coming to USA with B2 too often?

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Dinkinbest

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I received my B-2 visa about 1.5 year ago. After that I was in US 3 times for appr.10-20 days with average periods in 4-7 month between them, always coming home in time.
I have a boyfriend in US, he is citizen of USA. So during my visits, I always note the same person I am visiting and the same address I was staying. During my interview with officers while entering border I was telling them that I am visiting “just friend”. The reason of such lie was that I was afraid that kind of relation with USA citizen could be concerned like “intent of not coming home or getting married at that time and apply for a change of your status.” And I know that it is not legal.
So my questions would be:
1. Is it so bad to tell officers that I am visiting my boyfriend? Or it would be concerned as a reason of not letting you to the country? And from my side it is honestly only a visit of person I love.
2. Last time while being interviewed on the border I heard question “why you coming so often here?”Is it really possible not to let person, only because he/she is coming too often???

Maybe someone was in similar situation or just have useful information or smart advice. I appreciate for help in advance.
 
Its no problem to go three times in 1.5 years. Just keep doing what you do, IMO. There is no need to specify your relationship with the person in question, and the immigration officer should not ask you. Some of them are unpleasant, and usually it is the ones who were immigrants themselves.

I know of people who go twice a month on business related reasons. Three times is no big deal, dont worry.
 
"There is no need to specify your relationship with the person in question, and the immigration officer should not ask you."

Sorry, but that is not entirely true. They can ask you whatever they consider appropiate. Remember in their mind every person that wants to enter is a prospective immigrant (and many other countries do so). You must specify what you are suppose to do in here. See, if they ask you "if this friend of yours is your boyfriend" you should say "oh well, yes" but if you say No, everything get on the computer and you don't know when those things come back to you.
If it's just your boyfriend then say so. I did that several times and actually came every weekend and even some other weekdays (for 6 months in a row) and before that I was traveling a lot too, to visit my boyfriend and even after he proposed me. Of course there are and will be some officers that doesn't like anything, I got some of them too. BUT they can ask you from how much money you have with you, where you work, what you do for living, if you have a return ticket and if it's your boyfriend, etc even you consider those thing unfair and against your privacy. (it can be anoying I know! but well...)
At the end is your call, you can continue saying that is your friend, special friend if you want or your boyfriend. Even saying that is "your friend" have you found trouble?
Good luck,
 
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Cherr, what I meant was that the IO Probably will not ask, not that he doesnt have a right to ask. If he asks, then it is your call whether or not to say anything about it.
 
Every person that enters the USA is assumed to be an immigrant until proven otherwise. There is no expectation of privacy when you are entering the USA. CBP officers have the authority to do warrantless searches.
 
I was in the same boat as you. My boyfriend lives in the US and I had a b2 visa to visit him, and I was traveling to the US up to 7 times a year.

I came clean to US immigration that I was visiting my boyfriend, and yes, they were concerned that we'd get married, because you can change your immigration status on a b2 visa. But I was told, and have carried this out, that so long as I have proof of intent to return to my home country at the end of the trip, I should be ok. And I havent had any problems since.

It's not nice to be dragged away and interviewed, but at least now I know why they are doing it and I am prepared for every trip :)
 
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