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My gf is Thai. She has a master's degree and is a teacher at a public high school. (It is a Thai government job.) She would like to visit me in the US during her summer break which is April 1-May 15. However she rents her apartment and I'm not sure she has a lot of savings. (I got the ticket with my frequent flier miles and she will stay at my place, so she doesn't need much.) I work in Thailand regularly-- about 5 times per year for a total of 5 months on average. I will go back to Thailand right around the same time as she would go back (About May 15) We have NO INTENTION of getting married. I do not need her to come to the US, because if she stays in Thailand and visits on her breaks we would actually see each other more often than if she was here. Is this a difficult case? How much of this should she tell the embassy?
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Visitors visas are given in the discretion of US consular officers who assess whether they believe the applicant will return to the home country. Good factors on her behalf are her steady job and high education. Negative factors are non-ownership of apartment and possibly not much savings. On her coming to visit you, that is generally not a good factor, but explainable as you have done in setting out the facts. Our policy on these matters is full disclosure.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
Answered on Jan 06th, 2014 at 10:11 PM