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Vanity - Tourists can't even come visit?
08/06/2018 | self

Posted on 08/06/2018 12:31:45 AM PDT by Cementjungle

My friends (a couple) from South Africa have a 2 week visit planned to see me at my place here in Las Vegas. This trip they were planning to bring their good friend, a younger (21 year old) friend of theirs (they're late 20's).

The US denied her tourist visa... without asking any questions. The reason "risk of immigration".

WTF?

A young gal, with a family, friends, job (fitness model) in South Africa can't join her friends in the US for 2 weeks with return ticket in hand? But, anyone waltzing across the Mexican border is in for life no questions asked?


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Travel
KEYWORDS: immigration; southafrica
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To: Cementjungle; LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

https://www.fitnessmag.co.za/face-fitness-2017/elme-muller/

FINALLY some illegal immigration I could get behind!


61 posted on 08/06/2018 1:32:42 PM PDT by Made In The USA (Next thing you know, 'ol Jed's a millionaire)
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To: Cementjungle

Gulp. Would she consider adoption?


62 posted on 08/06/2018 2:44:28 PM PDT by moovova
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To: moovova
Her friend who is bringing her is quite pleasant to have around too:


63 posted on 08/06/2018 5:09:22 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Cementjungle
When I mentioned adoption...I meant her adopting me. I'm ok with two mommies also. 😁

In any event...good luck bringing your friend over. May the gods of Red Tape smile on y'all.

64 posted on 08/06/2018 5:38:10 PM PDT by moovova
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To: moovova

I’ve chartered a helicopter for a Grand Canyon tour and landing for some photo shoot time... can’t wait.


65 posted on 08/06/2018 6:14:47 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: iowamark

She’s a white South African. Worse things could happen. Very unlikely to morph into a Democrat voters.


66 posted on 08/09/2018 7:40:16 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: jmacusa

Don’t say drag. That’s insensitive to the alternatively dressed.


67 posted on 08/09/2018 7:45:05 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Still Thinking

Well, ain’t that a drag... oops.. did it again! Confound dang nab it, what don’t get a feller in trouble these days with that there po-lit-ti-cal co-rrect-ness stuff?


68 posted on 08/09/2018 10:01:49 PM PDT by jmacusa (Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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To: jmacusa

I always say that politically correct stuff must actually be incorrect, cause if it was the normal, actual-factual kind of correct, they’d just say “correct”.


69 posted on 08/10/2018 6:13:37 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Cementjungle

Not guilty!


70 posted on 08/10/2018 6:14:25 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: billakay

Just learned that now she’s denied again... bummer


71 posted on 08/10/2018 10:25:41 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Still Thinking

There ya go!


72 posted on 08/10/2018 11:18:17 AM PDT by jmacusa (Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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To: Cementjungle

Weird! What did they tell her?


73 posted on 08/10/2018 1:09:51 PM PDT by billakay
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To: billakay

Dunno... but my friends don’t want me to intervene (not that I could) because they fear their visas could get yanked too. Will learn more next when they’re here I guess.


74 posted on 08/10/2018 1:18:09 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Cementjungle

It’s an odd situation. I would think it would be unusual for a visa to be denied after an “approval”. I hate to ask, but is it possible she was “less than forthcoming” about some detail and they found out? Do you know what rule she was denied under?


75 posted on 08/11/2018 1:41:29 AM PDT by billakay
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To: billakay
It’s an odd situation. I would think it would be unusual for a visa to be denied after an “approval”. I hate to ask, but is it possible she was “less than forthcoming” about some detail and they found out? Do you know what rule she was denied under?

I don't know much... their reason is she's an "immigration risk". I have never met this kid (friend of my friends). She's just getting published and recognized in S.A. as a fitness model, and being young, she may have said something dumb like "I hope to get discovered somehow in my visit to the USA".

I'll get all the scoop next week when my friends do get here.

76 posted on 08/11/2018 1:52:56 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Cementjungle

Yes, but the looming troubles associated with land reform renders some measures indicating motives to return meaningless.


77 posted on 08/11/2018 2:02:50 AM PDT by monocle
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To: monocle
Yes, but the looming troubles associated with land reform renders some measures indicating motives to return meaningless.

She has a pretty stable family and work situation in S.A., but doesn't own property or anything. She's never been to the US before, so there's no BF or anything drawing her here... she's just tagging along with a friend (and friend's husband).

I think if she got a Che tattoo or something it might improve her chances.

78 posted on 08/11/2018 2:16:28 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: monocle
Now she just video called me in tears... the embassy wants to see her today and is now questioning her motives for this trip. I wrote a letter real quick for her to take with her that my wife met her and her now husband years ago and just clicked. We all love to travel, and have many interests in common... we just moved to Las Vegas, and convinced them we could show them a fun time for a 2 week vacation here.

I can only guess things must be getting real bad over there... the US must be worried everyone (whites at least) are wanting to flee.

79 posted on 08/13/2018 12:22:34 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: monocle

Turns out State dept had copies of all their WhatsApp conversations. A photographer in Miami paid for their airfare in exchange for a day of underwater shooting. They were interrogated like criminals yesterday, and had video chats played back to them. Visas yanked hours before departure.


80 posted on 08/14/2018 10:23:04 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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