Is this possible?

[Cathi 5,783]

It shows that I have a stable income and job to financially support her while she's here. I'm sure it would also add a layer of comfort for them since I work for the government and am less likely to do anything sketchy in their eyes, hopefully.

your job and income has zero to do with HER visitor visa. She applies and gets approved on her merits, and her merits alone. Period. End of story.

she needs a passport before she can apply

[Gosia & Tito 199]

Hello everyone,

I am trying to get a friend from Poland over to the U.S via a tourism visa. My friend kind of gave me a short notice on this because she just got approved for a month off of work in March. She let me know at the beginning of January, and we've been slowly plucking away at trying to get documentation and her getting a passport. It is the 12th of January right now, and I plan on flying over to Poland on March 1st and flying back with her on the 6th of March. I was just wondering, from your personal experience, is it possible to get an approved tourism visa for all of this? I work in the U.S Coast Guard (Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defence), so I'm hoping this might help with the process. Her work and mine gets in the way a lot, so that's why we have been sort of slow with this process.

We have a lot of the documentation that we need, I think she just needs to set up an interview at this point. She currently has a job and is about to sign a contract to go "full time" I think. She is also about to start college again, but did just recently change her degree since she didn't like her previous one. I know this is all stuff that they will consider at the interview.

Thank you for your time!

" I plan on flying over to Poland on March 1st and flying back with her on the 6th of March"

“It shows that I have a stable income and job to financially support her while she's here. I'm sure it would also add a layer of comfort”

“Im buying all the plane tickets and i'm going to fly with her first to help her”

You are setting up the conditions for a denial....

It does sound like girlfriend, even if it's not.

I'd advice to change your plans alltogether. If she gets asked any question related to the above quoted remarks, she will have to say exactly that, and that will get her -very big probability- a denial right there; especially the second one.

Not telling the truth (and not saying she will) is the cardinal rule when dealing with USCIS/DOS

The CO will pressume she is going to overstay/immigrate and is for her to prove otherwise.

The 2nd an 3rd statements will bring all sorts of red flags....

[raven52 233]

All this just comes down to one thing, she must do all this on her "own merits" advice from the OP is fine, but anything else, is entirely on the lady in Poland.

[WickedWitch 5]

Why does she need a tourist visa if she's going to the USA for a month anyways? ESTA for EU members!

[Asia 2,499]

Why does she need a tourist visa if she's going to the USA for a month anyways? ESTA for EU members!

Not for all.

Poland isn't a part of VWP.

[WickedWitch 5]

My bad. I thought it applied to all EU countries.

[fippil 0]

Alright, so let me try and paint a new picture with this situation and maybe you guys can let me know if this sounds more probably.

She just signed up to go back to school and will have proof of that in about a week. She is going to sign a contract with her job in April, after her month off of work in March. I asked her to get proof/written document stating that he is going to sign this contract when she gets back. These are the two major things that she has that show she has obligations to return to Poland. Financially, on her own, it sounds like she should be alright, she'll have about ~$1000 (~3000-4000 zloty) to use. For the interview, I'll tell her to be minimal, to answer only enough to satify the question and not more in order to not dig holes. She is flying here for tourism purposes, to explore Florida and New York and then return to Poland and sign her contract at her work and return to school.

Does this sound somewhat better? The reason I mentioned my job is because I read that I should give her proof of my financial stability and my work to show that I can support as a sponsor to her while she's here, but I understand my job doesn't hold any weight..

She's getting her passport the 23rd this month. She started the ds-160, just needs to pay the fee to finish it. She'll go to the embassy with her passport, photo of herself, the ds-160 and all her support documents, most important ones being her proof of work and school, but she'll take all my stuff as well.

Quick question: Should she know English pretty well for all of this?

Thanks for your help everyone.

Also, unrelated question; Is it possible to do a k-1 in 45 days? I'm 98% sure it's not, but my aunt keeps saying with confidence that it is. I mean, there's no way that could happen, right?

Edited January 13, 2015 by fippil

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

English helps,. but they will have translators if necessary.

K1s take around 6 months, it'l depend on how quickly you act and on how quickly the embassy sets up an interview. Why 45 days?

[fippil 0]

We were thinking about doing a k-1, but we only have 45 days to do it. She goes back work in April and has March off, so we're doing all of this for March. We don't have much to prove our relationship, so I seriously doubt it would work.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

Yeah... go and see her. If she gets the tourist visa, she can come over and see you and meet your family etc. See how it goes, take lots of photos, keep bording passes etc. If you still like eachother after that, file for the K1.

