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[Teacher Mark 53]

Around a year ago I had a Vietnamese friend tell me that she was going to apply for a guest worker visa. She claimed to have friends that had done it already and they told her it was easy to get the visa, as long as you had $5K to spend. I laughed and told her there was no way. Guess what...it's true. The job is at a restaurant and she'll be a hostess. The consulate even prepared a list of questions they would be asked, which did not include "Do you have a boyfriend in the US?". Just when I thought I'd heard it all.

Edited June 6, 2010 by Mr. Saigon

[lindal24 1]

I'm a little confused...

Are you saying that your Vietnamese friend is a VN National and got a working visa to the US and their current job title is hostess?? And that she has a USC/PR boyfriend in the US that will marry her so that she can adjust status??

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Around a year ago I had a Vietnamese friend tell me that she was going to apply for a guest worker visa. She claimed to have friends that had done it already and they told her it was easy to get the visa, as long as you had $5K to spend. I laughed and told her there was no way. Guess what...it's true. The job is at a restaurant and she'll be a hostess. The consulate even prepared a list of questions they would be asked, which did not include "Do you have a boyfriend in the US?". Just when I thought I'd heard it all.

I presume this visa requires an employer sponsor. I doubt it's an H2B because Vietnam is not on the approved list of eligible countries. What is the visa category?

[Teacher Mark 53]

I'm a little confused...

Are you saying that your Vietnamese friend is a VN National and got a working visa to the US and their current job title is hostess?? And that she has a USC/PR boyfriend in the US that will marry her so that she can adjust status??

Yes about the hostess job. No on the B/F. Sorry about that. It seems like they would ask that question though, for that exact reason.

Edited June 6, 2010 by Mr. Saigon

[Teacher Mark 53]

I presume this visa requires an employer sponsor. I doubt it's an H2B because Vietnam is not on the approved list of eligible countries. What is the visa category?

She said it was H2B.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

She said it was H2B.

Whoever petitioned for her must have done a helluva job with the petition. Vietnam is specifically NOT on the list of approved countries, so the Secretary of DHS has to make a determination that it's in the best interests of the United States for the alien to get a visa. What would you have to write to convince DHS that it's in the best interest of the US for a specific Vietnamese girl to be a hostess in a restaurant?

Come to think of it, I know a few Vietnamese coffee shops in San Jose that require VN girls with very specific talents.

[lindal24 1]

Whoever petitioned for her must have done a helluva job with the petition. Vietnam is specifically NOT on the list of approved countries, so the Secretary of DHS has to make a determination that it's in the best interests of the United States for the alien to get a visa. What would you have to write to convince DHS that it's in the best interest of the US for a specific Vietnamese girl to be a hostess in a restaurant?

Come to think of it, I know a few Vietnamese coffee shops in San Jose that require VN girls with very specific talents.

I think I heard of that coffee shop on the news...haha...

[Teacher Mark 53]

Whoever petitioned for her must have done a helluva job with the petition. Vietnam is specifically NOT on the list of approved countries, so the Secretary of DHS has to make a determination that it's in the best interests of the United States for the alien to get a visa. What would you have to write to convince DHS that it's in the best interest of the US for a specific Vietnamese girl to be a hostess in a restaurant?

Come to think of it, I know a few Vietnamese coffee shops in San Jose that require VN girls with very specific talents.

I'll find out the specific visa. She's a university student studying hospitality and management, so that may have something to do with it.

You know these coffee shops because you solicite them I assume.

[Teacher Mark 53]

http://hochiminh.usconsulate.gov/iv/visa/catergories.html#EBI

Employment Third Preference (E3)

Skilled Workers, Professionals Holding Baccalaureate Degrees and Other Workers receive 28.6 percent of the yearly worldwide limit, plus any unused Employment First and Second Preference visas. All Third Preference applicants require an approved I-140 petition filed by the prospective employer. All such workers require a labor certification, or Schedule A designation, or evidence that they qualify for one of the shortage occupations in the Labor Market Information Pilot Program. There are three subgroups within this category:

1. Skilled workers are persons capable of performing a job requiring at least two years'' training or experience;

2. Professionals with a baccalaureate degree are members of a profession with at least a university bachelor's degree; and

3. Other workers are those persons capable of filling positions requiring less than two years'' training or experience.

[ScottThuy 140]

I'll find out the specific visa. She's a university student studying hospitality and management, so that may have something to do with it.

You know these coffee shops because you solicite them I assume.

I will respond for him.... with a video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HBGHcbIqck

[lindal24 1]

This is the news report I was referencing...haha...

http://www.ocregister.com/news/says-126730-nguyen-coffee.html

[ScottThuy 140]

[lindal24 1]

that's the video I was talkin' about...

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I think I heard of that coffee shop on the news...haha...

There's actually several of them in San Jose. They are all pretty similar.

You know these coffee shops because you solicite them I assume.

I'd never heard of them until my wife's uncle took me to one. I've probably been to those shops a half dozen times in the past two years. Her uncle was with me each time.

If people just wanted VN coffee they could go to Lee's and get a takeout in less than a minute. The girls are intended to keep the guys in the shop, and keep them spending money for a longer time. They can also get away with charging more for the coffee. The shops all have a gazillion TV's around the room, with a sports game on every one of them. There are usually small groups of men playing cards and betting on the sports.

You can also smoke in most of those places, even though it's blatantly against California law. They give you an ashtray made from aluminum foil. If the cops come, you drop your cigarette into the foil ashtray, wad it up, and carry it out with you.

There may be "extra services" available in the back of some of those places, but I wouldn't know about that.

[BurningFinger 5]

There's actually several of them in San Jose. They are all pretty similar.

I'd never heard of them until my wife's uncle took me to one. I've probably been to those shops a half dozen times in the past two years. Her uncle was with me each time.

If people just wanted VN coffee they could go to Lee's and get a takeout in less than a minute. The girls are intended to keep the guys in the shop, and keep them spending money for a longer time. They can also get away with charging more for the coffee. The shops all have a gazillion TV's around the room, with a sports game on every one of them. There are usually small groups of men playing cards and betting on the sports.

You can also smoke in most of those places, even though it's blatantly against California law. They give you an ashtray made from aluminum foil. If the cops come, you drop your cigarette into the foil ashtray, wad it up, and carry it out with you.

There may be "extra services" available in the back of some of those places, but I wouldn't know about that.

Liar....

hahaha just kidding. There are quite a few of those shops where I live too.