Advise wanted for interview for visa at US embassy
Gentleman,
I have already gone against conventional wisdom and have become emotionally involved with a Colombian woman. Further I have petitioned for a visa for my girlfriend to come to the US and will now be facing the interview process in Bogota to determine my girlfriend's eligibility for the visa to be issued. Can anyone advise how to handle the the questioning by the consular officer of how my girlfriend supported herself? My girlfriend was in the "life" and has not had an identifiable means of support for the past five years. I appreciate any constructive advise, even if to get it means enduring harsh critism.
Thank you!
U.S. Consul: what not to do!
[QUOTE=Quiet Hombre]Gentleman,
I have already gone against conventional wisdom and have become emotionally involved with a Colombian woman. Further I have petitioned for a visa for my girlfriend to come to the US and will now be facing the interview process in Bogota to determine my girlfriend's eligibility for the visa to be issued. Can anyone advise how to handle the the questioning by the consular officer of how my girlfriend supported herself? My girlfriend was in the "life" and has not had an identifiable means of support for the past five years. I appreciate any constructive advise, even if to get it means enduring harsh critism.
Thank you![/QUOTE]I hope that you are not met with hostile responses. We all have our race to run, and you have chosen your path. Judgment of your choice by others is simply not productive, and unkind.
Now, the one thing that one does not want to do is to lie to the U. S. Consul. And, in your fiancee's situation, there is not need to do that. Assuming there is no impediment to you and her getting married in the U. S. Jurisdiction where you live, there are limited exclusion from a fiancee visa. One is that the party seeking to immigrate to the U. S. Is a prostitute. Many in Colombia exist in the gray market economy. Some type of service work. I assume that she can truthfully say she was assisted financially by family, or had several boyfriends, etc. Frankly, unless she wants to volunteer that she was paid for her company on occasion, the issue will not arise. The interview is primarily to determine if you and she meet the statutory requirements for the K-1 visa: that you have met in person, intend to reside in the U. S. , intend to get married within 90 days after her entry into the U. S. , and that you are able to support her (that you have income at least 125% of the poverty level). She will probably be ask where you met, etc.
There is a lot of information available via the internet that describe the fiancee visa process, the questions ask at the interview and generally what you and she must do, and what can be expected.
Good luck.