[fippil 0]

Yeah... go and see her. If she gets the tourist visa, she can come over and see you and meet your family etc. See how it goes, take lots of photos, keep bording passes etc. If you still like eachother after that, file for the K1.

Yea, we're going to do the tourist visa. Hopefully it works out

[kzielu 1,149]

Alright, so let me try and paint a new picture with this situation and maybe you guys can let me know if this sounds more probably.

She just signed up to go back to school and will have proof of that in about a week. She is going to sign a contract with her job in April, after her month off of work in March. I asked her to get proof/written document stating that he is going to sign this contract when she gets back. These are the two major things that she has that show she has obligations to return to Poland. Financially, on her own, it sounds like she should be alright, she'll have about ~$1000 (~3000-4000 zloty) to use. For the interview, I'll tell her to be minimal, to answer only enough to satify the question and not more in order to not dig holes. She is flying here for tourism purposes, to explore Florida and New York and then return to Poland and sign her contract at her work and return to school.

Does this sound somewhat better? The reason I mentioned my job is because I read that I should give her proof of my financial stability and my work to show that I can support as a sponsor to her while she's here, but I understand my job doesn't hold any weight..

It does sound much better, just recognize that people routinely sign themselves up for school just for the purpose of producing a proof of ties and officers at the embassy know that. Would have been much better if she already started it. With just going for a vacation she has much higher chances of getting B-2 than if she was going to see a male friend.

English will definitely help although folks in Warsaw (assuming that's where she goes) know polish very well (for foreigners - was very very impressed when I was applying for L-1B years ago).

[fippil 0]

It does sound much better, just recognize that people routinely sign themselves up for school just for the purpose of producing a proof of ties and officers at the embassy know that. Would have been much better if she already started it. With just going for a vacation she has much higher chances of getting B-2 than if she was going to see a male friend.

English will definitely help although folks in Warsaw (assuming that's where she goes) know polish very well (for foreigners - was very very impressed when I was applying for L-1B years ago).

Well, she's running in to an issue where the schools she wants to go to don't start up until June. I told her to try and work something out to where she has proof that she has to go to school in June

[j&ana 368]

yes that is better for a tourist visa if you decide after she goes back home ,that you want to do the K-1 visa for her, then your job will be good, it will show that you have a good steady income, to support her here. So your job does count for K-1 visa but not for a tourist visa

Edited January 13, 2015 by j&ana

[Teddy B 17,252]

Alright, so let me try and paint a new picture with this situation and maybe you guys can let me know if this sounds more probably.

She just signed up to go back to school and will have proof of that in about a week. She is going to sign a contract with her job in April, after her month off of work in March. I asked her to get proof/written document stating that he is going to sign this contract when she gets back. These are the two major things that she has that show she has obligations to return to Poland. Financially, on her own, it sounds like she should be alright, she'll have about ~$1000 (~3000-4000 zloty) to use. For the interview, I'll tell her to be minimal, to answer only enough to satify the question and not more in order to not dig holes. She is flying here for tourism purposes, to explore Florida and New York and then return to Poland and sign her contract at her work and return to school.

Does this sound somewhat better? The reason I mentioned my job is because I read that I should give her proof of my financial stability and my work to show that I can support as a sponsor to her while she's here, but I understand my job doesn't hold any weight..

She's getting her passport the 23rd this month. She started the ds-160, just needs to pay the fee to finish it. She'll go to the embassy with her passport, photo of herself, the ds-160 and all her support documents, most important ones being her proof of work and school, but she'll take all my stuff as well.

Quick question: Should she know English pretty well for all of this?

Thanks for your help everyone.

Also, unrelated question; Is it possible to do a k-1 in 45 days? I'm 98% sure it's not, but my aunt keeps saying with confidence that it is. I mean, there's no way that could happen, right?

Is she going to tell this same story to Border Patrol upon entry to the US? Where will she be staying while she is in the US? If it is with you, then in my opinion she should say so. If she gets caught lying, she will be denied entry and possibly banned for misrepresentation. She may be asked for an itinerary upon her entry into the states. If she's going to say she is traveling alone, it's pretty obvious she will be meeting someone here in the states, whether it's a friend, boyfriend or family member. I don't know of too many people who vacation alone for a month.

It's always better to tell the truth and deal with a denied entry rather than a ban for misrepresentation.

Edited January 13, 2015 by Teddy B