Getting a US Visa
- ChicagoGuy
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Getting a US Visa
So I'm planning a short trip back to the US to see some old friends around thanksgiving. I was thinking it might be nice to bring a Khmer friend with me.
I understand that the US does not grant visas to Cambodian citizens very easily.
How hard will it be to be able to bring him with me on a short trip to the US (1 week). Obviously, I am established here and have a stable job here. We would be traveling together, staying together in the US and returning together.
He is young, owns no property here and has no job here, though he is enrolled in school here. I understand the problems.
Is this a possibility or a pipe dream?
Is there anything I can do to help make this happen. I mean, I would even be willing to put up collateral or something if that would help, it's just a short holiday trip and we will both be coming back.
Anyone have any experience with this?
I understand that the US does not grant visas to Cambodian citizens very easily.
How hard will it be to be able to bring him with me on a short trip to the US (1 week). Obviously, I am established here and have a stable job here. We would be traveling together, staying together in the US and returning together.
He is young, owns no property here and has no job here, though he is enrolled in school here. I understand the problems.
Is this a possibility or a pipe dream?
Is there anything I can do to help make this happen. I mean, I would even be willing to put up collateral or something if that would help, it's just a short holiday trip and we will both be coming back.
Anyone have any experience with this?
I was told there would be cake.
there was a thread kind of related to this once, Kenya is an option, as are a few Caribbean islands..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requi ... n_citizens
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requi ... n_citizens
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That's interesting information, but I am specifically going back to the US, Chicago to be exact. So the question is can I bring my Khmer friend with me to Chicago.
I was told there would be cake.
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So the guy doesnt have a job or doesnt have assets whatever so but he can afford a return flight ticket.
Anyway, I want to hear answers to your OP too.
Anyway, I want to hear answers to your OP too.
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Obviously I'm paying for everything, he is my guest.
I was told there would be cake.
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on a related tic, though she has no employment what are the odds of my wife coming back to the states on a tourist visa after the wedding? i was hoping the fact that we were married, and living here (with a sizable deposit and lease/etc) would aid her in getting it.
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No chance according to lawyers i've asked. They will suspect she will overstay to have an American kid, thus aiding her appeal for permanent residency..OrangeDragon wrote:on a related tic, though she has no employment what are the odds of my wife coming back to the states on a tourist visa after the wedding? i was hoping the fact that we were married, and living here (with a sizable deposit and lease/etc) would aid her in getting it.
If you want to get her a green card you need to apply for the spousal visa and meet some residency requirement (something like 3+ out of the past 5 years, i dont remember for sure), so she has to stay in the Land of Opportunity for a specific amount of time otherwise the greencard/residency is forfeited.
You can find pretty reliable answers to almost any question on http://www.visajourney.com/
This is where putting all your condo/villa purchases in her name comes into play, it's about the only thing that can help you prove she will return to The Kingdom.OrangeDragon wrote:living here (with a sizable deposit and lease/etc) would aid her in getting it.
If you just want her to meet your friends and family try to get her a Mexican visa, Tijuana is always fun.
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i was afraid of that being their thought process... the green card thing is an option we've considered... but really neither of us want to be in america that long.Sublime wrote:No chance according to lawyers i've asked. They will suspect she will overstay to have an American kid, thus aiding her appeal for permanent residency..OrangeDragon wrote:on a related tic, though she has no employment what are the odds of my wife coming back to the states on a tourist visa after the wedding? i was hoping the fact that we were married, and living here (with a sizable deposit and lease/etc) would aid her in getting it.
If you want to get her a green card you need to apply for the spousal visa and meet some residency requirement (something like 3+ out of the past 5 years, i dont remember for sure), so she has to stay in the Land of Opportunity for a specific amount of time otherwise the greencard/residency is forfeited.
You can find pretty reliable answers to almost any question on http://www.visajourney.com/
we really just want her to go meet my family, which are all old and can't make the trip out of state, much less out of country.
the lease for the condo is in both our names, and our accounts here aren't small... but i'm not sure if that's enough. perhaps after we incorporate my company in january, since it will be 51% hers, it will be enough to convince them we don't give 2 fucks about living in america.
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As an example, in the Philippines, they get 700-1000 applications for tourist visas PER DAY @ US$141 non-refundable application fee. Over 99% are rejected, no hearing, no recourse. Nice little earner for the US Embassy...
And applying for the spousal visa requires that you reside in the US, have verifiable income, and takes anywhere from 90 days to a year.
For us, living in Thailand, it doubly bad, because I would have to send my wife back to the Philippines to live (must apply from US Embassy in home country) while I return to the US, and prove that I can feed/house her.
For all the bitching I do about Thailand's visa hurdles, I must admit that the US is infinitely worse, unless you (the prospective tourist) are rich, and can successfully rebut the presumption that you will stay illegally. Of course, it HAS to be, or it would be overrun, unlike Thailand/Cambodia, some opinions to the contrary.
And applying for the spousal visa requires that you reside in the US, have verifiable income, and takes anywhere from 90 days to a year.
For us, living in Thailand, it doubly bad, because I would have to send my wife back to the Philippines to live (must apply from US Embassy in home country) while I return to the US, and prove that I can feed/house her.
For all the bitching I do about Thailand's visa hurdles, I must admit that the US is infinitely worse, unless you (the prospective tourist) are rich, and can successfully rebut the presumption that you will stay illegally. Of course, it HAS to be, or it would be overrun, unlike Thailand/Cambodia, some opinions to the contrary.
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Was just reading the VisaJourney link, and note that there is an option I didn't know about, called Direct Consular Filing (DCF), whereby you apply in your current country of residence (no need to send her back to Philippines, or for me to return to the US first). It appears that it is very much a whimsical process, and up to each individual Consulate as to whether they even offer the service, but, if successful, results in an IR-1/CR-1 visa, which is fully multiple-entry and allows green card (work) immediately. No separation of family required...
I know this doesn't answer the tourist visa case, but just additional info for those who may have a more permanent move in mind.
Me, I just want to take her to Disneyland, the Grand Canyon, and my favorite restaurants, before fucking off back to SEA. Fat chance.
I know this doesn't answer the tourist visa case, but just additional info for those who may have a more permanent move in mind.
Me, I just want to take her to Disneyland, the Grand Canyon, and my favorite restaurants, before fucking off back to SEA. Fat chance.
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no DCF here... already checked.
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