Can my girlfriend from Russia accompany me to a family wedding in the US?

[CDR8704]

Hey Everybody,

I'm a US citizen who is working in consulting in Shanghai, China. For about a year i've been dating a russian girl who also lives and works in Shanghai. I have a family wedding coming up in a few months and I'd love it if she could tag along. She's got a passport full of EU visa stamps, travels pretty often but thinks it is virtually impossible for an unmarried Russian woman to get a US tourist visa.

Is that true?

Just to state the obvious, I like to think i'm not an idiot this girl has a job and has visited tons of EU countries I very very much doubt that this has all just been a big scam to get to the US and run off.

What options could there be to get her a travel visa?

This isn't a super urgent serious situation, just seems like a good excuse to take a nice vacation from China.

[Libra_14]

You can sponsor her a K1 visa.

[CDR8704]

You can sponsor her a K1 visa.

Thanks for the reply. That's a fiance visa though. We aren't engaged, we've just been dating for a while.

Both of us live and work in Shanghai this would just be a short holiday to go to a family wedding. I could see myself marrying this woman someday but it wouldn't be on a 12 day vacation to do something else as an afterthought to getting her a visa.

And if we didn't get married on that trip couldn't that poison the well in the future?

[Trinity71]

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There is really no way to know. She is single, with no real ties to her home country of China and would be traveling to the U.S. with a boyfriend who is a U.S. citizen. Having a good job is great, but usually not enough. All of the things I have listed above will lessen her chances of being approved.

The visa officer will be asking him or herself this question... Why would she not try and immigrate?

But, you never know. The visa officer that day may feel like her good job is enough and feel like immigrating is not her intent but you won't know until she applies and goes to the interview. An invitation letter to the wedding, proof of employment, possibly a letter from her employer showing she has been approved for the time off, maybe those things will help.

Good Luck to you!

Trinity71

This is not legal advice. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk.

[sukhbirsinghbadal0]

Can my girlfriend from Russia accompany me to a family wedding in the US?

Are you doing marriage with her?

[Libra_14]

I am not very sure about the K1 visa, but you can sponsor her for K1 visa mentioning that there are chances that you'll marry her & she can convert her K1 into GC. I don't think you'll need a certificate to prove that you are engaged.

If you don't marry her she will have to go back, its simple.

[CDR8704]

I am not very sure about the K1 visa, but you can sponsor her for K1 visa mentioning that there are chances that you'll marry her & she can convert her K1 into GC. I don't think you'll need a certificate to prove that you are engaged.

If you don't marry her she will have to go back, its simple.

What i'm getting is that people don't really know, and may or may not be reading my post correctly.

This isn't a marriage situation. This is just trying to go for a holiday in the US. Like a two week trip. I'm not going to play games with a **** engagement because what if we do get married in the future?

I'm a consultant she works for a trade company, we're both normal middle class people. Shes from Moscow but obviously has a valid working visa for China and a few trips to the EU. She spent two weeks in France last year and didn't try and immigrate there.

Who knows though? Sounds like a crapshoot either way.

[Libra_14]

What i'm getting is that people don't really know, and may or may not be reading my post correctly.

This isn't a marriage situation. This is just trying to go for a holiday in the US. Like a two week trip. I'm not going to play games with a **** engagement because what if we do get married in the future?

I'm a consultant she works for a trade company, we're both normal middle class people. Shes from Moscow but obviously has a valid working visa for China and a few trips to the EU. She spent two weeks in France last year and didn't try and immigrate there.

Who knows though? Sounds like a crapshoot either way.

Apologies, its because you are confusing. If "legally" or "officially" it has nothing to do with you, keep yourself out of the whole picture & let her apply for her tourist visa on her own.

If she mention her relation with you, she will be treated as potential immigrant & in that case, there are high chances of rejection of her B2 visa.

USA tourist visa has very simple requirement to show strong ties to your home country, which she will be able to prove by her job, some property & family members.