MaxP22

Erm if you did feel like waiting, you would have never created this topic, so yes, you don't feel like waiting. You seem to think getting a visa to visit another country is a right, it's not, it's a privilege. If you feel the wait is unreasonable then apply for a visa for the countries where it only takes 1 month and visit them. Otherwise keep checking for reschedules and stop complaining.

Coming over to take care of your wife/new baby is considered work and is even more reason for the application to be denied.

In your OP you clearly stated it is you that applied, not some 'friend' that has magically suddenly appeared from nowhere. If this friend is real then why are they not the one asking the question on here instead of you? If you want answers then give accurate information. Also I'm not sure why you are even asking this question when the visa status quite clearly tells you everything you need to know.

Well there you go, proved my point exactly. As mentioned Canadians get 6 months per entry so there is no overstay. Just leave a considerable amount of time since you last visited to try again.

Don't Canadians get 6 months per entry? So no, no overstay. Your bigger problem is the amount of time you have spent in the US - what genuine tourist spends nearly 4 months on holiday, goes back home for 7 days then spends another 4 months on holiday? Not a genuine one, that's for sure. I would not be surprised if you were denied entry or at least questioned heavily on how you are able to fund so much time away from home without working.

No documents are needed.

No personal experience but from searching online, if he brings the old passport as well as the new one, they should be able to make a note on his application at the interview and process it using the new passport.

No it's not natural, if you have nothing to hide. Only those with something to hide worry so much because they might get caught.

You come online asking a bunch of strangers whether your "friend" has created a real or fake letter? That makes a lot of sense, not. Why do you suspect a "friend" of lying to you? Why don't you ask them? Real question is what does it have to do with you and why does it matter to you if it's real or not?

This is a forum for US tourist visas, not Mexican.

I thought CBP can only give 6 months at the border? And you need to apply for 6 months extension if you want to stay longer? Unless things have changed recently. Also the stamp and date in your passport means absolutely nothing and can and have been wrong. Your online i94 is what you need to go by. Curious what yours showed for your last visit as giving 1 year at the POE is very very odd.

With respect, you don't understand fully as ESTA is not a visa and your OP stated 3 months, not 90 days, which can be the difference between overstaying or not overstaying. Also you say you are not worried, then why has she not applied for an ESTA yet if it's a quick online process? You say she is studying - where is this 3 month gap? 3 months also seems a very long time for a 'reward'. It's good she won't be travelling alone and you will be there with her. I would expect you will need some sort of proof that you are related, and an AoS from you and your husband stating you are covering all expenses, in addition to the parents consent.

Firstly WVP/ESTA is maximum 90 days stay, not 3 months. If she has not yet applied for ESTA she should do that asap, no point even thinking about anything else until she has that approved. Is she not studying? 3 month away from PH is a long time for a student aged person. I would assume that would be her strongest tie to PH? If she is traveling by herself, for the first time, then she will need to convince them in PH at the airport to let her travel as there is the possibility of being offloaded. She should have to hand documents to show who she is visiting, such as copy of your passport, AoS that her expenses will be covered etc. PH is very strict when it comes to allowing young females to travel abroad alone for first time.

As per the US Embassy website he needs to report the passport loss to them (has he done this?) and apply for a new visa if he wants one. Drop box is indeed not an option so he will have to attend an interview, no choice in the matter.

She won't be getting approved for a tourist visa, one of those rare cases where it's literally 100% and no point applying.

Have you met your boyfriend before? Has he come to visit you in the PH?

Sounds like you don't understand what Boiler is trying to say. B2 or C1, the need to overcome assumed immigrant intent is the same, there is no difference. At the interview they will treat someone applying for a B2 exactly the same as they will someone applying for a C1.

Under what basis specifically? There are a number of requirements, do you pass them all?

When visiting the USA on my B2 I would usually be asked if I have sufficient funds for my trip and how much cash I have. I would always answer zero cash and show a few credit cards from my wallet which was always sufficient. For a 3 month trip I would most certainly expect her to be asked to show sufficient funds.

Not interested in living there but you are planning to petition him for an immigrant visa which is for people wanting to make a permanent move to live in the US? Does that make sense to you? I think I'll pass on the 'trust me' line of yours.

It's funny how as soon as you found out it would be many years until your step brother can join you in the USA permanently, you suddenly decide to get them to apply for a tourist visa. You should not expect anyone, especially the CO at the interview, to actually believe that are going to be genuine tourists and leave after just only one month, I certainly wouldn't.

No it is not. There are no documents that can 'prove' someone will not overstay so why would they even look at them? Certainly I was not asked for any documents at my B2 interview.

You are making this more complicated than it needs to be, it's a very simple process. Get them to apply ASAP, there is no benefit to waiting. They fill out the DS160. They go to the interview and answer any questions. Done.

You should probably search the meaning of the word reciprocity if you don't know the definition. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country.html Sounds like they think he did not follow the instructions for the document needed in his country? Did he apply for the certificate like it says to do on that page?

Help you with what? You were refused at the interview and the status online says you have been refused.. seems pretty self explanatory.