Jillian Harris - "The Bachelorette"...and others.

[Blitz 3]

This is somewhat related....but I was just reading a mag article about Jillian Harris, the last "Bachelorette". I could be way off, but it seems to me the timing of when the show taped to when she "moved" with her boyfriend happened very quickly. I don't know her case/status, etc. but do you think some people get special treatment? What about all the Canadian hockey players who get traded to American NHL teams....and their wives move down with them almost immediately. I worked for a Cdn NHL team for awhile, and they never seemed to have any issues. Their husbands are going to live and work there, so how can they not be viewed as living there too? Just thinking out loud....

[Malrothien 6]

Jillian is Canadian. The fiancee is American.

There are special visa classes for situations like this and very high priced lawyers.

[SapphireDreams 71]

Jillian probably fits into the work visa category, the same one that Actors/Actresses and those with special abilities. The sports people also get special work visas due to their special skills.

[MapleLeafBaby 1]

A lot of times they get work visa's and the show provides immigration attorney's and pays for them.

I had a friend that, after 9/11, his entire head office was wiped out in the towers. He was from Toronto, worked for a very large brokerage firm....they needed to replace their executives and fast...my friend was offered a job in the US, a visa almost immediately, moving expenses, and as part of the deal, they agreed to push through an expedite for his wife to not only immigrate but start her own employment almost immediately.... I do think that there are exceptions made (or at least a lot of money spent on attorney's etc...) to make things happen...but that's just my take...

I mean, there really is no method to how things are done with them sometimes....there are people who get approved for Green Cards, waaay before others who file before them.... it's just luck...i'm thankful that luck has been on our side this past year.... we got an interview at the Embassy within 3 weeks of filing and a GC approval this time around within 9 weeks.....don't want to jinx it for ROC...lol

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Jillian probably fits into the work visa category, the same one that Actors/Actresses and those with special abilities. The sports people also get special work visas due to their special skills.

Yes exactly. I believe it is called an O-1.

I mean, I have some "special abilities" but USCIS wasn't interested

[MapleLeafBaby 1]

Jillian probably fits into the work visa category, the same one that Actors/Actresses and those with special abilities. The sports people also get special work visas due to their special skills.

Yes exactly. I believe it is called an O-1.

I mean, I have some "special abilities" but USCIS wasn't interested

HAHAHA! But i'm sure your husband was very interested in your special abilities lol....perhaps that's what won him over?

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Jillian probably fits into the work visa category, the same one that Actors/Actresses and those with special abilities. The sports people also get special work visas due to their special skills.

Yes exactly. I believe it is called an O-1.

I mean, I have some "special abilities" but USCIS wasn't interested

HAHAHA! But i'm sure your husband was very interested in your special abilities lol....perhaps that's what won him over?

Oh probably. These special abilities have broken many hearts through the years

Now I would like to make it clear that was a joke...

[thetreble 19]

My brothers have both played hockey here in the US and the teams procure the visas for them. It never takes more than a week or two to get them all finished up and they don't have to do a thing.