US Immigration Changes Policy on granting PH Tourist VISA's?

[MadisonGuy]

I have a bridge to sell you, I can build a website to reference it if it makes you feel more comfortable. Tourist visas will still need to meet same criteria, and women are usually on the bottom of the list when they are given out. It may be easier, but the person would still need a job, a good bank account, a house. I'm sure we all would like to fly girls here from other countries, but because of that it will stay near impossible. But it's only $160 and a plane ticket if you want to give it a shot.

[DoingOurDuty]

Links my good man?

Here is the site my friends sister is using at the request of her US citizen bf sponsor:

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-niv-visaapply.asp

I called the US based office listed on this website today but will have to wait till Monday to speak to anyone. There is a lot of recorded information even when office is closed and there is a press key option if you're calling about Philippine Visas.

[WestCoast1]

A good friend (pinay) in PH recently told me her sister has an appointment in Manila to get her tourist visa to visit her bf in the States. I suggested it is difficult to get a Tourist Visa unless you have pretty solid circumstances to assure you would return to PH and not overstay the visa (such as owning a profitable business or meaningful real estate). She referred me to a website and told me that the US now had a new policy that allows a US citizen to sponsor a Filipino to help obtain a tourist visa and that it is much easier to get a Tourist Visa than before. The website had phone numbers for both US and PH officea and the US office was closed today for the weekend; but this appears to be US sponsored website trying to make the process of obtaining a Travel Visa very easy and streamlined.

Links my good man?

[DoingOurDuty]

A good friend (pinay) in PH recently told me her sister has an appointment in Manila to get her tourist visa to visit her bf in the States. I suggested it is difficult to get a Tourist Visa unless you have pretty solid circumstances to assure you will return to PH and not overstay the visa (such as owning a profitable business or meaningful real estate in PH). She referred me to a website and told me that the US now had a new policy that allows a US citizen to sponsor a Filipino to help obtain a tourist visa; and it is much easier to get a Tourist Visa now than before. The website had phone numbers for both US and PH offices and the US office was closed today for the weekend; but this appears to be US sponsored website trying to make the process of obtaining a Travel Visa much easier and streamlined.

I visited the US Immigration website and eventually linked to an announcement that said the current US Adminiatration in an effort to revitalize a sluggish economy is encouraging citizens from countries around the world to come visit the United States. And apparently they have been working on this awhile because they also claim they have already increased the number of visas by 17% in 2011 compared to 2010. The Travel Visa it says is a B2 and can be for vacation or business. I was not able to find any information about being a sponsor or that as a requirement. If it is much easier now to get a Tourist Visa (Travel Visa) this is a big change since all the dating websites traditionally offer help getting your pinay sweety to the US but have always said you'll likely never get a Tourist Viaa andtrifecta everyone to the Fiancé Visa which implies you're getting close to deciding to tie a knot.

I will be one of the first bringing a pinay sweetie to US from PH to visit if it's true. Anyone here already have any experience with the new policies as they are currently being implemented in Manila for a Travel Visa to the US?

Editor: please feel free to move my post to an existing thread. I only made a new thread because I didn't see where else to put it.