Posted on 08/25/2017 12:48:25 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
My wife had her 5th visa interview since 2009, all previous had been denied, this time she was successful. But she said the interviewers were much kinder and understanding. Last time I was in the same area and they told her not to talk to me. This time there was no issue.
Maybe they are finally using some common sense for tourist visas (which is what we just wanted anyway). So instead to laying out the red carpet to would be terrorists they may be letting people that have tourist dollars to spend actually get to the USA. Yes, some will be wrongfully allowed, but that is one reason for ICE.
So while immigration visas may be harder, other visas may be opened.
Did she wear a MAGA shirt?
Your wife has been denied a tourist visa to visit the US several times? Why? Millions of foreign nationals get tourist visas and visit the US every year.
Begs the question why, if she is your wife, would you only seek a tourist visa for her?
What country and why haven’t you helped her to IMMIGRATE ???
Personally, I’d extreme vet every visa
The official response for denial of the tourist was that is was not credible that she would return to Thailand. The fiance’ visa because it was not credible she would remain in the US.
And 2 congressionals did nothing.
Bottom line was that the US Embassy treated all Thai Women (and other Asians women) as if they are coming to the US to be sex workers.
A fiance or marriage visa are to immigrate and live in the USA. We just wanted her to visit.
I am happy here living the good life.
Thailand.
And we don’t care to live in the USA at this time. But I did try to get her a fiance immigration visa, and it was turned down.
Add a sponsor visa where a US Citizen in good standing can sponsor a tourist. But this is a oner, meaning if you sponsor a runner you loose that capability.
LOL Where 90%+ of US GVT employees gave to Hillary, no way.
That is a shame. I know people who are back and forth regularly.
so she applied when she was your fiancé and she was turned down...
but if youre married now, why don’t you try for a visa for YOUR WIFE ???
I think theres more to this...
Not trying to be snarky but I’m an immigrate and I’m interested in your plight...
I don't think that's a bad idea. However, it assumes that the U.S Government could keep track of these things, which is entirely contradicted by real-world experience.
But then I hear you. 40+ years of dealing with the military and US GVT, a lot of pain there.
For example, at the same time as the visa we applied for a new passport for our daughter, my wife had to personally be there even though the daughter already had a US Passport. They needed my wife's Passport but that was keep by Visa services, so I handed them her US Government Military Dependent ID Card, the guy had to check to see if it was an acceptable ID.
It depends on what country you are from. Even tourists get a going over when they go through passport control. We are not a welcoming country.
Yes, but they mess up a fair percentage of the time. Would you have been surprised if, over the years, they had mixed up your wife with someone who had the same or a similar name?
That reminds me of when I was coming back from Asia last year. I sailed right on through customs, but a couple of harmless looking middle-aged Korean or Japanese women were pulled aside for further questioning, something about cash.
Actually, I did not sail right on through. Because of the way I answered the questions at the kiosk, I did have to talk to a customs agent. And when I looked at the bottoms of my boots and told him it didn't look like I was tracking anything, he let me go.
I just talked to a gentleman from Brazil who came through Miami a few days ago on a tourist visa. He said that they questioned him for two hours about his plans. They let him through and he understood.
I no longer have a plight, she has a tourist visa and that is really all I wanted to get her.
Now as our 4 year old gets to teens we may decide to try for better education in the USA.
For me, it is fairly easy to stay in Thailand, over 50 have $2K a month income, welcome (yes a few more steps, but compared to the USA, very easy)
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