SINDY33

3 hours ago, Going through said:

Congrats!  What was the interview questions like compared to prior ones?  Did the subject of past and present employment come up?

Thank you! During my past interviews, the consul only asked 2 things. With my recent interview, the Consul asked a lot. I chose to expound on my answers. I didnt go for the “less talk less mistakes”. There was never any question about my past employments, just the present one. 

On 4/10/2019 at 6:43 AM, Going through said:

Keep us updated after you apply as to the result---good luck

Thank you for wishing me luck. My US Visa application has been approved. 😃🙏🏻  

4 hours ago, WeGuyGal said:

One word jumps out from OPs posts.. desperation (to get a US visa)

 

I've heard of 'visa shopping' or 'consulate shopping', the original post seems to be 'reason shopping'. 

No, I am not REASON  SHOPPING. i merely stated all the reasons why we are applying for a visa. All the reasons are true and not made up.  I joined here and sought for help for me to somehow know which does everyone think of the TRUE reasons would make me get a visa. In my previous applications, I was never desperate to get a B2 visa. But i have a different circumstance today. My niece died. My mom diagnosed with cancer and wants to come home with me but she’s afraid to travel if not with us her children. She’s 84 yrs old. So yes, i am desperate now. That is the very reason why i joined this group... to seek for help in making a decision which of my TRUTHFUL reason would grant me a visa considering the urgent need to get one. At this point in my life, BEING JUDGED is the last thing i need. If my circumstance were not as sad and bad as now, i wouldnt even have cared to ask for help from people here and just went on with our application for a visa to go to Univ Studios. 

3 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

This^

3 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

This^

I can not change the fact that a lot of my relatives chose to live in the US and Canada. Thats their choice. But my choice is to live in my country. And yes, a lot of my countrymen overstayed in US after they got a B2 visa. But that too is their choice. And to deny my a visa just because my relatives are there, or that people overstayed and worked, thats very unfair. It’s like, Just because one person committed  a mistake, a crime, a sin, or whatever,  makes another person like that too. In my previous applications, the intervals were not that close. I tried on different years due to different reasons. If i really wanted to work in the US, i would have applied for a working visa years ago because i am a registered nurse. That would be easier for me if i really wanted to live in the US. But no, my husband is paid in his job well enough for me to just stay with our kids. As in well enough. Our family is stable financially. Our kids are doing great in school. So why would we leave our country? It does not make sense why they dont want to see it that way. Why would i apply for tourist Visa if i can apply for a working visa or immigrant, being a registered nurse.  A lot of my colleagues are there yes, having a great life traveling here and there. But i do that too here in my own country with my husband’s support. Thats our agreement, he works away from us and i stay with the kids to look after them and guide them. 

7 hours ago, Ade Lynn said:

I think you should apply with your husband as a family. Maybe this will lend more credibility since he has a well established job

Thats very true. But my husband already has a multiple visa already. He got it in Saudi where he is working a few years ago. 

16 minutes ago, Cryssiekins said:

@SINDY33 First, my condolences on your loss.

 

An Officer adjudicating your visa application will review it without giving you the benefit of the doubt.  They will start with the assumption that you will misuse the visa and stay in the US.  

 

From your post here, which I know is more a conscious stream of thought is a little all over the place (support for your sister, helping your mother, taking your son for a grad trip), which is probably why most of us think you would be unsuccessful.  Your ties to the US seem stronger than to your home country.  Even if you honestly just want to go to support your sister and accompany your mom, a US visa is not a right for anyone.  It’s tough. 

 

I hope you can make alternate arrangements - perhaps have your sister and mom come to you.  Your sister will have support during an unimaginable tragedy, and your mom will have someone to help her out on the long plane ride.  

 

Best of luck if you do apply again. 

Thank you for your condolences. 

Yes, after reading my very first post again this afternoon, i realized it was all over the place. Very confusing and wrongly worded. But thank you that you took time to read my other comments, thats why you understood me better. 

My sister cannot come to me with our mom soon bec she’s still mourning and also she has another daughter studying. She drives her to school.  My mom cannot travel alone and unfortunately will not travel without anyone of her children because shes also suffering from high blood pressure. shes afraid if not accompanied by any of us. 

