B2 visa? We were honest and did everything by the book and just feel like she "knocked the wind out of our sail"

Also we were told that his passport should've been stamped denied is this true?

Semih wants to apply again, b/c we heard that sometimes it depends on the person interviewing. What do you think?

So sorry.......we went thru the same thing x 3 last year. The thing is, they will suspect him of coming here and staying since he has a longterm interest in being here (i.e. YOU). So, they are going to make him apply under an immigrant visa to keep him from overstaying on his tourist visa. That's what happened with us anyway. So, we went the K-1 visa route after we were engaged and stopped trying for the tourist visa.

Also, for what it's worth, our lawyer has advised us NOT to try any more for a tourist visa....he said that a record of visa denials is a kind of red flag in his history; and that it may actually hurt our chances for the K-1 visa if we apply too many times. It's HARD to go for more than 6 months without seeing him, but we've accepted that the tourist visa ain't happening. When my fiance' went for his, she denied him at the window without taking even a look at his papers or my documentation I had submitted. Yes, they are heartless in those places!

Cheer up though, can't you go ahead and apply for K-1, even if you haven't made your engagement official between you two yet? Heaven knows you'll be waiting long enough anyway (we filed in early May and still haven't heard anything): you may well have an opportunity to solidify things officially during this long wait, for K-1 processing. I wish my fiance' and I had applied for this BEFORE our "official" engagement.....then we would have had our visa by the time we were actually ready to marry, and not reached this point of (almost) desperation

God bless your journey.........you'll find lots of info and encouragement on this site.