My girlfriend got a US tourist visa this past Autumn. We'd like to spend four or five months there together this summer. I'm not sure the best way to handle this and ensure she is allowed in. She will be staying with me so she won't need to pay for hotels, but I'm worried telling immigration she's staying with a boyfriend will hurt her case. Paying for hotels for four months would be quite expensive and I think immigration might find that suspicious. We will be traveling separately on entry to the US.
We're thinking about just booking her a three-week round-trip flight and then hoping they stamp her for the usual six months, then we can just change her return flight. But it would suck if they only stamped her for those three weeks (not sure if this happens or not).
Another idea is to say she will be traveling around and staying with Thai friends. She also has a Thai friend graduating with her masters from a prestigious university in August which seems like a good reason to travel.
She will have a letter from her company's HR stating she has leave for whatever interval she plans to travel. She will be a genuine tourist, not working. She has a good job and a condo in Bangkok, a university degree, and speaks good English with a clear accent.
Does anyone have experience with any of this? What's the best way to ensure she gets stamped in long enough for our plans? Any documents that are helpful to carry with her? Could be bank statements, hotel booking, letter(s) inviting her to stay with one or a few different Thai friends living in the US legally?
Thanks!
