Tourist Visas for wedding...

[Mogambi 96]

My fiance's visa was approved and we have it in hand. She's coming here August 8th. Although we aren't really planning on any of her family to be able to come over, I'm just curious if anyone here has done that? It seems like tourist visas from Ph are very hard to get? Just exploring how feasible it might be to even bring over her mother perhaps.

Just curious how hard it is.

[Pitaya 2,577]

My fiance's visa was approved and we have it in hand. She's coming here August 8th. Although we aren't really planning on any of her family to be able to come over, I'm just curious if anyone here has done that? It seems like tourist visas from Ph are very hard to get? Just exploring how feasible it might be to even bring over her mother perhaps.

Just curious how hard it is.

Any visitors to the US have to prove to the interviewing consulate official that they have compelling reasons to return home after their visit. Those reasons may include, job, property, savings, family, etc. You already mentioned the difficulty in obtaining tourist visas from the US embassy in Manila....

Good luck on your visa journey.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Everything I have read said it can be "way" too much fun getting a tourist visa, even owning a home and having money in the bank.

[dale_trisha 3]

Everything I have read said it can be "way" too much fun getting a tourist visa, even owning a home and having money in the bank.

you need to be able to show strong ties to the Philippines so the USEM knows the mother will return. Doable? Yes for some. Not for many.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Big rope or a chain with a padlock?

[DouglasFiel 53]

More like a rope with a padlock on the end,,, USCIS will beat you with it,,, after taking your money and then say no.

Unless, your extended family is pretty much wealthy, a tourist visa is extremely difficult.

Too many TNT (Tago Ng Tago)...

Regards,

dc

[Messybrownhair 251]

My family attended my wedding, so yes, its possible. My mom, dad and brother all did an interview. But it was a visa renewal too, since we've had tourist visas before that expired.

[Messybrownhair 251]

And no were not wealthy. They just all have jobs and a house and car, like a regular middle class family..

[Caryh 5,206]

A friend of my wife managed to get a tourist visa to the USA. They are not rich, she's married to an officer on a cargo ship, they own a home, and have four kids, she doesn't even have a job. It took her three tries before she got one. She kept listening to stories about needing show money, and how hard it was. I kept telling her just to tell the truth, she wanted a visa so she could join her husband on board ship at times, a privilege he has as an officer. She needed to talk about her kids, her home, and the reason etc... I'm sure when she was borrowing show money, she must have been extremely nervous hoping they don't find out she borrowed the money. Probably came off as hiding something and untruthful. When she went in for an interview without the borrowed show money and just told the truth, she got the visa. There's a ton of bad advice going around the Philippines on how to get a tourist visa to the USA. It mainly revolves around being dishonest and borrowing show money. I'm pretty sure the CO's see right through them. It doesn't hurt to try. If her parents work and own a home they'll have the best chance, but they need to honestly state their reason, and they've got a good reason, for visiting the USA. I've seen many Filipinas that have had their parents come for a visit, so its not impossible or as remote a chance as many would make you believe. My brother in law was worried about getting his USA visa renewed after my wife came here. He's a seaman, so its whatever that visa is that allows him to enter the USA that way. All they wanted to know is where his sister lived in the USA and he breezed right through as before.

[actob99 156]

When she went in for an interview without the borrowed show money and just told the truth, she got the visa. There's a ton of bad advice going around the Philippines on how to get a tourist visa to the USA. It mainly revolves around being dishonest and borrowing show money. I'm pretty sure the CO's see right through them.

You nailed that one, I have heard and witnessed the same.. I have a friend who got his wife a tourist visa with doing it by the book and giving exactly what they wanted. And then I have a buddy whose wife is on try #3, they have 4 going on 5 houses, two kids, money.... If she was going to give my kid a lolipop I wouldn't trust her... Mayabong attitude and dishonesty will not get you far once you walk into those pearly white gates of the USEM!!!!!

[DaveE 178]

It is a ####### shoot, especially for a marriage age single woman. My step daughter has been refused three times now. The first time was to be the maid of honor at her moms wedding. The CO told her the last time not to bother applying again, as long as her mom and sister are living in the states. Doesn't matter she has a full time call center job, goes to college in the day time, and owns her own condo. Additionally she has visited Hong Kong, and Singapore without issues.

Every year, I ask her to try again in the hopes that she one day will be approved. She has never lied, or done the borrow money thing. Last time as a long shot I had a letter of recommendation from my one of my Senators (knowing that it probably wouldn't help). They sent him a nice email back saying she would be given every consideration, but when my step daughter showed the CO a copy he had never seen it and didn't care anyway.