Preparing for marriage/love/residence

[sacredlove 0]

im new here and was told this was the best place to discuss these type of situations

well then this is my current situation

i have met this thai woman from thailand and i live in the usa texas

and we have talked,planned,and decided that we wanted to spend eternity with one another.

so these are my options i don't know if its gonna be successful but i did a lot of research and so far this is what i'm going for.

plan a.

working on getting her into a university here in texas so she can study her major for around 2 yr. shes interested in

business management.in the mean time when i find the right university then she will apply and once accepted

then comes phase 2 getting student visa afterwards she will fill paperwork and apply once visa obtained and approved

then she will come study in texas while in texas we will marry and work on the paper work needed for residence.

----------if that doesn't work out denied/not processed by deadline.

then comes plan b. really simple...

plan b.

she comes to usa we marry paper work she goes back to thailand does her paperwork in embassy

and get citizenship

i might of not gathered much information but this is what i got planned so far

what process must she go to to visit usa is it easy to come here?

[rsn 135]

im new here and was told this was the best place to discuss these type of situations

well then this is my current situation

i have met this thai woman from thailand and i live in the usa texas

and we have talked,planned,and decided that we wanted to spend eternity with one another.

so these are my options i don't know if its gonna be successful but i did a lot of research and so far this is what i'm going for.

plan a.

working on getting her into a university here in texas so she can study her major for around 2 yr. shes interested in

business management.in the mean time when i find the right university then she will apply and once accepted

then comes phase 2 getting student visa afterwards she will fill paperwork and apply once visa obtained and approved

then she will come study in texas while in texas we will marry and work on the paper work needed for residence.

----------if that doesn't work out denied/not processed by deadline.

then comes plan b. really simple...

plan b.

she comes to usa we marry paper work she goes back to thailand does her paperwork in embassy

and get citizenship

i might of not gathered much information but this is what i got planned so far

what process must she go to to visit usa is it easy to come here?

Plan A sounds potentially dangerous, especially since a J1 visa is a non-immigrant visa, and since you are clearly planning on using it as an immigrant visa. Don't do that.

Plan B in theory sounds good, but it is unlikely that she will get a tourist visa to the U.S. It is pretty difficult for Thai people to get one, especially if you are a single female. In all likelihood, she will not get a tourist visa, so you might not want to waste your time going that route unless she is incredibly wealthy or has some unbelievable amount of proof that would guarantee 100% beyond any doubt that she will return to Thailand.

Go the K1 route, or get married and file for CR1.

See the Sawasdee 3 thread for more help.

Edited September 21, 2009 by rsn

[daboyz 36]

im new here and was told this was the best place to discuss these type of situations

well then this is my current situation

i have met this thai woman from thailand and i live in the usa texas

and we have talked,planned,and decided that we wanted to spend eternity with one another.

so these are my options i don't know if its gonna be successful but i did a lot of research and so far this is what i'm going for.

plan a.

working on getting her into a university here in texas so she can study her major for around 2 yr. shes interested in

business management.in the mean time when i find the right university then she will apply and once accepted

then comes phase 2 getting student visa afterwards she will fill paperwork and apply once visa obtained and approved

then she will come study in texas while in texas we will marry and work on the paper work needed for residence.

----------if that doesn't work out denied/not processed by deadline.

then comes plan b. really simple...

plan b.

she comes to usa we marry paper work she goes back to thailand does her paperwork in embassy

and get citizenship

i might of not gathered much information but this is what i got planned so far

what process must she go to to visit usa is it easy to come here?

Plan A sounds potentially dangerous, especially since a J1 visa is a non-immigrant visa, and since you are clearly planning on using it as an immigrant visa. Don't do that.

Plan B in theory sounds good, but it is unlikely that she will get a tourist visa to the U.S. It is pretty difficult for Thai people to get one, especially if you are a single female. In all likelihood, she will not get a tourist visa, so you might not want to waste your time going that route unless she is incredibly wealthy or has some unbelievable amount of proof that would guarantee 100% beyond any doubt that she will return to Thailand.

Go the K1 route, or get married and file for CR1.

See the Sawasdee 3 thread for more help.

[sacredlove 0]

J1 visa ? whats that? oh i see so is there any hope in plan a at all is there any chance of it working?

what so she has no chance of getting tourist visa why? shes already talking to advisor in her country

and aiming for student visa path aka plan a

why does she have to be wealthy?

she is going back to thailand 100% were only marrying here in texas

to make the k1 path much easier do u get where im trying to aim for?

after marriage visit,photo picture taking,ect

what can she do to visit here in texas shes planning and i for her to come here

in 2010 january is that possible is there anything i can do?

get married and file for CR1????

can u explain the path for that what can i do it seems i lost all hope just now??!!!

