just a visit

[themudd 0]

Hi. My name is Lee.

Right now i am a newly wed for 4 months living in ecuador. we have a beautiful house, dont have to work and i really love it here. But the thing is, i want to visit my friends and family for a couple of months.

I realize that we have an imm dept to keep people from living illigally and giving a visa that costs a coupkle of hundred dollars just for a visit is like a welcome invitation to live illigally there.

But my question is, as a spouse of an american citizen, is there anything that can be done just for a visit??

We went to the consulate to apply for a B2 and th interview lasted 2 min, literally. He said that because we were married for less than a year, the answer is no. He didnt bother to look at my Ecuadorian bank account, or the year lease on my appt or the certificate i have from the ecuadorian government that show i am getting my nationality to live here.

Please help. Any info for just a visit??

Thanks!

Lee

[Chica Yeyé 41]

As a USC spouse, chances of being granted a tourist visa are quite slim. Spouses are assumed to have immigrant intent; so the denial does not surprise me

Sorry that you are going through this.

[Mononoke28 135]

I agree with Len, there's not much you can do but re-apply for another interview, cross your fingers and hope for the best. But be prepared for another denial as most embassies in Latin America tend to deny 90% of tourist visa applicants on a daily basis.

Diana

[Jauque 1]

Hi. My name is Lee.

Right now i am a newly wed for 4 months living in ecuador. we have a beautiful house, dont have to work and i really love it here. But the thing is, i want to visit my friends and family for a couple of months.

I realize that we have an imm dept to keep people from living illigally and giving a visa that costs a coupkle of hundred dollars just for a visit is like a welcome invitation to live illigally there.

But my question is, as a spouse of an american citizen, is there anything that can be done just for a visit??

We went to the consulate to apply for a B2 and th interview lasted 2 min, literally. He said that because we were married for less than a year, the answer is no. He didnt bother to look at my Ecuadorian bank account, or the year lease on my appt or the certificate i have from the ecuadorian government that show i am getting my nationality to live here.

Please help. Any info for just a visit??

Thanks!

Lee

The only advice I have is to try waiting out the year. The alternative is doing a DCF for a K3 or CR1, but I think they may require you to live in the US for a period after that and you've already made it clear you don't want to pay for a visa.