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Desperate for advice from just about anyone
Hello everyone, I hate being repetitive here and I do apologize in advance if similar posts regarding this topic have been posted but I really am desperate for input and advice from anyone, especially from those who have gone through a similar experience and have succeeded with persistence and patience, so here goes.....
I was lucky enough to have met and fallen in love with a girl who lives in Northern Mexico (I live in the Washington D.C. area) a couple of months ago and we are now making plans to meet each other in person and perhaps take our relationship more or less to the next level. We have kept in touch with each other through long distance calling and text messages and are mutually eager to meet each other in person. I was initially planning on visiting her first in her own backyard but since I don't know anyone down there and with safety being a concern and with myself continuing to struggle in my efforts to learn sufficient Spanish, I told her that I would feel more comfortable meeting her on the American side of the border, namely in El Paso, Texas, which to my pleasant surprise, she agreed to.....
She does obviously hold a Mexican passport but the issue now is trying to help her apply for a travel visa (namely the B2 for pleasure). I have been doing a fair amount of research online and almost everything that I have read so far has been very discouraging, which is making the chances of her visiting me look very bleak. She does hold a steady job at a retail store, but I don't know anything about her financial situation as far as savings are concerned, since I didn't think it would've been appropriate to make inquiries about them. She does live with family and they do own property down there so it would be safe to say that she does have sufficient reason to go back if she deems it prudent to do so. Unfortunately, she does not speak let alone know very much English and after perusing through the consulate and embassy websites in Mexico, I have found one location (Nuevo Laredo) that conducts the interview in Spanish, assuming she is lucky enough to even make it that far in the screening process and Nuevo Laredo is out of the question as far commuting for her. And as far as I am concerned, she does not have many friends or relatives who are proficient in English (at least to my knowledge).....
We love each other and there is no denying that but in this day and age, that's nowhere near enough for DHS or Customs & Immigration, or the Consulate. She said that she would like to immigrate to the States *KEY WORD* EVENTUALLY, but for now, she is more than happy than being able to visit me here for a while and once I get to know her better in person, I am more than willing to visit her in Mexico so the trips don't seem too unilateral. However, I am aware of the variety of pitfalls that the consulates place since they are screening for "Immigration Intent." Of course, we both want to do things the right way and be honest and I do intend on sponsoring her and submitting a letter of support (although I heard it would be more beneficial if she sponsored herself) but I am very concerned that if she mentions that she has an American boyfriend in the states or if she is unable to convince the interviewer of her status back home, that would be the end of it. So I am desperate to hear any input or advice that may help give her a fighting chance to be approved. I do plan on calling her again soon and having a serious discussion about this. So for now, this is what I have to work with....
She would not even be here for that long. She would be staying with perhaps 1-3 weeks at a time, perhaps a few times a year with a cruise or a nice excursion inbetween, and then eventually (KEY WORD EVENTUALLY) I would like to help her apply for immigration status, but certainly not in the next couple years or so. If all else fails, I have made peace with the prospect of possibly going against my better judgment and just hopping on the next flight to Mexico to visit her. I do love the girl enough that I may even possibly consider a fiancé visa but I'll cross that bridge when I get there. For the time being, we would be very happy to be given the opportunity to visit and see each other and spend as much time before we do anything official or long term.
I was lucky enough to have met and fallen in love with a girl who lives in Northern Mexico (I live in the Washington D.C. area) a couple of months ago and we are now making plans to meet each other in person and perhaps take our relationship more or less to the next level. We have kept in touch with each other through long distance calling and text messages and are mutually eager to meet each other in person. I was initially planning on visiting her first in her own backyard but since I don't know anyone down there and with safety being a concern and with myself continuing to struggle in my efforts to learn sufficient Spanish, I told her that I would feel more comfortable meeting her on the American side of the border, namely in El Paso, Texas, which to my pleasant surprise, she agreed to.....
She does obviously hold a Mexican passport but the issue now is trying to help her apply for a travel visa (namely the B2 for pleasure). I have been doing a fair amount of research online and almost everything that I have read so far has been very discouraging, which is making the chances of her visiting me look very bleak. She does hold a steady job at a retail store, but I don't know anything about her financial situation as far as savings are concerned, since I didn't think it would've been appropriate to make inquiries about them. She does live with family and they do own property down there so it would be safe to say that she does have sufficient reason to go back if she deems it prudent to do so. Unfortunately, she does not speak let alone know very much English and after perusing through the consulate and embassy websites in Mexico, I have found one location (Nuevo Laredo) that conducts the interview in Spanish, assuming she is lucky enough to even make it that far in the screening process and Nuevo Laredo is out of the question as far commuting for her. And as far as I am concerned, she does not have many friends or relatives who are proficient in English (at least to my knowledge).....
We love each other and there is no denying that but in this day and age, that's nowhere near enough for DHS or Customs & Immigration, or the Consulate. She said that she would like to immigrate to the States *KEY WORD* EVENTUALLY, but for now, she is more than happy than being able to visit me here for a while and once I get to know her better in person, I am more than willing to visit her in Mexico so the trips don't seem too unilateral. However, I am aware of the variety of pitfalls that the consulates place since they are screening for "Immigration Intent." Of course, we both want to do things the right way and be honest and I do intend on sponsoring her and submitting a letter of support (although I heard it would be more beneficial if she sponsored herself) but I am very concerned that if she mentions that she has an American boyfriend in the states or if she is unable to convince the interviewer of her status back home, that would be the end of it. So I am desperate to hear any input or advice that may help give her a fighting chance to be approved. I do plan on calling her again soon and having a serious discussion about this. So for now, this is what I have to work with....
She would not even be here for that long. She would be staying with perhaps 1-3 weeks at a time, perhaps a few times a year with a cruise or a nice excursion inbetween, and then eventually (KEY WORD EVENTUALLY) I would like to help her apply for immigration status, but certainly not in the next couple years or so. If all else fails, I have made peace with the prospect of possibly going against my better judgment and just hopping on the next flight to Mexico to visit her. I do love the girl enough that I may even possibly consider a fiancé visa but I'll cross that bridge when I get there. For the time being, we would be very happy to be given the opportunity to visit and see each other and spend as much time before we do anything official or long term.
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