[gregshukla]

Hello,

I am off to the US for 4 weeks starting 26 Jan. My girlfriend would like to visit me for Valetines Day So we would like to apply for a tourist visa for her.

Some important information is:
- she is currently in UK on a student visa valid till Jan 2009.
- she has around 1000 pounds in her UK bank account.
- she will receive around 1000 pounds per month till July as scholarship, we can get a letter from university confirming this.

Currently, we do not have any confirmed address in US where she can stay. She cannot stay with me as I am in company accommodation.

My questions are:
- How good are chances of her getting a visa for short duration of about 10 days?
- Is it sufficient to say that she is going to the US to visit friends and will be living with them? If so, do the friends need to provide any documentation?
- Are her ties to the UK strong enough to be granted a visa - she has to return to complete her MSc course and also is getting a scholarship here.

I have been told that visa authorities generally consider it suspicious if someone is going for tourism for such a short time as 10 days. Is this true??

Any comments and help would be HUGELY appreciated!!

Cheers,
Greg.