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So a fiancee in your home country is meaningless but a US fiancee can mean a denied B2 application? Brilliant. If the concern is that their relationship isn't real, then allow them to show evidence that would prove otherwise.

It amazes me the lengths we go to deny people the right to legally travel to the US when we have 20+ million LIVING illegally within our own borders. Combine that with the billions of dollars of drugs that get through, illegal goods, etc., and you really begin to wonder what all the fuss is in the first place.

And Noah ... sounds like you were neither a VO or an actual attorney. What does behind the lines even mean? File some papers? Make some coffee? Janitors are "behind the lines" as well yet I would never trust a word of advice they give about these issues.

If I believe in a book other than the bible, am I a bad American?

I think you had some trouble understanding what I wrote.

We have two distinct situations here. One where a foreigner has a fiancee in their home country. The other where a foreigner has a fiancee in the United States.

Now, from what I've read on this forum, it seems like having a fiancee in the United States makes it more difficult to get a Visitor Visa. Which is perfetly understandable. A fiancee is a tie and the emotional burden of being away from the one you love is often times very difficult to bear.

So, emotional burden and all considered, why then would having a fiancee in your home country be worthless in your Visa interview? If the Consul views a US fiancee as a tie to the US then it should equally view a local fiancee as a tie to your home country. What is so irrational about that?

And from what experience did you get your knowledge? You tell just about everyone that they have no chance of getting a visitor visa, yet the statistics show that around 80% of ALL B2 applicants receive a Visa. Seems like you are on the one with the knowledge gap here, Noah.

Wait ... Noah are you really saying that no VO would ever grant a visa to an adopted child?

What does 'being engaged' really mean? Will she be sent to jail by the Bulgarian government if she does not marry said BF?

So ... if you have a significant other in your home country it means nothing but if you have one in the states it means you are going to overstay? Great logic there, Noah.

Noah offering bad advice once again. Letter's from Senators or Congressmen are considered. Here is proof:

Will it help my application if I present a letter from my relative's U.S. Congressman or Senator?

Such letters will be considered. However, evaluation of the application will be made in accordance with Section 214(b) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act. Visa applications are adjudicated based on individual merits, consistent with criteria specified in the Immigration Act, as amended, and the Federal regulations issued pursuant to it. Consular officers are required to deny visas to applicants who cannot qualify under the law, and to issue visas to those applicants who do qualify. Consular officers cannot issue visas based on the assurances of family members, friends or interested third parties.

http://manila.usembassy.gov/niv-faq.html

It amazes me that we don't have a Work/Tourist visa. Anybody working in the US is a good thing a for the economy, regardless of where they are from. They would earn money, pay taxes on it, and spend just like anyone else. But unfortunately we have a significant amount of xenophones in the US that makes things like a rational immigration system very difficult to obtain.

to address the initial question

you have 1 in a 100 chance of getting tourist visa for college student with no job.

just let her file maybe she will be that 1 person that gets lucky.

Noah is right in that reality is harsh.

best wishes for you and your gf.

That's not true at all. Do you have any idea how many college students visit the US during their summer breaks? Many of them without jobs. And how many college students COME to the US every summer to work? Without having had jobs in their home countries before being approved for the Visa?

Roughly 80% of all tourist visa applicants from around the world are approved. The odds are in most peoples favor.

duh.....you don't get to tell me what to post or not. And what an astonishing categorical statement you made....'there is not a single educated German who would do better working illegal jobs in the US than the legal ones in Germany right now"...wow...did you interview every single working German citizen in the last 24 hours? Impressive. Or maybe not.

You prefer to believe that visa fraud doesn't exist, that there not thousands if not millions of people who will do and say anything to gain access to the US, afterwhich they depress wages,steal medical and educational benefits from American taxpayers, while whining for green cards....but that Pollyanna viewpoint is dead wrong.

And yes, I have faith in our VOs...and easy access to State Dept stats....