Again, thank you. 

9 minutes ago, carmel34 said:

Apply and be honest and hope for the best.  That is all you can do.  Sorry about the death of your niece and your Mom's illness.  It must be difficult to be so far away and not able to get a visa to go be with them, I hope you are approved.  Your biggest challenge to overcome, most likely the reasons for your previous denials, is that you have many family members in the US--mother, sister, uncle...  maybe others.  These are all strong ties to the US and they are on your visa application, nothing you can do about that but be honest, and unfortunately, those strong ties to the US are viewed as high immigrant intent.  It would be so easy for you to just stay with your Mom or sister and not leave.  It happens so often, that is the reason for your denials and it's not going to change with this visa application.  Give it a try and find out.  Good luck and sorry about your loss.

Thank you so much Carmel34. I think your analysis on my situation is the most sensible one, well at least for me because i think you carefully read and tried to understand my confusing way of expressing what i needed to say..

my apologies to the others. No offense meant.

Thank you also Carmel34 for your sympathy. Yes i will still give it a try. I will  lose $480 dollars for our app fee ( 3 of us) if we get denied. But if luck would be on our side, i would be be very grateful and promise to come home and not over stay. 

43 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

The way you are presenting yourself makes you look desperate to come to the US.

 

Apply by myself or with entire family to go 1) niece's funeral, 2) bring mom home, and 3) graduation trip for son.  It's like a shotgun.  You trying to hit everything and anything so you can get a visitor visa.  Americans sees this very differently than Asians.  Where Asians sees covering all bases, Americans sees desperation.  

Apply with the real purpose of your travel. Attend niece's funeral and take mom home.  Apply for whoever intends to go because they want to come rather than try to stage applying by yourself or with your family.  By trying too hard, you come off as desperate to come to the US which is never good for a visitor visa interview.  

 

Best of luck

Yes i may come off desperate ( yes i am). But I narrated all our situation ( they are all true) for everyone here to understand my predicament. Things have been happening all at the same time. Here is the chronological sequence of whats happening:

1) December:  my son requested that for his graduation and 18th bday ( all happening this April 2019) that we go to Universal Studios in holywood. We said yes but we’d apply maybe May or June and plan to go by August. 

2) Last week of February: my mom was diagnosed  of cancer, stage 4

3) April 6, my 22 year old niece a resident in Stockton ( with her mom and 2 siblings. And also my mom) but working in LA and a US citizen, died. 

Now, after all these series of not so good events. I have been confused and desperate to get a visa. This is the very reason why i am seeking all your help. To help me decide which of the above would somehow make the consul grant us a visa. Yes desperate but not because i want to work or live there. Desperate, given the circumstance my family is in right now. 

1 hour ago, Unlockable said:

It is because too many people in the past that had visitor visas abused by not returning home. Unfortunately, the Philippines has a high number of B1/2 denials but also, the PHL has some of the hisghest visitor visa applicants.

 

I don't know a huge amount about your country, but I do know that it is common practice for Filipinos to leave and work in other countries. I think they are called OFW. Because it is difficult for many Filipinos to come and stay in the US permanently, many use a visitor visa instead. It has nothing to do with you personally, it is just more difficult for countries like yours that had a history of visa abusers.

 

Curious, did your sister apply for your mother? Did your mother have a tourist visa before?

No, my sister did not petition my mother. It is my uncle ( my mom’s brother) who petitioned her.  Yes she did have a tourist visa before her petition for immigrant visa was granted

14 minutes ago, Going through said:

You don't sound rude at all, no apology needed.

 

The CO looks at the totality of what's on the application in front of them.  And while ties are important, the CO is going to take more than that into consideration. 

 

According to the OP:

 

-Mother lives in the US.

-Sister lives in the US.

-OP has 4 denials over the past 2-3 years.  That's a quick succession of attempts/denials.

-OP has had 4 tourist visa  applications saying 3-4 completely different things in regards to the employment tie over the past 2-3 years (and will now have a 5th saying something different).  The CO will compare past applications to this new one.

