Question on US Consulate in Saigon and understanding how they approve visa for Vietnamese citizens.
I have a long term girlfriend that we've been talking dating about a year and a half year from Saigon and she just got her second refusal under the 214(b). The first one was back in April 2022. So instead of her coming to the USA we decided to meet in Canada because she already has a Canadian visa. So we went on a good holiday to banff and Toronto before she flew back. During the The first visa all they asked about was her previous marriage. She is 29 and was married previously to an Italian citizen they separated due to drinking issues and then he found another girl so they divorced or got an annulment or how ever it works there.
During this second attempt we thought she showed she returned from Canada with no issues and , I thought if I had my parents write a letter of invitation to her and the embassy stating we like to invite her to meet my family and we would be taking care of the expenses. We were trying to be upfront and honest about the visit reason so there wouldn't be any reason to suspect her over staying but that backfired. I even Had my parents sign and make copy of their drivers license so they know the letter is real but this time they denied her on the 214b but it said her activities don't align with a non immigrate visa. Pretty much I take that as they think I'm going to marry her while she is here so she needs a k1 visa. The intent is not to marry her while she is here but to visit my family and return back to Vietnam. While she is here I can show her around and visit my family. How does she know if she will even like it here if she can't even visit.