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1 hour ago, ElDiablo said:

Do you really want to potentially have a relationship with someone that cant even afford a plane ticket? Especially as they live in a more 'developed' country where surely he has a lot more opportunities to make money than you do.

 

Not to mention you say he is a lot younger, how is he going to support you?

 

I think you can do a lot better.

Thanks for the reply!

He's tight on budget right now but he's doing what he can to earn the money for the ticket. 

For me, a relationship takes two people for it to work. I don't want him to shoulder everything like what you're implying. We can both support each other

8 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

He may be able to save for the trip but understand that to go further in a relationship , it is an expensive process for the USC

it is not easy

it is not fast

it is not cheap

many of us fall in love but there is a price for immigration and many are shocked that they can't afford it

thank you. 

that's why i applied for the visa. I know he's tight on budget right now so I decided to go visit him first. Unfortunately, my visa app got denied. We're hoping that maybe I can get it next time but as people have said, it's unlikely that I'll get a visa any time soon

4 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Single, presumably young, female from the Philippines with a USC boyfriend and not much in terms of ties to remain. Unfortunately, due to the abuse of the system by other Filipinos in the past, getting a tourist visa in those circumstances is incredibly hard.

 

Sorry, but I would not expect a US tourist visa anytime soon. You will need to meet in the Philippines or a 3rd country.

Yes unfortunately a lot did abuse the system.. Thank you for the reply

4 minutes ago, jskibo said:

You could always pick a third country that is cheaper for him, but doesn't require a visa for you

Yes I suggested that but he said that he might as well visit me here

2 minutes ago, Scott Br said:

Single Filipino women have a higher denial rate.  My wife was denied a visitor visa twice.  I ended up making multiple visits to see her, prior to her coming over on a K1.

That's gonna be hard for me and him then. But I'm glad that everything went well with you and your wife! Must have been difficult for you guys too

17 minutes ago, missileman said:

The vast, vast majority of B2 visas are denied due to insufficient ties to the home country.  Having a relationship to someone in the US is a very strong tie to the US.......I suggest, he make arrangement to visit you outside the US.

He's planning to visit me here in a few months. He's been working hard just to earn enough for the ticket and his stay 

2 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

And are you living there now? You didn't answer the other questions about what your ties are. (even if they weren't asked)

 

B visa refusal rate for the Philippines is 27%. Not low, not particularly high. Something about your particular application they didn't like.

Yes I'm living here. I'm a Filipino citizen actually. And I'm sorry about the other question. Besides the contract with the company, I don't think I have any other ties? I don't have properties to present to them. I have bills yes but not properties

6 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

The most common reason is immigrant intent. You haven't really presented much here in the way of ties to where you live now - a one year contract doesn't mean much most places. Are you in your home country currently? Do you own property? Etc. Having a relationship with someone in the US is often a red flag for immigrant intent/ties, but neither is it a deal breaker so one would assume you could not present sufficient evidence of ties at home.

But the thing is these were the only questions asked:

1. What's his name (he has a Hispanic name)

2. Is he an American citizen

3. How we met

4. How old he is

4 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

What country are you from? Some countries are much harder to get a tourist visa from despite 'qualiying'

I'm from the Philippines

So I applied for a tourist visa months ago, last February to be exact. Before I even submitted the form online, I tried to read a lot about the application process, ask people about it, the usual things someone would do to get a visa.

See, I'm in a long distance relationship with someone in the US. We haven't met yet and since he's not able to visit here at the moment (financial issues), I tried applying for the visa to go visit him instead.

People say that when applying for the visa, ALWAYS TELL NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH and that's what I did. Everything I put on the application and everything I said on the interview were all true.

I was kind of hoping that I would get approved because I have travelled to Europe because of my previous work and I was still under a 1 year contract with the company I'm currently working under. 

I don't know why I got denied? I was thinking maybe because of our situation? 

Him being younger than me and us just meeting online

I would really appreciate your answer. thank you