Right Visa??

[griz30 0]

My wife and I are having a baby in about 6 months. She thought it would be a good idea to bring her cousin to the US to help take care of the baby. Is this a hard thing to do? And what kind of visa should I be pursuing?

Thanks for any feedback

[canadian_wife 1,823]

Bring her cousin on a work visa? Or bring her as a tourist?

Why her cousin? Why not one of the many American citizens qualified to take care of children?

Good luck

[griz30 0]

Her cousin is like her sister...they basically lived across the street from each other their whole lives. But its a culture you are not familiar with...besides I would rather have family watching my child then a stranger any day..

[Penguin_ie 5,995]

She is not going to get an employment visa to babysit.

She could try for a tourist visa (and should not mention that she will "look after" the child, merely that she will be there for the birth/ to see her new cousin), but a young women from your wife's country has little chance of getting a tourist visa unless she has significant ties to home (great job, enrollment in university, kids herself she leaves at home).

[canadian_wife 1,823]

Her cousin is like her sister...they basically lived across the street from each other their whole lives. But its a culture you are not familiar with...besides I would rather have family watching my child then a stranger any day..

I understand. However the US government does not run on Thai cultural rules, they run on US rules and they will see that any American citizen can babysit your child. You do not need to bring your wife's cousin to the US to do so

Good luck

[Ning 619]

My wife and I are having a baby in about 6 months. She thought it would be a good idea to bring her cousin to the US to help take care of the baby. Is this a hard thing to do? And what kind of visa should I be pursuing?

Thanks for any feedback

I am Thai & understand the culture. Its unfortunate that thousands of Thais have abused the immigration privilage to the extent that getting her a tourist visa is next to impossible.

To be clear you as a USC cant not petition for any visa for her. She can apply for a tourist visa. She will have to comply with the " strongest ties " rule. This can be impossible for most single Thai women. All people with visas are considered intending immigrants.

BKK is familiar with the culture & will never issue a tourist visa to allow her to come to care for a baby. Visiting family would be better but that wil prove to be nearly impossible as well.

[Boiler 45,758]

My wife and I are having a baby in about 6 months. She thought it would be a good idea to bring her cousin to the US to help take care of the baby. Is this a hard thing to do? And what kind of visa should I be pursuing?

Thanks for any feedback

Could you find her a US Boyfriend?

[griz30 0]

Could you find her a US Boyfriend?

It's crazy but that is probably the best option. It would have been worth the try...she is a college graduate still looking for a good job.

[Harsh_77 718]

She is not going to get an employment visa to babysit.

She could try for a tourist visa (and should not mention that she will "look after" the child, merely that she will be there for the birth/ to see her new cousin), but a young women from your wife's country has little chance of getting a tourist visa unless she has significant ties to home (great job, enrollment in university, kids herself she leaves at home).

Penguin - you are moderator for the VJ and you yourself are advicing ppl how to lie and circumnavigate the immigration.

Which I would think is against the VJ policy.

[Harsh_77 718]

It's crazy but that is probably the best option. It would have been worth the try...she is a college graduate still looking for a good job.

Make her a good candidate for the violating her tourist visa and trying to stay in US and look for job, which would make it hard for her to get the tourist visa.

Young + single + country of origin + no strong ties = difficult to get any non immigrant visa.

[Penguin_ie 5,995]

Penguin - you are moderator for the VJ and you yourself are advicing ppl how to lie and circumnavigate the immigration.

Which I would think is against the VJ policy.

I am not a moderator, just an organiser. But if you feel what I suggested is illegal, feel free to report the post and a moderator will decide. Personally, I do not think it is illegal (otherwise I would not have suggested it), because it is normal for family to look after a child without pay for a few hours regularly. I did not advocate her getting payed like a nanny- this would indeed be illegal.

[Harsh_77 718]

She is not going to get an employment visa to babysit.

She could try for a tourist visa (and should not mention that she will "look after" the child, merely that she will be there for the birth/ to see her new cousin), but a young women from your wife's country has little chance of getting a tourist visa unless she has significant ties to home (great job, enrollment in university, kids herself she leaves at home).

I have highlighted the line where you advice the user to lie to CO, when OP clearly has mentioned why they want their cousin to visit.

I dont care it mod deletes or not, but in general since you are active member on VJ just my 2 cent things like this should not be adviced.

[Penguin_ie 5,995]

I did not advise lying at all- I said that the person had little chance of getting the visa.

[Harsh_77 718]

I did not advise lying at all- I said that the person had little chance of getting the visa.

lol