B2 Visa for Fiance' - Interview in December - Please Help!

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Sneffy

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I have an interesting situation. I'm a US Citizen and met my fiance, a Guatemalan citizen, through the internet in 2007. I flew out to meet him and his family in Guatemala in June of this year and during my visit we got engaged. Although I don't have a drop of hispanic blood in me, I have always been partial to that culture (spanish friends, salsa dancing, studying Spanish as second language) and I want to move there and live with him at least for a few years to experience life there and master the language. I'm really close with my family and church here and it's pretty imperative that he meet them before I move so he has a set interview in December to apply for the B2 Visa so he can come meet them and visit me over the Christmas holiday for 2 weeks and I have a couple questions:

1) Should I mention that he's my fiance and I want him to meet my family in the invitation letter/should that be his stated reason for visiting for best chances of approval?
2) I would really prefer to be married here with my family and then move to Guatemala and as he is really not intending to migrate, does it make sense to apply for K-1 visa or can we get married on the tourist visa since he won't be living in the States after??? :confused: I know we 'can' get married while he's on the tourist visa but I don't want it to be trouble for him applying later if we want to move to the US.

Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!
 
A1: He needs to mention you on his DS-156 anyway, so I really do not see the need for a letter from you to him.
A2: No. If the intention is to marry in the US but settle in Guatemala, no point in going the K-1 route. He can come to the US on a B-2 to get married.


Sneffy said:
1) Should I mention that he's my fiance and I want him to meet my family in the invitation letter/should that be his stated reason for visiting for best chances of approval?
2) I would really prefer to be married here with my family and then move to Guatemala and as he is really not intending to migrate, does it make sense to apply for K-1 visa or can we get married on the tourist visa since he won't be living in the States after???
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I appreciate your reply. I just thought the minute the consulate hears or sees in print the word fiance' a red flag would go off and they wouldn't look at the whole situation. And that's also why I thought an invitation letter with a brief explanation would help.
 
Hi, i am a guatemalan citizen living in the US as a result of my marriage (wife's US Citizen).

I had a B-2 visa before meeting my wife so I will give you my recommendations about your situation.

First, the letter about you inviting him over is not necessary, it might complicate his application, so I would advise against it or if you do send it to him for him to have it as backup only.

He has to go throughout the interview as someone that is traveling for pleasure, i.e. he has a job in Guatemala, is a student, and these are the type of letters he needs to get which are really important. As this will show that he is only traveling for pleasure and will come back after his trip to continue with his life.

After having the above, he has to come up for a reason on why he hasn't traveled before? As to why are you traveling now and not before? The easy response is "because I am financially stable and can afford it now".

If they ask him "do you have family or friends u will be visiting on this trip?" The smart response is "yes, i am actually thinking of seeing one of my best friends"... if he gets into detail about being engaged to someone in the US it might lead to other questions you don't want to hear.

Don't worry it will be fine but trust me your letter of invitation is not going to get him the visa, it is his ability to prove that he is traveling for pleasure and has a steady job in Guatemala to come back to.

Good luck
 
However the DS-156 specifically asks the applicant if they have a fiance/fiancee' in the US.

banano1842 said:
If they ask him "do you have family or friends u will be visiting on this trip?" The smart response is "yes, i am actually thinking of seeing one of my best friends"... if he gets into detail about being engaged to someone in the US it might lead to other questions you don't want to hear.
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