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6 months?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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No woman aren't allowed visas. They're for men only...

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Lots of women visit the US, go to any International Airport and check the arrivals.

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The visa experts are here! Not some local scammers who are more likely to get her in deep trouble.

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Yes,it's been 6 months now. As for an itenarary, that might be helpful. But she isnt the kind of "bubbly" woman who go in and just start randomly start talking and making up ideas. She is very matter-of-fact. She will simply say visit friends.

I have done a lot of reading since her last attempt and hopefully this will increase the odds.

Would be so great if she could come for 1 or 2 weeks and then return home. Then I could go see her next time, and so on, until ready for fiancé visa. We will put together a realistic itenarary to present on her visit.

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Seems an awfully long way to go for a week vacation.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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Yes,it's been 6 months now. As for an itenarary, that might be helpful. But she isnt the kind of "bubbly" woman who go in and just start randomly start talking and making up ideas. She is very matter-of-fact. She will simply say visit friends.

I have done a lot of reading since her last attempt and hopefully this will increase the odds.

Would be so great if she could come for 1 or 2 weeks and then return home. Then I could go see her next time, and so on, until ready for fiancé visa. We will put together a realistic itenarary to present on her visit.

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Boiler... you miss the point. It's not a week's vacation, it's a week with the one you love... the one you adore. I recently flew there to see her and was turned away at the airport. Through much discussion and bribery with security (their suggestion, not mine), i was able to see her for 1hr and had dinner together at the airport after 21hrs on the plane. I would gladly do it again, if I had to, just to be next to her. So, long flight? Maybe. But to be with her for an hour or a week...I'd crawl there.

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Boiler... you miss the point. It's not a week's vacation, it's a week with the one you love... the one you adore. I recently flew there to see her and was turned away at the airport. Through much discussion and bribery with security (their suggestion, not mine), i was able to see her for 1hr and had dinner together at the airport after 21hrs on the plane. I would gladly do it again, if I had to, just to be next to her. So, long flight? Maybe. But to be with her for an hour or a week...I'd crawl there.

It's not boiler seeing thing the wrong way, you need to see it through the eyes of the consular officer and how they would view things.

Imagine your scenario with your last trip the other way around. You say you'd gladly travel 21 hours just to spend 1 hour with your love. Very commendable and I assume she feels the same about you.

Now look at it from the perspective of someone whose sole job is to suspect everyone of being an illegal immigrant. If your love could be willing to travel halfway round the world just for a chance to be with you then what compels her to return home afterwards?

You have to be able to tip the balance between her reasons to stay in the US and her reasons to go home, and having a USC love interest is a big obstacle to cross.

August 2000: We start e-mailing. I'm in Bosnia, she's in Florida

October 29th 2000: She sends me e-mail asking if I would marry her

October 29th 2000(5 seconds later): I say yes

November 2000: She sends me tickets to Orlando for when I get back

December 6th 2000: Return from Bos

December 11th 2000: Fly to Orlando, she meets me at airport

December 22nd 2000: I fly back to UK

January 3rd 2001: She flies to UK (Good times)

Mid February 2001: Pregnancy test Positive

Mid February 2001: She flies back to US

March 2001: Miscarriage, I fly to US on first flight I can get

May 2001: I leave US before my 90 days are up

June 2001: I fly back to US, stopped at airport for questioning as I had only just left

September 2001: Pregnancy test Positive again

September 2001: She falls sick, I make decision to stay to look after her as I am afraid I may have problems getting back in.

April 16th 2002: Our son is born, we start getting stuff together for his passport

March 6th 2003: We leave US for UK as family

Early April 2003: Family troubles make her return to US, I ask Embassy in London about possibilities of returning to US

April 16th 2003: London Embassy informs me that I will be banned from the Visa Waiver Program for 10 years, my little boys first birthday

June 13th 2006: I-129f sent

August 11th 2006: NOA1 Recieved

After our relationship breaks down she admits to me that she had never bothered to start the application process

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Yes, that is understood. We both know she can't come here yet, but it is as you say... we aren't the ones who need convinced. That is the task at hand; to prove our true intent.

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How do you prove intent?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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You bribed CBP at their suggestion to see your girlfriend? How much? I would be shocked to know how much it takes for a CBP to ruin his/her career.

Probably not a lot, you need to travel a bit.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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You bribed CBP at their suggestion to see your girlfriend? How much? I would be shocked to know how much it takes for a CBP to ruin his/her career.

You misunderstood. He bribed Indonesian immigration. Not sure why the OP would be not allowed into the country (guess I missed that detail), but Indonesian government employees aren't exactly known for being clean. Customs generally charges $10/bottle for any alcohol you want to bring into the country above the 1 bottle allowance. No receipt given of course...

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Aug. 10, '17: Mailed in I-751

Aug. 21, '17: NOA1

October 23, '18: NOA2- approval

October 30, 18: 10-year GC received

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221 G is the usual clause that applies. You can look it up if you want but basically not sufficiently showing non immigrant intent.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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