Fiancee, Yes Or No For Us Tourist Visa

[MattFS218]

My girlfriend will be applying for a US tourist visa. We have been together (live-in) for 2 years and have been going out for 2.5 years. I'm 25 years old, and marriage is on the distant horizon, but too distant to tell with any accuracy. If i had to get married today, I'd probably marry my girlfriend.

Would people recommend describing our relationship as a fiancee-type relationship. We have plans to marry in the distant, distant future..but those plans may change. Or would people recommend simply saying we are long-time partners?

I'm not interested in applying for a fiancee visa, just a tourist visa as the purpose for the visit to America is tourism, not permanent residence.

I'm only asking how I should describe our relationship on the application for a tourist visa. Thanks.

--matt

[thaihome]

If you live in Thailand, have a work permit and visa, lease, bank account etc, I would describe the relationship as long-term partners and show your links to Thailand and her links to you, as well as any links she as to Thailand as well.

TH

[fxm88]

The most important factor is whether they believe she will return to Thailand and not overstay in the U.S.

So the question is: does having an American boyfriend make her more likely, or less likely, to return to Thailand?