6-month B2 US tourist visa for friend from Australia

[milinar]

Hello,

I'm trying to get my friend into the country to visit for 6 months from Australia. She's filled out all the paperwork and has an appointment for an interview next week.

She has enough savings to support herself for this time since she'll be staying with me and other friends, but I'll be supporting her partially during her trip and bought her a round-trip ticket already.

I wanted to make sure that wasn't a problem for her in getting her visa. If I wrote her a letter of support, showing my financial ability to support her, would that help?

It's a slightly odd arraignment - she's just coming to hang out in california with me and some of her other friends and travel around a bit. My main concern is that it would raise suspicions, even though it's a perfectly legit situation.

Any help or feedback would be greatly appreciated!

[immihelp]

1. Yes, that would help.
2. Touring around is not a problem. That is what tourist visa is for.

[milinar]

Thanks for your reply.

The other issue is that she just returned from the US in early December. She'd like to return for a longer visit and also look for graduate schools. We're involved romantically but not ready for marriage yet, I would just like to spend some time with her for a months and can afford to support her.

Do you think this will be a concern for them?

My worry is that if she appears suspicious they could delay her return or prevent future travel. Eventually she would like to relocate here, but we would very much like to avoid having to go through a problematic legal process to make that happen.