A well educated German would leave a country with a growing economy and a strong social support system to go the US with a faltering economy and a social safety system that can barely provide for its own citizens, let alone illegals? Do you think before you write, Noah? The only jobs available to undocumented immigrants in the US are low paying and often manual labor. You're trying to tell me that is a better opportunity than staying in your own country which has a growing economy and a strong jobs market? Especially with a good education?

It really seems like the only reason you are on this website is to discourage ANY immigrants from coming to the US. Why? We are a country of immigrants you know.

No I am not....I worked for several months some years ago kind of like an intern in two different consular sections, working in the fraud unit in one of them...also as a paralegal for an immigration attorney for a couple of years, but his lack of ethics made me rethink that job.

What you do not realize, mostly no doubt to a lack of first hand knowledge of how many stories are told every day to VOs around the world, is how many of those stories are not 100% true.....In spite of your assertion to the contrary, almost no one on planet earth gets a six month paid vacation, no matter what somebody writes on a piece of paper....and if the OP was truly motivated to lose some weight, the US of A would not be the ideal choice, given the average cuisine in this country...he would be better off going to India, spending several months in the boonies on a vegetarian diet and doing yoga every day...but in my humble opinion, we are not hearing the entire story.

People come to this forum asking for help with the process. They don't need comments from people like you who seem to be here for the sole purpose of dissuading people from coming to the United States. We NEED the tourism. Especially now, when our economy is not doing as good as it could be. Germany is in better shape than us right now. Why would someone leave a stable life there for an illegal life here? There is not a single educated German who would do better working illegal jobs in the United States than legal ones in Germany right now.

You seem to have a lot of faith in VOs. Act on that faith, and keep your doubts to yourself. If the VOs are as good as you say they are, they will know whether or not that man is telling the truth. And also please remember that the vast majority of people who seek tourist Visas do so for the purpose of tourism and tourism alone. That's why a good majority of them are approved every single year. The State Department publishes all of the statistics. You're free to look them up anytime that you want.

20 years old.

Lives with parents and sister, has a stable home life.

Parents make good money. Mom has large business with 50 employees in Argentina. Parents will be helping her with finances for her trip.

Car, but I believe it may be registered to one of her parents. Regardless, she drives it.

In 2nd of 4th year of university education with strong grades.

No family in the US. All of her family is in Argentina. All of her friends (minus me I suppose) are in Argentina.

Marriage Certificate.

Birth certificates of children.

Thanks for the response.

Being young (20), she has no children or husband yet. What else could she show?

Because he wants to go to the United States. Shouldn't we be encouraging tourism? Helps our economy at the very least.

Hey Mike,

Please excuse Noah. Please understand that the majority of people in the United States are not like him. Most of us would be more than happy to have you come here for 90 days or 6 months to accomplish your goal of losing weight.

I can't speak too much about your situation because I'm not an expert on these matters. I just wanted to apologize for the way Noah responded to you. It's embarrases me when people from my country treat foreigners the way that Noah does.

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huh? I am just stating the plain, simple truth....whenever we read postings from somebody who makes all sorts of claims about not wanting to break the law, but then have ever changing stories and plans, well....what do YOU call it? telling the complete truth? I don't think so. And just how many VOs or former VOs do YOU actually know?

No, you're not stating the simple truth. Go back and look at the stuff you post. It's incredibly rude. It's incredibly condescending.

Everytime someone asks you a question you respond by saying that their situation is more or less impossible. Take the thread about the German who wants to lose weight. He stated that his employer would grant him paid vacation, and he would be able furnish proof of that from his employer. Why do you respond telling him to go somewhere else?

Please answer my question. Are you a VO?

Hi everyone,

I have a friend from Argentina who would like to visit the US this summer for a few weeks. It's solely for vacation purposes. She's 20, lives with her parents, and is in her 2nd year of a 4 year degree. She currently is not working so she can focus on her studies, but has worked in the past. My questions are:

What does she need to bring to the interview to demonstrate that she has strong ties to Argentina? What kind of questions should she expect? And how long does the process normally take to recieve the passport back with the visa?

Thanks for any advice.

Noah why are you so rude and condescending on all of these posts? Are you a former VO yourself? Your personality definitely fits the bill.