 

The OP has home ownership, which is a strong tie---but they also have all of the above working against them.

 

As I said before, all the OP can do is try and hope for the best.

 

 

Let me just correct something. All my 4 denials did not happen in 2-3 years consecutively. I cannot remember my first aymore because it was long ago. But my second try was 2011. Then 2013. Fourth was 2015. Now after 4 years i am trying again. 

8 minutes ago, rlhull said:

Yes my wife has been denied for a tourist visa once already from Saigon her interview lasted about 5 minutes saying that she didn't have enough stuff tosay that she will return to Vietnam. She has property,  family including two daughters,  her schooling and future promise of a very good job helping the Vietnamese people. What else do they want ??

I know right... its so frustrating because In all honesty i will come back. But just because i have no job, they would think i wont come back? Dont they even consider that perhaps i already have a good life here? That i just truly want to go to US for a short period of time? It seems so unfair because they granted visas to people who never came back. These people have good paying jobs here in Manila.  Their judgement is not fair. But what can i do? They are the authority.  They make or break us. 

1 minute ago, Going through said:

A vehicle is not a tie.  A vehicle can be quickly sold.

 

Is the business an online/mobile business that can be conducted from anywhere?  If so, not a strong tie in the eyes of the CO.  

 

Unfortunately, people leave their children all the time.  Plus, being older and college-aged presumably he/she is almost an adult his/herself.  The child enrolled in college would be THEIR strong tie back to the home country, not yours.

 

All you can do is try and see what happens this time around.  Good luck.

 

 

I have a physical stall located in one of the malls in Manila. The only thing is that, every stall there is under monthly contract and not yearly. But i have a BIR and DTI registration. 

If being employed is the only strong tie, then i would be lying if i say i am working. But i dont want to do that. 

About my son, yeah you have a point there. I dont know what to tell them in order for them to believe i will come home because i will really come back. life here is better. Modesty aside, (and out of frustration) i just want to say this, my husband provides well for us. I am used to having house helpers and a driver to make life easier. I cant do that in the US. I like my lifestyle here in my own country. 

15 minutes ago, ElDiablo said:

Bad situation, but you have no ties to your home country, are a classic example of a massive overstay risk, so will be denied again.

 

If you can afford to lose the application fee then try again.

15 minutes ago, ElDiablo said:

Bad situation, but you have no ties to your home country, are a classic example of a massive overstay risk, so will be denied again.

 

If you can afford to lose the application fee then try again.

But we have a house of our own, i have SUV under my name, i have started a new business of my own which i need to attend to. I have a kid going to college this school year and i am the only parent they have to look after them because my husband is working in Saudi as head of marketing Saudi telecoms and he is earning more than enough. I have enough savings. And my husband will pay for our trip.

what do they want as best proof that i wont overstay? I had been to visa required countries  I cannot say i am an employee bec i am not. I am looking after my children. 

I am so disheartened. What else do i need to do? Everything i put in the application form is the truth.  😢😢

1 hour ago, nastra30 said:

My condolences. Nobody can really tell whether you'll be given a visa or not. I'm leaning towards you may be denied again but the only way to really know is to apply and find out. Good luck.

Thank you... yeah. I am just hoping that a miracle would happen that the consul would see past my “seemingly” inconsistent answers every time i apply because i had been telling my real situation every time. I dont want to make situation all the same just to show consistency when it fact it is not the truth. That would be lying. 

i have no intention of over staying. I dont like breaking rules. 

7 minutes ago, Going through said:

Yeah I caught myself later  ----I assumed the death had happened abroad since the OP mentioned the mother/grandmother "coming home" (presumed coming home for the funeral).  

My apologies if i wasnt very clear with my wordings which made you all confused. But with all honesty, my circumstance on each application differs. Like last 2015 i no longer had my business so i applied as a housewife. And now that i am applying again this 2019, i started a small clothing business last 2017. So thats the reason why my “occupation” varies. 

8 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Jinx!   😂

No one has filed any petition for me. 

