US citizen, resident of Colombia, tourist visa for wife

[luck4unme 0]

I am a retired US citizen, married to a Colombian and have lived in Colombia for 10 years. We do not plan or intend to live in the US. Our life here is perfect for us.

 

My wife would like to travel to Disneyland with her 8 year old daughter. She owns her own home, car, has a close immediate family and also has bank accounts. She does not have a career at this time. I would remain in Colombia and not travel with them. They have no intent or desire to live in the USA. She does know some of my family (Mother, sister, friends) from their visits to Colombia. They will not visit any family or friends. The purpose of the trip is to go to Orlando for the attractions.

 

I have received conflicting answers to her tourist visa eligibility. 

 

Some say she would require a spousal visa because we are married and that fact precludes her from qualifying for a tourist visa. If that is true...... because we do not intend or have any desire to live in the US, is it true I am precluded from sponsoring  her for a spousal visa?

 

Does anyone know if it is a fact that my wife and daughter are precluded from tourist visas because we are married?

 

If it is a fact that I cannot sponsor her for a spousal visa and she would not qualify for a tourist visa as a result of our marriage, then what are her options?

 

Thanks,

 

Robert

[geowrian 22,338]

The tourist visa would be the correct visa to use to visit the US. Doing a spousal or other immigrant visa would be incorrect if you do not intend to live in the US as your permanent residence.

 

If the child is a USC, then she doesn't need a visa (just a passport).

Your wife needs to qualify on her and show her ties to return home. It is whatever it is...the only way to know if she will be approved is to apply. Good luck.

[millefleur 5,047]

The fact of being married to a USC does not preclude anyone from being eligible for a tourist visa, it just means that there will be more scrutiny on the applicant because having a USC spouse means the applicant has a strong tie to the US. It is the applicant's job to prove that they do not have intent to immigrate and have strong ties to the country where they currently reside and intend to return there.

[az2014 381]

Why are you not going with them?

 

Seems odd you would allow your wife and her daughter to travel to a new country for the first time, to 'visit attractions' and not want to be there with them?

 

If I was the CO interviewing her I would think it was suspicious.

 

To be honest if she has no job its a 99% denial anyway.

[Coco8 1,042]

57 minutes ago, az2014 said:

Why are you not going with them?

 

Seems odd you would allow your wife and her daughter to travel to a new country for the first time, to 'visit attractions' and not want to be there with them?

 

If I was the CO interviewing her I would think it was suspicious.

 

To be honest if she has no job its a 99% denial anyway.

 

I don't think it is a 99% denial. She owns property. 

 

Why would you judge someone for not going on a vacation? Disney is crazy and unless so have a lot of energy, it is not a vacation but work of being in lines and lines and a lot of people. Maybe he does not want to go through the stress and also, it is a lot of money to spend on a "non-holiday". 

[az2014 381]

17 hours ago, Coco8 said:

 

I don't think it is a 99% denial. She owns property. 

 

Why would you judge someone for not going on a vacation? Disney is crazy and unless so have a lot of energy, it is not a vacation but work of being in lines and lines and a lot of people. Maybe he does not want to go through the stress and also, it is a lot of money to spend on a "non-holiday". 

Have you ever applied for a B2 visa? From your response I highly doubt it. A job is the first tie they ask about.

 

As you said Disney is crazy and to let your wife and her daughter go alone and not be there with them to experience it, help them, show them around is very odd and selfish.

 

No job...USC husband..travelling with daughter to 'go to Disney'... sounds like a set up to overstay... easy peasy denial.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

24 minutes ago, az2014 said:

 

 

As you said Disney is crazy and to let your wife and her daughter go alone and not be there with them to experience it, help them, show them around is very odd and selfish.

 

 

Sorry but I think this is a strange view to have. I could understand letting your wife and daughter go alone to some really violent unstable country is odd. To Disneyland, not so odd. You don’t need “help” to be “shown around” or to survive Disneyland, trust me, I’ve done it alone with a kid and can certainly also understand why a spouse would want to avoid it!! It’s also a very expensive way to spend a few days of something you don’t want to do.

[MacUK 983]

On 12/12/2017 at 8:17 PM, az2014 said:

Why are you not going with them?

 

Seems odd you would allow your wife and her daughter to travel to a new country for the first time, to 'visit attractions' and not want to be there with them?

 

If I was the CO interviewing her I would think it was suspicious.

 

To be honest if she has no job its a 99% denial anyway.

 

On 12/12/2017 at 9:16 PM, Coco8 said:

 

I don't think it is a 99% denial. She owns property. 

 

Why would you judge someone for not going on a vacation? Disney is crazy and unless so have a lot of energy, it is not a vacation but work of being in lines and lines and a lot of people. Maybe he does not want to go through the stress and also, it is a lot of money to spend on a "non-holiday". 

I always try to imagine how a suspicious CO might view things.

 

I'd say that not wanting to go on vacation is not so suspicious, and if that's how this family wants to spend their leisure money then that's up to them.

 

BUT...

Trying to think how a CO might view it, they could be suspicious that the applicant might be saying that their USC spouse isn't joining them simply because they think that might be helpful to get approved and that in fact the USC was always going to be travelling with them.