Tell the truth to the officers both on primary and if necessary in secondary. He does have issues that could warrant a secondary interview. He is coming to visit his girlfriend’s family for Christmas. This is not an unusual activity. His girlfriend doesn't live in the United States. She is lives and is employed in another country and can prove that. This will work in his favor. He should have evidence that he has an income that comes from someplace other than the United States. I believe that he can do that. His biggest issue is being able to prove where HE is actually living legally.

Things that will complicate the situation should be avoided. By this I mean some of the "advise" that he will receive in this forum such as telling the officer he is visiting friends and leave out the material fact that one of the friends is his girlfriend or girlfriends family. This very often doesn't ring true and the fact comes out later in the interview. Buying tickets that the traveller has no intention of using, these kinds of things will destroy the traveler’s credibility and it will be very difficult if not impossible for the traveller to get it back. It will call into question everything else the traveller has said and many times leaves the officer unable to believe the traveller. This is not a good position for the traveller to be in.

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