14 minutes ago, Going through said:

I assumed the mother would also be traveling to her daughter's funeral?   Seems easier for her to accompany the grandmother there?

 

Ah wait----the death occurred in the US....I mistakenly thought it happened abroad.

Yes, my niece is a US citizen. My apologies if i worded my post in a confusing way. I was just continuously typing. Not checking anymore

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Is your Mother visiting the US?

No, she’s an immigrant. But she wants to come home the Philippines bec they found out she has stage 4 cancer. 

1 minute ago, Jorgedig said:

All you can do is apply, and you will be denied or approved on your own merits, including the totality of your current and past applications.  No one here can predict the outcome.

27 minutes ago, Going through said:

Yes.

 

Just to clarify due to how this is worded----were these honest answers at the time of each application? 

Yes they were all honest answers. 

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Could your Sister not accompany your Mother assuming that is needed?

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Could your Sister not accompany your Mother assuming that is needed?

I dont think she can do that soon after her daughter died. And she has 2 children with her. She’s a single mom. 

13 minutes ago, Going through said:

Except this isn't the reason you're going at all?

Good rule of thumb is always be truthful when it comes to immigration.

6 minutes ago, geowrian said:

1. Absolutely
2. If you are currently elf-employed then that's fine to list. Otherwise, housewife is fine. I doubt it will make a difference as neither would constitute a strong tie.
3. See above.
4. Doesn't matter - you will be granted a visa or not based on your individually merits, not anybody else.
5. Do. Not. Lie. This is not your reason for visit as stated.

Thank you so much for your reply. Its not actually a lie because my son really requested that we go to Univ studios as his present. Only, our plan was to apply on May or June or before classes starts. But then my niece just died, but i cannot give it as a reason bec it would break my sister’s heart if i ask for proof to show. My niece just died the other day and my sister has not accepted it yet. I dont lie in my applications. It just that my circumstances changes. That is why i am seeking your help because i am at a loss. 

8 minutes ago, Roel said:

1. Yes they check the previous applications. 

2. Just say the truth. 

 

Imo you have 0 chances. Especially with so many denials and history of kind of changing your story all the time. 

My story changes because each application ( 2-3 years apart) i was in a different circumstance every time. And my son really asked for universal studios as graduation and bday present and we intented to apply by May or June, but due to the sudden death of my niece, thats why we plan to go early. I cant make the death of my niece as a reason bec it might break my sister’s heart if i ask for any proof of her daughter’s death. She just died the other day. I am at a loss. 

Good day  🙂 I am from the Philippines. Please pardon my long msg. I need to give a background so you’d you to understand my situation. I have painstakingly searched online to look for someone who could somehow help me decide about what to put on my US VISA app. I am really hoping you’ll have the time to help me as this urgent. While my mom who is in California have been diagnosed of breast cancer stage 4, my sister’s daughter, ( my mother is staying with my sister), who is only 22 years old, died yesterday. We are so devastated. 

Anyway, i badly need to re-apply for a US VISA so i could go see my niece the last time and also pick up my mom because she wants to come home. I had been denied a US VISA for like 4 times already. If i remember it right, in my first application, i put in the app that i am a reg nurse. ( but never practiced my profession. )On my second application, i indicated that i had a business. On my third and fourth, a housewife. And during those years that i applied, i only had visa-free trips in my passport.  My reasons may have varied every time but they were all true. 

Now i have been to Japan 3 times, Korea once and just last February to Europe. All trips with my kids. 

My questions:
1) does the embassy check old application forms submitted before?

2) should i indicate i am self employed even if our business permit is on a monthly basis in Greenhills Tiangge Shopping Center ( RTW). But i do have a business registration with BIR and i have a DTI.  But my income is not much. 

3) or should i just apply as housewife like i did the last time. 

4) is it better to apply as family instead of just me? ( family meaning just me and my 2 children; 18 and 24yrs old) my husband is working in Saudi as head for a telecoms marketing department and he will pay for our trip.  

5) i am thinking that our reason for going is we’d go to Universal studios since my son just graduated and is turning 18 and its his wish that we go. 

I am in dire need of help. I hope you can help me, thank you. 



Sindy