Can my wife get a tourist visa ?

[MacUK 983]

Why would the wife of a US citizen get a b-2 visa and run away from him???

That's not what they're thinking. The presumption you have to overcome is that you would both go to the States, 'suddenly' decide you both want to live there and adjust her status. Bypassing the correct route. It's amazing how many people who have this change of heart as soon as they get through passport control.

You having compelling reasons to return after a trip will help her application.

[A F N 0]

That's not what they're thinking. The presumption you have to overcome is that you would both go to the States, 'suddenly' decide you both want to live there and adjust her status. Bypassing the correct route. It's amazing how many people who have this change of heart as soon as they get through passport control.

You having compelling reasons to return after a trip will help her application.

Ohhhh I understand now !

So my job can actually affect her visa in a good way!

So the fact that she is married to a USC actually is a GOOD THING & plays in her favor to get the visa after all?!

My job is very stable and pays great and we have no intentions right now to immigrate

[SteveXXJuliet 27]

no strong ties or any other %^*# . she is married to me and should have a right to visit .

i have a feeling that you guys complicates everything. cause i see many people getting visas very easily around here , also american citizens like me who are married to foreign women

they apply and get the visa in less than a month and most of their wives has no job & diffently no strong ties to their countries of origin

What'cha doin' stickin' around here for then dude? Why ask a question for which you already have the answer?

Go, apply, just like your friends. And then, please come back here and let everyone how how well it went.

Thus it will be a learning experience for all of us.

[A F N 0]

Whoa .. Relax

I'm just asking and stating facts , I never said that I knew anything .

But according to you guys no one is entering USA .. Even though America is ranked 3 or 4 most visited country in the world , millions enter it each year .. I wonder if they are aliens or something

[merc0230 28]

I thought I would weigh in here as I have direct experience.

Although my experience is based in Costa Rica, we tried 3 times to get my girlfriend, then fiance, and then wife a tourist visa. I was living in Costa Rica, had applied for residency in Costa Rica, registered as an ex pat at the embassy, was voting from Costa Rica, had a house, a car and a job, although my job was US based, I had strong ties to Costa Rica. We were denied each time.

Only when I changed jobs and moved back to the US (and file for CR-1) did my wife ever make it to the US.

Since being here in the US her brother and mother were granted 10 year visitor visas, and her mother has nada, no job, no house (lives in ours), no car, etc, etc. Her brother only has a car and a job.

As many have told you, all you can do is try.

Edited January 22, 2014 by merc0230

[MacUK 983]

Whoa .. Relax

I'm just asking and stating facts , I never said that I knew anything .

But according to you guys no one is entering USA .. Even though America is ranked 3 or 4 most visited country in the world , millions enter it each year .. I wonder if they are aliens or something

The US is actually ranked as one of the most difficult countries in the world to get a visitors visa for.

Millions of people visit every year, but billions don't have the opportunity.

Hardest countries to get visa to visit #9

[A F N 0]

The US is actually ranked as one of the most difficult countries in the world to get a visitors visa for.

Millions of people visit every year, but billions don't have the opportunity.

Hardest countries to get visa to visit #9

So hard that millions enter each year?! No body said it was easy .. But saying million get the visa.

And we all know billions don't apply each year ..

[MacUK 983]

So hard that millions enter each year?! No body said it was easy .. But saying million get the visa.

And we all know billions don't apply each year ..

Millions of people are from countries in the VWP programme, or aren't ineligible due to any of the other conditions required of the VWP.

For billions of people in the world not in VWP countries, especially countries with high fraud, or people who have committed crimes, have a drug problem or overstayed on a previous visa/VWP then a tourist visa is extremely difficult to get due to the presumption of immigrant intent. Proving a LACK of intent isn't easy.

[A F N 0]

Millions of people are from countries in the VWP programme, or aren't ineligible due to any of the other conditions required of the VWP.

For billions of people in the world not in VWP countries, especially countries with high fraud, or people who have committed crimes, have a drug problem or overstayed on a previous visa/VWP then a tourist visa is extremely difficult to get due to the presumption of immigrant intent. Proving a LACK of intent isn't easy.

Ok now can you help me with how to prove our 'intent' and that we don't want to immigrate to the states right now?

What could help our case?

How can we make our case stronger ?

[Avery Cates 1,141]

Ok now can you help me with how to prove our 'intent' and that we don't want to immigrate to the states right now?

What could help our case?

How can we make our case stronger ?

Immigration intent is assumed, so you need to show everything you can that you have rock solid reasons to return after a visit.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Ok now can you help me with how to prove our 'intent' and that we don't want to immigrate to the states right now?

What could help our case?

How can we make our case stronger ?

Viewing your wife's B2 visa as a privilege rather than a right of passage would be a good start.

There is no secret formula in getting a visitor visa. Gather as much evidence as possible that your wife will return home after her visit, including your job and property ties, and hope for the best.

[NickD 203]

Ha, getting a visa to come to the US is easy, even if you are a 9/11 terrorist and a mufti-millionaire, the latter is what counts. When I first met my wife to be in Venezuela and we wanted to meet. She had no problems, was working for an American based corporation, had a high paying job, owned two condos, and had strong family ties. Since her company was shifting people all over the world, she knew everyone at the American consulate on a first name basis. And was able to obtain a B1/B2 almost instantly for her and for her minor daughter.

