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.
Similar problems in Honduras.
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.