Advice to help my boyfriend get a b2 visa for my birthday?

[mikelowe 0]

So my boyfriend lives in Colombia and he's 21 (same sex relationship). He doesn't have a stable job, but he used to be in the Colombian military and does not have a criminal record, he currently lives with his mother. 

Me- I am a federal employee, with a clean criminal record I have 3 college degrees and I currently make close to 100K a year. I also have global entry (only mentioning to show that my background has been checked by the government, on top of my fed gov't job) I live in Miami Beach in a wealthy area and have my own apartment. I also have great credit.

I want my boyfriend to come visit me for my birthday in April and stay with me for 2-3 weeks. I have spent time with him a few times in his country, but he's never been here. Obviously with my salary and job I can prove that I'm a trustworthy person and can pay for his expenses during his visit but I don't know if that can help him get the B-2 visa to be able to spend time with me here in Miami for a few weeks.

Do you think I can sponsor him as a non-relative? Or do you have any other advice? I really want him to come visit me and I will make sure that he has a return ticket home. His mother is close with him since his father died and he doesn't like spending long periods of time without her because she depends on his financially.

I would appreciate any advice that you have that can possibly help me.

[DakotaKid 38]

Unfortunately, you will not be able to "sponsor" your boyfriend.  He will need to be able to get a visa through his own merit.  The fact that he doesn't have stable employment and is living with his mother does not show strong ties to Columbia. 

He can certainly apply for the visa, but he has a lot working against him.

[mikelowe 0]

9 minutes ago, DakotaKid said:

Unfortunately, you will not be able to "sponsor" your boyfriend.  He will need to be able to get a visa through his own merit.  The fact that he doesn't have stable employment and is living with his mother does not show strong ties to Columbia. 

He can certainly apply for the visa, but he has a lot working against him.

Do you have any advice that I can give to him to try to prove a case before April? Things that he can do in a short period to improve his chances?

[aleful 1,905]

you'll probably have to meet in a third country maybe that he can get to

 

trying to prove now that he has a stability in just  a short time will be more suspicious

 

he would have to get a stable job, have a place of his own, money to travel to other countries

 

he has to show strong ties to his country

 

if you really want to be together, you should be the one to travel to some other place rather than the US

 

 

[Sunnyland 639]

Unfortunately you can not sponsor anybody to get a tourist visa. They have to apply on their own merits. He can apply to see if he can get it. If he does not get it you guys can always meet in a third country like Mexico where I'm sure he can visit no problem.

Another thing, during his embassy interview, he might be asked questions such as the purpose of his trip, and how he plans to pay for it if he does not have a stable job, etc. He will need to submit evidence of employment, etc. 

I suggest he start getting a better more stable job and maybe he will have more chances of being approved. 

[Coco8 1,042]

A vacation in Mexico, Cuba, or some other place in between could be fun. 

 

You boyfriend would have better chances of a visa if he had a stable job. But he is also too young and does not have college education, which is usually a negative too, even with a stable job. 

[geowrian 22,338]

5 hours ago, mikelowe said:

Do you have any advice that I can give to him to try to prove a case before April? Things that he can do in a short period to improve his chances?

There's not really much to do in a short period of time to establish strong ties to your country. If ties were that easy to make, it would be easy for scammers/fraudsters to do the same.

 

The closest I can think of is getting a stable job, but even then I don't think it means much without having established a working history over a longer period of time.

[Jorge V 195]

As others have mentioned the concept of sponsoring someone for a visitor visa does not exist. A visitor must attain the visa on their own merit. Your thinking that you having a good income and can pay for his expenses is incorrect. This is actually a detriment to his case as it shows he can easily survive in the US if he were to overstay. The fact that he has no job or any other ties to his home country compound that.

 

The main thing that the CO will consider when reviewing a case is not the applicant's character (as long as they are not a criminal) or their relatives' success and trustworthiness. They mostly ask themselves "how likely is it that this person will overstay their visa?" Having few ties to their country and a wealthy relative waiting for them in the US is essentially a guaranteed "very likely" to the above question. 

[Boiler 45,939]

Agree get a good job that he would be silly to leave.

[Clara B. 119]

Living with family is not necessarily a bad thing, its common in south america and tbe consul knows that. He can try geting his visa, if he has a job he can take a letter from them saying that he will still be employed after the vacation period. On the DS -160 that he will file for thr visa there is a question that asks who is paying fot the trip, which he can add your name, he can take a letter written by you explaining who you are and your plans for the vacation. (Many times having a boyfriend/relative in the US is not good to the case because they think the person will try to AOS while in the US). Thats why its important to explain everything on the letter.

If he has any interest or chance of starting collage or any king of studies that could help his application as well. 

 

 

[bakphx1 789]

A 21-year-old male is going to have a hard time getting a visitor visa.  No job is essentially a guarantee of denial unless the family is wealthy and he's a student.  

 

You can sponsor him for a K1 if you are serious enough to contemplate marriage, then only you have to show employment. 

 

My husband as well was not a good candidate for any other visa until we decided to get married, so realize that he's part of the majority.