Timelines for US tourist visa question.

[SalishSea 17,791]

4 hours ago, Redro said:

It seems strange but if you follow any immigration group you’ll see people “jump the line” and adjust from tourist visas instead of following the rules. This means foreigners from certain countries with US citizen partners are less likely to obtain a tourist visa because of the precedent set by their compatriots.

THIS.

[Redro 4,611]

4 hours ago, Boiler said:

Assuming the plan is for you to relocate, evidence of that might help.

It probably won’t. I know several people who were denied tourist visas even though they were living in their home country with the USC. 

[W199 331]

6 hours ago, Thom1 said:

She will say, " We should have hired a service, I told you so"... But in broken English.

The answers are the answers on the forms. You can't make it up. 

 

I mean who would abandon their kids???

Nevermind thinking out loud again.

 

It just doesn't work that way. I don't mean to be pessimistic, even though many people here will say you have a chance and have nothing to lose to try. But unfortunately, its really just pure fantasy and dreaming that she has a shot at it. They must assume by law she has a plan to immigrate and must prove by law she is innocent of that. Having no job, no travel history, and a USA bf that is going to live with during the visit will destroy any possibility of that.

Her kids, your potential future plans to live there won't even come close to proving she has no immigrant intent.

Yes, its cheap to try, but now she will have a visa denial on her record, and every word she says will be recorded and compared to any future visa interviews. 

 

And many people using a "service" end up getting banned for any future visas due to bogus info they put down.

 

Edited August 21, 2023 by W199

[MaxP22 186]

From what you have posted, it is very very very unlikely she will get approved, and rightly so.

[jan22 3,049]

16 hours ago, Redro said:

If your girlfriend and her children receive tourist visa they should be valid for 5 or 10 years. 
You might want to prepare yourself for the possibility she does not receive a tourist visa if she hasn’t not traveled before and her main reason to visit the US is to see you. 

The maximum validity of a tourist visa (B2) for a Vietnamese citizen is 12 months.  So, she would need to use the visa within that time period, i.e., before the expiration date on the visa.

[Redro 4,611]

14 minutes ago, jan22 said:

The maximum validity of a tourist visa (B2) for a Vietnamese citizen is 12 months.  So, she would need to use the visa within that time period, i.e., before the expiration date on the visa.

Thanks. I know there are 1, 5 and 10 year validity visas didn’t realize VIetnam was only 1. 

[jan22 3,049]

12 minutes ago, Redro said:

Thanks. I know there are 1, 5 and 10 year validity visas didn’t realize VIetnam was only 1. 

No problem.  There are also nationalities where the maximum validity for a B2 is 3 years (e.g., Russian Federation) and, the most restrictive I remember -- 3 months 1-entry (e.g., Cuba, Iran, Sudan), 3 months 2-entry (e.g., South Sudan), and 3 months, multiple entries (e.g., Syria). 

 

Of course, bottom line, the length of the visa's validity can also be limited by the consular officer to whatever time frame they think is appropriate.  But, the maximum is limited -- as seen in the above examples --  by the reciprocity table:  https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country.

[Verrou 1,961]

B2 visa normally will be 5 years or 10 years multiple entry. some countries only got max 5 years visa

i will say normally because when my own sister applied back in 2009, she only received 3 months validity. in her case she never travel to the US, almost never go overseas. 

 

edit : i just found out now that vietnamese only got 12 months validity. 

Edited August 21, 2023 by Verrou