She could show very strong country ties, this is what you have to do, plus own property, and have a good paying job with strong family ties. Sure wouldn't happen today, Chavez kicked out her American based company laying off over a thousand people.

She does have an unmarried son there, we tried our best to get him a visa to come here, Even with a letter like this:

"U.S. Consulate in Venezuela,

As a US citizen, I am familiar with 8 USC Section 1324 of the US penal code with any attempts to bring an alien into this country by any means contrary to the polices dictated by both the DHS and USCIS. I am also very aware of the limits for visitation imposed by the I-94. And very familiar with the consequences of breaking these laws. I am enclosing proof of my residence in the USA.


With this knowledge and the bearer of this letter, a relative of my permanent resident wife, along with her country of origin proof of identity, it is my wish that you grant him/her a visa to the USA so they can come and visit us. If any transgressions are attempted by us, you have our location to send DHS agents to and I have full knowledge of the consequences of any such attempts to falsify our intent of this visit. We would just like to have a short visit within the guidelines of the I-94 for this visit. With this knowledge, please provide our relative with a visa.

Sincerely yours,"

He doesn't own property, nor can he find work, doesn't have any family ties, we are sending money to him to survive, no way in hell are they going to give him a US visa to come and visit us. Even if we acknowledge the law and the consequences of him coming here for a short visit.

Wife's mom lives in Colombia, she could provide proof, but took her over a year to get a visa. Ironically, one of my wife's close friends comes from a very wealthy family in Colombia, they got a visa instantly.

Kind of like saying, we don't want your poor or not well to do like the Statue of Liberty claims. But we sure will take your rich and wealthy.

[A F N 0]

Ha, getting a visa to come to the US is easy, even if you are a 9/11 terrorist and a mufti-millionaire, the latter is what counts. When I first met my wife to be in Venezuela and we wanted to meet. She had no problems, was working for an American based corporation, had a high paying job, owned two condos, and had strong family ties. Since her company was shifting people all over the world, she knew everyone at the American consulate on a first name basis. And was able to obtain a B1/B2 almost instantly for her and for her minor daughter.

She could show very strong country ties, this is what you have to do, plus own property, and have a good paying job with strong family ties. Sure wouldn't happen today, Chavez kicked out her American based company laying off over a thousand people.

She does have an unmarried son there, we tried our best to get him a visa to come here, Even with a letter like this:

"U.S. Consulate in Venezuela,

As a US citizen, I am familiar with 8 USC Section 1324 of the US penal code with any attempts to bring an alien into this country by any means contrary to the polices dictated by both the DHS and USCIS. I am also very aware of the limits for visitation imposed by the I-94. And very familiar with the consequences of breaking these laws. I am enclosing proof of my residence in the USA.

With this knowledge and the bearer of this letter, a relative of my permanent resident wife, along with her country of origin proof of identity, it is my wish that you grant him/her a visa to the USA so they can come and visit us. If any transgressions are attempted by us, you have our location to send DHS agents to and I have full knowledge of the consequences of any such attempts to falsify our intent of this visit. We would just like to have a short visit within the guidelines of the I-94 for this visit. With this knowledge, please provide our relative with a visa.

Sincerely yours,"

He doesn't own property, nor can he find work, doesn't have any family ties, we are sending money to him to survive, no way in hell are they going to give him a US visa to come and visit us. Even if we acknowledge the law and the consequences of him coming here for a short visit.

Wife's mom lives in Colombia, she could provide proof, but took her over a year to get a visa. Ironically, one of my wife's close friends comes from a very wealthy family in Colombia, they got a visa instantly.

Kind of like saying, we don't want your poor or not well to do like the Statue of Liberty claims. But we sure will take your rich and wealthy.

Yep diffently sucks.. But what I'm saying is , if Thai/Phillipino bar girls are getting it (known for fraud) , just because they are married to a much older ,not so attractive ,obviously with him for his money American citizen , then why my wife can't get it ?!

I don't mean to offend anyone , It's just facts ,

Maybe the American embassy in Dubai is just easy.. I don't know

Edited January 22, 2014 by A F N

[MacUK 983]

Yep diffently sucks.. But what I'm saying is , if Thai/Phillipino bar girls are getting it (known for fraud) , just because they are married to a much older ,not so attractive ,obviously with him for his money American citizen , then why my wife can't get it ?!

I don't mean to offend anyone , It's just facts ,

Maybe the American embassy in Dubai is just easy.. I don't know

But are you talking about a tourist visa or an immigration visa?

Your wife could get an immigration visa easily, a tourist visa not so much.

As would be the case for those Thai/Phillipino girls.

As said earlier, your ties to Dubai would probably be the clincher for her tourist visa. She'll have to show that you have every reason to return to Dubai, and that as your wife she would return with you.

[A F N 0]

But are you talking about a tourist visa or an immigration visa?

Your wife could get an immigration visa easily, a tourist visa not so much.

As would be the case for those Thai/Phillipino girls.

As said earlier, your ties to Dubai would probably be the clincher for her tourist visa. She'll have to show that you have every reason to return to Dubai, and that as your wife she would return with you.

I'm talking about a tourist visa sir , my friends wives aren't really the type to bring home to your mother , nor have any ties of any sort to their country of origin , seen an American , clinged on him, made him feel he was all that and married him , but still got their tourist visas to visit the states