Posted on 07/22/2015 6:27:34 PM PDT by Chickensoup
Daughter has been in missions in Central America for three years. She would like to bring home the fiancé for a visit. Says that it is impossible to obtain a visa, even for a short visit, from the US embassy.
This is a man with assets and properties who of course will be returning to his country.
Daughter says that even visitors who would be at conferences here in states are denies. Each application is a non refundable 200 and only can be applied once every six months, and she has seen people spend up to a thousand, trying to obtain one and failing.
We are letting the world in our southern border and we are not letting legal visitors in?
Is there someone who knows state department rules who could explain this to me?
This is a man with assets and properties who of course will be returning to his country.
Daughter says that even visitors who would be at conferences here in states are denies. Each application is a non refundable 200 and only can be applied once every six months, and she has seen people spend up to a thousand, trying to obtain one and failing.
We are letting the world in our southern border and we are not letting legal visitors in?
Is there someone who knows state department rules who could explain this to me?
If he walks across the border, he could get food stamps, a drivers license, residency and a path to citizenship.
I suggest he stays in Nicaragua, where life is nice and there is a measure of freedom and peace.
I do not know how or if the laws have changed. There was a time when if a person outside of the USA wanted to come to this country to visit then they would try to find an American citizen ‘sponsor’ who would vouch for them.
It is not just the consulate in Nicaragua. It is the same from any country except Europe & Australia who do not require a visa to visit USA, anyway.
However when your daughter gets married, her husband will be given a green card, buy it could take a year.
He is just visiting. Legally.
I did think to fly him into the nearest border airport and let him walk across then have him fly across the country.
Daughter is seeing that Nics even with sponsors for working visits (conferences) are not permitted visas.
I thought the Commie Sandinistas were in power there.
All the guy has to do is go to Chihuahua and visit Juarez and cross over.
He’ll be free to come and go and maybe get foodstamps.
Say what we will about their govt (mine sucks by the way), the people are wonderful and warm-hearted, according to expats who now live there. Life is simple, family is important and life is good.
My daughter has loved her years there and the community life is wonderful.
Similar problems in Honduras.
Does anyone understand what the heck is going on at the State department?
Goes to the top in Honduras, as I understand it. They had an interim President a few years ago who had the “audacity” to tell Dear Leader to pound sand...been a difficult relationship ever since...I don’t know about Nicaragua...
My nieces have to travel to see their grandmother because she can not get a visa to visit the US.
This is a woman who owns her own home but has been denied because she does not hold a job. She is in her late 80's.
I found a web site which talks about getting a visa to visit the U.S - http://www.visanow.com/u-s-visitor-visa-rejections/.
Per the website: “U.S. visitor visas are some of the most difficult visas to get approved because the U.S. government operates under the assumption that the applicant will attempt to stay in the U.S. permanently. The burden is on the B visa applicant to prove their trip is temporary, that they can financially support themselves during the trip, and that they have strong ties to their home country.”
So you can see why the U.S. would be more cautious about granting visas to folks from the poorest countries.
The website suggests involving a U.S. immigration attorney in the process. But, bear in mind, the website also appears to provide that very service, so take it with a grain of salt. That said, it might make sense for your daughter’s friend to research similar services in his country.
Of course, it is not that simple. The border is controlled by criminal gangs, "coyotes", who need to be paid off.
This is a man with assets and properties who of course will be returning to his country.
So, according to Obama, he is a capitalist pig and exploiter of the massses.
We’re pretty much ADVERTISING now for people to come north. Have him hop one of the Obama-Express flights from San Salvador.
“Daughter is seeing that Nics even with sponsors for working visits (conferences) are not permitted visas.”
Then I would have to assume that Obemba’s State Department policies deliberately keep known good people out of the country. What other explanation could there be?
Maybe you should contact your D.C. representative or senator.
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