Posted on June 04th, 2003 06:50 PM by admin

By Steve Markos author of the book Russian Women F. A. Q.

Q: I’ve been writing to a woman for a while now and would like to invite her to come visit me here in Texas. However, she tells me that she will never get a Tourist Visa to visit the USA. Does this mean that I can’t invite a person to come visit me in my own country?

Regardless of what you feel is you right to invite any foreign friend to visit you in your home city, the US Government will not grant a Tourist Visa to anyone whom they feel is not likely to return to their homeland—beautiful, single, RW are good examples. To get a Tourist Visa a woman must convince the Immigration officials at the US Embassy in her homeland that she will return to her homeland when she completes her visit to the USA. To do this she would need to prove that she has a really good job, ownership of an apartment or house, a large sum of money in the bank, or a child who will be left behind. Let’s face it, the women who are interested in meeting foreign men for marriage probably don’t have any such possessions, except maybe a child. Thus, the chance of them getting a Tourist Visa to the United States is next to nothing. From all that I have read, the situation is the same for all economically unstable countries.

Another man once asked me about a Business Visa for a woman who might have a legitimate business reason to come. It is irrelevant which type of visa is being applied for. If the US Embassy does not think that the woman will return to home, the visa will be denied.

However, there is no reason to be afraid of trying. All that can happen is that the woman will be denied. If you don’t try at all, then the chance is zero for sure. Keep in mind that some women do get lucky and do get a Tourist Visa. However, don’t get your hopes up.

To dispel one myth, being denied a Tourist or Business Visa in no way affects a person’s chances of getting a Fiancée Visa, unless he/she was originally denied for giving false information. If caught giving false information, a person can be barred from entering the USA forever, even if this person marries a US citizen. Thus, make sure that when attempting to get a Tourist Visa that your girlfriend tells the truth about everything. You’d be surprised (or maybe not) by what the US government can dig up on a person.

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