Friend or Novio?

[Lawki]

My novia from Panama is going to be applying for a tourist visa in the next month and I was wondering if it would be better for her to not mention the fact that she is coming to see her novio ,that she is coming to visit a friend,would it look better as far as the interview goes,she has a good steady job in panama,family,bank account,etc. I do not want them to think she is coming here to marry me and then overstay her visa.

well If I were you I wouldn't have her say she'd comming to visit you. Simply she is going on vacation and make sure she learns about touristic places.

[KPunch2]

The less information she tells them about your relationship, the better off she is. Why open up a can of worms? I understand that Panamanians have much better odds obtaining a VISA vs Colombians. The odds are in her favor. Does she have friends/family in the US? Is this her first time soliciting a VISA? There's a lot of factors here to consider.

Good luck and keep us posted.