Tourist Visa denied in Manila, Philippines

[KierenHby 899]

there is no such thing as an affidavit of support for a tourist visa. I have no idea where people get this idea and continue to believe there is.

Try skimming through some online forums. Practically every applicant has a US-based relative who wants to 'sponsor' a visitor visa or send an affidavit.

Sadly they'll never listen and are likely to continue to perpetuate the 'sponsoring a tourist visa' myth.

[Unlockable 7,315]

Try skimming through some online forums. Practically every applicant has a US-based relative who wants to 'sponsor' a visitor visa or send an affidavit.

Sadly they'll never listen and are likely to continue to perpetuate the 'sponsoring a tourist visa' myth.

I akin it to immigrant folklore, much like the "streets paved of gold" folklore during the early 20th century.

[dbowden 0]

In my girl friend's case, the amount she receives from her rentals is very, very insignificant. I'm not up on Philippine law, but I imagine she is not required to file a tax return, and if she were the amount she receives is not enough to be taxable. I have a lawyer friend in Manila looking into it. I started this thread to see, if she did reapply, that presenting her land titles and car titles would be enough to convince the U.S. embassy that she has every intention to return home. Which she does. But now I'm reconsidering it because of everyones comments here and the fact that she has to ride a bus 6 hours to Manila, check into a hotel and go through the interview process again and travel back home. Is it all worth it again?

[Unidentified 2,930]

In my girl friend's case, the amount she receives from her rentals is very, very insignificant. I'm not up on Philippine law, but I imagine she is not required to file a tax return, and if she were the amount she receives is not enough to be taxable. I have a lawyer friend in Manila looking into it. I started this thread to see, if she did reapply, that presenting her land titles and car titles would be enough to convince the U.S. embassy that she has every intention to return home. Which she does. But now I'm reconsidering it because of everyones comments here and the fact that she has to ride a bus 6 hours to Manila, check into a hotel and go through the interview process again and travel back home. Is it all worth it again?

She has already shown immigration intent by having her US husband pay for all her expenses with no ties to her own country.

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

When anyone tries to come to the US, they have to prove that they are of "good moral character". Your girlfriend is cheating her government out of taxes and it came to bite her.

If you two decide to pursue other immigration route to the US, she should make sure she takes care of that.

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

there is no such thing as an affidavit of support for a tourist visa. I have no idea where people get this idea and continue to believe there is.

I think the confusion comes from the fact that some countries do require invitation letters for tourist visas detailing where the person will stay and from conversations I have heard relatives had, I think the US might have had a similar policy at one time.

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

She has already shown immigration intent by having her US husband pay for all her expenses with no ties to her own country.

They are not married.

[Unidentified 2,930]

They are not married.

That is so weird. I know they're not and I have on idea why I wrote husband when I meant to say boyfriend.

[Shenzhen 34]

Forget a tourist visa forever. File a k-1 if you want to bring her here and marry her. Or file the k-1 let her stay for 90 days don't marry and let her go back. Expect to be raked over the coals if you do decide to fo the former and ever decide to go meet someone else after that.

[observatorka 197]

Forget a tourist visa forever. File a k-1 if you want to bring her here and marry her. Or file the k-1 let her stay for 90 days don't marry and let her go back. Expect to be raked over the coals if you do decide to fo the former and ever decide to go meet someone else after that.

They just met!

Go there to meet her in person. No rush, time will show if there is something real between both of you, if there is something worth applying for K-1.

Edited June 27, 2016 by observatorka

[almost_umrican 54]

Hello everyone. My girlfriend and I are trying to get her a tourist visa so she can come visit me here in the U.S. It was denied. In the interview the officer didn't want to know much. She was asked if she had a job. She doesn't work but has a small income from three small apartments built over her garage that she rents out. She didn't disclose this on the application because she is afraid she will get into trouble with the Philippine authorities because she doesn't file income taxes. She put on the visa application she is a homemaker. While she was growing up, her grandfather bought 1/2 hecter of riceland which she and her brothers and sisters inherited. About 20 years ago she met a very wealthy banker from Australia. They hit it off and were together for 15 years. During that time, he built a house for her on her property. That was in 2001. During the interview she was not given the opportunity to show her land titles and car title. She also owns free and clear a 2013 Honda car.

Should she reapply? I feel that showing her land titles and car title shows she has very strong ties there. Along with the fact that she has her mother, brothers and sisters, daughters and grand kids to go back to. The officer wanted to know how she was going to pay for the trip. I gave her an affidavit of support showing I was taking full responsibility for her while she is here in the U.S. Should she disclose the rental income on her application and list her job as a landlord?

As per USCIS, Philippines is a high fraud country. everyone applying for a non immigrant visa in such countries are considered as potential immigrants and are usually denied under 214B. your guy's case is classic case that will turn into Marriage and than a AOS (what they think atleast), you rightly said when you mention they sometimes don't even give enough time to put the case forward.in your case, there is none. The GF is young, no job and minimal income and have not enough reasons to come back to the home country after the trip. this is a very common scenario at US missions in poor and high fraud countries (i btw belong to one myself) and have a long thread here about how B1/B2 is a pure fluke when it comes to a applicant from a poor country. does not matter if they have super strong ties to the country. its about clicking at the moment. she can try to reapply, there is no permanent refusal for non immigrant visas as the US embassies generate a lot of revenue out of these applications.not sure about what stage are you guys at as far as your relationship is concerned. K1 could be your best bet, this route is more expensive than any other and more time consuming.

[oliviaalexandra88 9]

The moment we enter the embassy, COs already know if we are lying or not, we're hiding things or not. They don't necessarily like timid people trying to downplay their intentions in applying for the visa and also, they may have felt that she is not going back to the country anymore. I got denied for a tourist visa, we waited a year and filed for k1, easy peasy. It's most likely the easiest way for a filipina to set foot in the US, k1. The tourist visa is usually granted to rich people and/or ones who have traveled out of the PH and was able to prove that they came back like my cousin. She wasn't a millionaire but she loved to travel, been to 5 countries in 5 years - applied for a tourist visa and got approved because she came back every single time.