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I am a US citizen. I married a Filipina lady (resident of the Philippines) over a year ago and would like her to travel to the US for a visit, but every attempt at getting a travel visa has been turned down by the embassy, WITHOUT any reason given. This has happened once so far. She does not currently have a job. This was not done via an agency, but through a person by the name of Jim Mace. She paid the fee directly at the embassy.

Is there any kind of way to get through this problem, that any of you might know of?

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IDK who ‘Jim Mace’ is or why you did the application through him rather than just doing it yourselves. Assuming that the application itself was correctly completed and all relevant / available supporting documents were provided, you could:

  • ask your wife about the interview to identify any aspects that could have contributed to the refusal and how to address them
  • ask to see the actual refusal letter and address the reason(s) given
  • get advice from a reputable immigration lawyer.

You mention that your wife does not currently have a job. The most likely reason is that your wife’s circumstances in her home country were not sufficiently strong to overcome the US presumption of immigrant intent INA Section 214(b) - Visa Qualifications and Immigrant Intent. If your wife was found ineligible under section 214(b) of the INA, she will need to be able to present evidence of significant changes in circumstances since the refused application to make reapplying as a visitor worthwhile.

As an aside, the ‘B’ visa refusal rate for Filipino applicants was nearly 24% in 2023.

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