Already married and chances of approval of tourist visa

[Angel Eyes Yuseef 5]

I have just started to read over the forum for tourist visa's and see some that say if you are married to someone out of the country, that is almost impossible to get a tourist visa. Has anyone that has been married been able to obtain a tourist visa to the states.

My husband, the logical man he is. Thinks that it would be less expensive to come over on a tourist visa and get to know his new family and start to learn about the area he hopes to live in the near future vs.the cost of me trying to fly over there and the added cost of trying to bring my children over there just to visit up to 2 weeks. Which in reality is it a cheaper route. But does not mean that the embassy will see it that way. I know there is a high chance of denial if we try. But has anyone ever entered after being married, on a tourist visa???

This is just to help me figure out my next step, as plans in life are ever changing. Thanks

[Harsh_77 718]

If I understand your question correct, I am assuming you are married to USC and you would like or he would like you to visit him on tourist visa, while your application is pending.

That will not happen.....consulate would not let you travel on tourist visa... their logic would be you get to know his family and the area when you are done with your process and you been granted the appropriate visa.

[moroccogirlny 100]

Being that you're already married it would be a very slim chance getting one from Egypt plus it will add a red flag.

[Angel Eyes Yuseef 5]

Why would it add a red flag??? We was married in Egypt and I am back in the states now. We have not filed any form of visa yet. What would be the red flag out of curosity.

Being that you're already married it would be a very slim chance getting one from Egypt plus it will add a red flag.

Edited December 2, 2010 by Angel Eyes Yuseef

[Angel Eyes Yuseef 5]

I am the american and my husband is the Egyptian. My husband only knows my family from calls and instant messagning. And we have not filed any kind of visa's yet. Just trying to figure out the best way to go on this. If tourist visa is a ####### shoot then I will have to visit again.

If I understand your question correct, I am assuming you are married to USC and you would like or he would like you to visit him on tourist visa, while your application is pending.

That will not happen.....consulate would not let you travel on tourist visa... their logic would be you get to know his family and the area when you are done with your process and you been granted the appropriate visa.

[moroccogirlny 100]

Why would it add a red flag??? We was married in Egypt and I am back in the states now. We have not filed any form of visa yet. What would be the red flag out of curosity.

Being that you have not filed for him yet makes it more suspicious to the consulate.

This is what's needed to apply for a tourist visa:

At the time of the interview, applicants must bring the following to the Embassy:

* A passport valid for travel to the United States.

* Receipt from any CIB branch in Egypt showing payment for each applicant (nonrefundable).

* Fully completed CEAC Application for each applicant.

* One photograph -against a plain light background- for each applicant.

* All prior passports.

* Spouse's passport even if the applicant is traveling alone.

* Proof of status of any relative living in the U.S. (i.e. photocopy of passport or green card)

* Proof of employment.

They will see he is married to a USC.

[Boiler 46,059]

I know many people who are married to US Citizens, live elsewhere and visit the USA. Probably 100's if not 1,000's enter every day.

What you want to know is what are his specific chances. Nobody can tell you that, the only way to find out for certain is to apply.

The only piece of information you mention is being Egyptian, which is a negative.

[Harsh_77 718]

Simple - Tourist visa is not the legal option coz he is married to USC, unless you guys want to lie on your application - (which I dont recommend)

When he fills in his tourist visa form, he will be required to state all the relatives in US and the relation, where he would be required to mention his wife is in US and is a USC.

So the only option u have is file for CR1, which will let him enter the country legally and all clean.

[Angel Eyes Yuseef 5]

Let me if i got this right, because he has relatives in america (me, his wife they will be specious). What about ppl that apply every day that has realitives; brothers, sisters, parents, who just want to come for plesure and has no intenetion of staying. And is willing to go back and wait out a CR1 visa (my husband). I guess being married makes it more dangerous, right. With intent to stay.

Being that you have not filed for him yet makes it more suspicious to the consulate.

This is what's needed to apply for a tourist visa:

At the time of the interview, applicants must bring the following to the Embassy:

* A passport valid for travel to the United States.

* Receipt from any CIB branch in Egypt showing payment for each applicant (nonrefundable).

* Fully completed CEAC Application for each applicant.

* One photograph -against a plain light background- for each applicant.

* All prior passports.

* Spouse's passport even if the applicant is traveling alone.

* Proof of status of any relative living in the U.S. (i.e. photocopy of passport or green card)

* Proof of employment.

They will see he is married to a USC.

[Angel Eyes Yuseef 5]

I know him being egyptain makes if harder all the way around, just cuz he is arab. But that is what AP is for, to elminate suspension of terriost. This is were everythings gets confusing. I know that ppl that are married do get tourist visa's all the time, just like you said. But because of where he lives, it becomes 100's of times harder for him. I really do appericate the help this is why i am asking trying to weigh out our options. But I really don't want to try for tourist and him get denied and they use that against him later when we do file for the CR1 visa. This is really hard. I have heard of tourist visa deniles being used againt ppl later for other visa's is this a big possiblity even if the denial on the same ppl? Any help i would apperciate.

I know many people who are married to US Citizens, live elsewhere and visit the USA. Probably 100's if not 1,000's enter every day.

What you want to know is what are his specific chances. Nobody can tell you that, the only way to find out for certain is to apply.

The only piece of information you mention is being Egyptian, which is a negative.

Edited December 3, 2010 by Angel Eyes Yuseef

[Angel Eyes Yuseef 5]

We would not lie on the application. And there is many ppl that come on tourist visa, that are married to american citizens. I think the real question here is what is his chances cuz of his location.

Simple - Tourist visa is not the legal option coz he is married to USC, unless you guys want to lie on your application - (which I dont recommend)

When he fills in his tourist visa form, he will be required to state all the relatives in US and the relation, where he would be required to mention his wife is in US and is a USC.

So the only option u have is file for CR1, which will let him enter the country legally and all clean.

[Boiler 46,059]

It is not so much being Arab that is the problem, that just lengthens the process because of security checks.

The problem is coming from a third world country whose fellow visiting citizens have an issue with remembering to go home.

There are Egyptians who would have no trouble getting a visa, most will have great difficulty.

The application asks for details of relatives in the US and their status. If he has family members here without authorisation he would have greater difficulty. Probably a more common situation for Mexicans than Egyptians.

[moroccogirlny 100]

I recommend you check out the MENA(Middle East North Africa) Forum here. You will see how many have been denied visas or have been on AP for a very long time.

[Angel Eyes Yuseef 5]

Well I am his only family here in the states, so that is not that big of deal. But I have heard of denied tourist visa being used against them for other visa's. I think that i am going to go to the mena forum and ask there, and probley email the Embassy, I should get a interesting reply from them.

It is not so much being Arab that is the problem, that just lengthens the process because of security checks.

The problem is coming from a third world country whose fellow visiting citizens have an issue with remembering to go home.

There are Egyptians who would have no trouble getting a visa, most will have great difficulty.

The application asks for details of relatives in the US and their status. If he has family members here without authorisation he would have greater difficulty. Probably a more common situation for Mexicans than Egyptians.

[Angel Eyes Yuseef 5]

I have beein on and off the mena forum. But I will post a question there too. And AP times for egypt can be 2 weeks to over a year. I have told my husband that too, and he said why and i said depends on how many hits your names get. And he has already checked the data bases there is only 1 other man with his name but there family name is different. So this should be interesting.

I recommend you check out the MENA(Middle East North Africa) Forum here. You will see how many have been denied visas or have been on AP for a very long time.