B1 Tourist Visa for Russian friend

[simoniff]

My friend is a Russian woman, 25, not single, university grad, property owner. We spent some time in Europe together recently, and my family invited her to fly back with me to the U.S. in August to experience Cajun culture and tour the area for 3 months. She turned in her DS-160 and scheduled the interview. She owns property, has a statement showing her savings (which is a very good amount, all for travel), has her marriage documents to provide, previous visas from many European countries + Thailand, Georgia, and a few other non-EU nations. What are her chances of being granted a visa? Thanks for any and all info.

[inadmissible]

She has a decent chance of being approved.
She should go into the interview confident, smiling, and polite to the consular officer.
She should have a plan for her visit in the United States that is specific, realistic, and temporary, and she needs to convey that plan articulately to the consular officer when asked about it.

[simoniff]

She has a decent chance of being approved.
She should go into the interview confident, smiling, and polite to the consular officer.
She should have a plan for her visit in the United States that is specific, realistic, and temporary, and she needs to convey that plan articulately to the consular officer when asked about it.

Thanks for the reply. She is a bit nervous, of course, because of the stories you hear about Russian women being denied tourist visas, but she can clearly state she plans to return (ie. husband, parents, apartment) and we have a letter describing how we will take responsibility for her departure and such. I really hope that is enough. We are all excited about hosting her and she is thrilled to have this opportunity.