if AIT finds out that one has a fiance but is told (truthfully) that one has NO intention to marry in the US, could there be any reasonable chance that AIT would still allow one to obtain a visitor’s visa? or, is it just better to lie? just asking for a . . . friend.
No. A fiancee is not a spouse. If not marrying in the USA who cares. I took my fiancee to the states and we both needed visas at that time.
OK it was many moons ago but not an issue.
Interesting question. Im also wondering something similar. My wife has a 10 year visitor visa for the US. She wasnt my wife when she got it. Can she still use it?
I’ve read a few things about that and the consensus seems to be that going on a legally obtained visitor’s visa is ok regardless of your current status. It even seems to be ok if you get married while using a visitor’s visa, as long as you “weren’t planning to before you left”. 
I guess my question may have been poorly worded. I’m asking if we should expect any extra hassle once they find out that she is engaged. We do not plan, or even want, to get married in the US. Should we just keep quiet about the engagement? (Keeping in mind that she is nearly incapable of telling a convincing lie.)
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No. A fiancee is not a spouse. If not marrying in the USA who cares. I took my fiancee to the states and we both needed visas at that time.
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Well, yes, that’s true.
But there is a special fiance(e) visa which is seems to take longer and sounds more difficult to obtain. (Is that true? Any stories?) The gov’t website says, “Our immigration law requires consular officers to view every visa applicant as an intending immigrant until the applicant proves otherwise.” Guilty till proven innocent and all that. Therefore it would seem that having a fiance would make it harder to get a normal visitor’s visa. Or would it? I can’t imagine how we would prove that we’re not planning to marry in the US.
Thanks for the responses.