Visitors Visa. 23 yrs old, unemployed

[LegalAlienn 125]

If your sister is a US citizen and willing to sponsor you, why don’t you try to apply for green card through her? I had a friend that has a sister who was born in US, so they applied for green card and she got it. It’s a longer process but I think it’s worth it. 

Edited January 22, 2020 by LegalAlienn

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27 minutes ago, LegalAlienn said:

If your sister is a US citizen and willing to sponsor you, why don’t you try to apply for green card through her? I had a friend that has a sister who was born in US, so they applied for green card and she got it. It’s a longer process but I think it’s worth it. 

Yes, it's a longer process.......like more than 10 years.

 

EDIT:  A lot more than 10 years...

Edited January 22, 2020 by missileman

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8 minutes ago, LegalAlienn said:

If your sister is a US citizen and willing to sponsor you, why don’t you try to apply for green card through her? I had a friend that has a sister who was born in US, so they applied for green card and she got it. It’s a longer process but I think it’s worth it. 

The process for applying for a green card for a sister (sibling) is 15 - 20 years. This is not the solution she is looking for. She is looking to come over for short visits to see her niece while she is an infant.

[Boiler 45,912]

PI F4 is over 20 years now and going up.

[geowrian 22,338]

I'd say closer to 30 years for PH by the time it actually comes around. 25 years would be optimistic IMO.

[LegalAlienn 125]

Hmmm not sure, but friend of mine got it pretty quick. In about year or so.

[geowrian 22,338]

5 minutes ago, LegalAlienn said:

Hmmm not sure, but friend of mine got it pretty quick. In about year or so.

Then it was not via a sibling petition. The reason for it taking so long is due to the very limited number of visas available for siblings annually (4th preference) and a very, very long line of people waiting for one. The length of time is not due to processing time or anything like that.

Edited January 22, 2020 by geowrian

[MaleAlpha 314]

You have a 50/50 chance like everyone else when it comes to tourist visas. Good luck!

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21 minutes ago, LegalAlienn said:

Hmmm not sure, but friend of mine got it pretty quick. In about year or so.

Not a sibling petition. 

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Just now, MaleAlpha said:

You have a 50/50 chance like everyone else when it comes to tourist visas. Good luck!

It isn't chance based.  It's based on strong ties to home country.  Some cases are stronger than others.

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23 minutes ago, LegalAlienn said:

Hmmm not sure, but friend of mine got it pretty quick. In about year or so.

Then it must not have been a sibling visa. If it was, then it would be the only of tons of millions of siblings visas to get approved in a year.

[MaleAlpha 314]

8 minutes ago, missileman said:

It isn't chance based.  It's based on strong ties to home country.  Some cases are stronger than others.

It really is chance based. The consular officials cannot determine if you do or do not have ties to your home country in 5 minutes from just 3-4 questions they ask you. 

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Just now, MaleAlpha said:

It really is chance based. The consular officials cannot determine if you do or do not have ties to your home country in 5 minutes from just 3-4 questions they ask you. 

No, it is not chance based.......they have all the information they need on the application.......and additional documentation (if they choose to review it).  You think they just flip a coin or something?

[Scott Br 164]

I don't want to burst your bubble, but the reality for a single female filipina applying for a visitor visa, the chances for approval are super low.  Like everyone else has advised, go ahead and roll the dice if you can afford it.  The only thing they can say is, "No".  You lose nothing but your time and the fee to apply for doing this.

[geowrian 22,338]

50/50 is not the chance. They don't issue a visa or not based on rolling dice, flipping a coin, etc. By that logic, applying enough times will pretty much ensure success.

50/50 is the (unreduced) ratio of possible outcomes - One outcome is the visa being issued and the other is it being refused.

 

While the CO does not typically go in to an individual case in depth to ascertain one's ties, the vast majority of relevant information they need is on the DS-160. Questions may or may not confirm their initial assessment.