[rsn 135]

J1 visa ? whats that? oh i see so is there any hope in plan a at all is there any chance of it working?

what so she has no chance of getting tourist visa why? shes already talking to advisor in her country

and aiming for student visa path aka plan a

why does she have to be wealthy?

she is going back to thailand 100% were only marrying here in texas

to make the k1 path much easier do u get where im trying to aim for?

after marriage visit,photo picture taking,ect

what can she do to visit here in texas shes planning and i for her to come here

in 2010 january is that possible is there anything i can do?

get married and file for CR1????

can u explain the path for that what can i do it seems i lost all hope just now??!!!

I meant F1, sorry. typo (lots of those lately for me!). F1 is a student visa.

[rsn 135]

J1 visa ? whats that? oh i see so is there any hope in plan a at all is there any chance of it working?

what so she has no chance of getting tourist visa why? shes already talking to advisor in her country

and aiming for student visa path aka plan a

why does she have to be wealthy?

she is going back to thailand 100% were only marrying here in texas

to make the k1 path much easier do u get where im trying to aim for?

after marriage visit,photo picture taking,ect

what can she do to visit here in texas shes planning and i for her to come here

in 2010 january is that possible is there anything i can do?

get married and file for CR1????

can u explain the path for that what can i do it seems i lost all hope just now??!!!

Your plan mentioned in plan A is considered visa fraud as far as I can tell, which makes it illegal so I wouldn't recommend doing that.

The reality is that a young single female from Thailand will likely not get a tourist visa. That's just the way it is. When my wife attempted to get one a while back, they didn't even look at her evidence. They glanced at her form and basically told her to forget about it. I can't recall ever hearing about a young single female obtaining a tourist visa from Thailand. Assuring the officer at the embassy that she is only coming to the U.S. to get married followed by a prompt return to Thailand is laughable. Not in this lifetime. I suspect her already unlikely chances of getting a tourist visa are dashed even further by there being even a whiff of a relationship w/ a USC in the picture.

Read the guides on this site, familiarize yourself with the process, and then begin to form a (legal) plan.

Edited September 21, 2009 by rsn

[daboyz 36]

I met this guy here in Dallas and his Thai girlfriend. She came here on a tourist visa. He sent all kinds of info to the Embassy in Bangkok, and they gave her the visa. I'm still scratching my head on that one.

[rsn 135]

I met this guy here in Dallas and his Thai girlfriend. She came here on a tourist visa. He sent all kinds of info to the Embassy in Bangkok, and they gave her the visa. I'm still scratching my head on that one.

I'd be curious to know how the specifics of how they pulled that one off.

[sacredlove 0]

my god im curious on that one too who!!? i must speak with that man and girl

lol

[rsn 135]

my god im curious on that one too who!!? i must speak with that man and girl

lol

I suspect it involved a bottle of sang som and the interviewer's morning coffee.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Since marriage is a very serious affair, and you, as a sponsor, would be financially on the hook for 10 years to support your potential to-be-student wife, I would start out with a 1-month visit to Thailand to really get to know here before doing anything else. If you afterward decide you really want to spend yhe rest of your life with her, you can move to step 2.

[daboyz 36]

my god im curious on that one too who!!? i must speak with that man and girl

lol

I suspect it involved a bottle of sang som and the interviewer's morning coffee.

I miss Saeng Som. My wife doesn't.

[D&R 0]

im new here and was told this was the best place to discuss these type of situations

well then this is my current situation

i have met this thai woman from thailand and i live in the usa texas

and we have talked,planned,and decided that we wanted to spend eternity with one another.

so these are my options i don't know if its gonna be successful but i did a lot of research and so far this is what i'm going for.

plan a.

working on getting her into a university here in texas so she can study her major for around 2 yr. shes interested in

business management.in the mean time when i find the right university then she will apply and once accepted

then comes phase 2 getting student visa afterwards she will fill paperwork and apply once visa obtained and approved

then she will come study in texas while in texas we will marry and work on the paper work needed for residence.

----------if that doesn't work out denied/not processed by deadline.

then comes plan b. really simple...

plan b.

she comes to usa we marry paper work she goes back to thailand does her paperwork in embassy

and get citizenship

i might of not gathered much information but this is what i got planned so far

what process must she go to to visit usa is it easy to come here?

OK,. I have to ask.... have you actually met her face-2-face yet? (and no, I don't just mean on webcam)

[Penguin_ie 5,995]

The other issue with a student ivsa is that studying here is expensive! She'd need a lot of money to be able to afford it. For both the fiancee visa (to get married in the USA) or spousal CR-1 visa (after marriage abroad), you two would need to have met in person, have you done that?

[baron555 934]

Plan A can be construed to be visa fraud since you already have the intention to marry.

Plan B is best and that is the K-1 visa route.

I'd investigate that. Read the Guides at the top of this page.