New guy, questions on visiting US

[blackartemis 0]

Hey everyone, I had a few questions and the search engine here is a lil funky, so I was hoping to just ask for some help.

I am sitting in Newark Airport waiting for my flight back to see my Fiancee and get back to work on monday. We were sad because she was denied the 30 day tourist visa, as I have been home for this past month.

We plan on getting married legally in nov/dec and the ceremony is on 3/31/07. Now what we want to do is this.

We only want to return to the US for 2-3 months in may-aug. She will begin to teach again in Sept and I will be starting my MBA here as well. So trying to move perm. to the US is out for the next 2-3 years.

What is the best Idea to bring my soon to be wife to America for a nice vacation?

Thanks in advance

[Brazilitaliana 0]

Well, if she was denied a tourist visa, you are probably going to have to apply for a K-1 visa for her, to come to this county as your fiance. However, that will probably take a while, so you might have to postpone your vacation. Or, if you are going to marry in Thailand, then you'll have to file for another visa, to bring your spouse to the US. But that'll probably take a while as well. I'm not the best person to give you advice on those visas because I didn't go through this process, but you can visit the USCIS website, where you'll find information regarding how to bring your fiance/spouse to this country. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

Hope this helps, and good luck to you!

Vanessa

[blackartemis 0]

Thanks, the real problem is that I have read that she has to stay in the US for a set amount of time per year. Which we can't do due to work/school. Blah

I have a gov. and sen. office working on some stuff for me, thank God for high powered friends haha. But I don't count on it all.

[payxibka 10,047]

Hey everyone, I had a few questions and the search engine here is a lil funky, so I was hoping to just ask for some help.

I am sitting in Newark Airport waiting for my flight back to see my Fiancee and get back to work on monday. We were sad because she was denied the 30 day tourist visa, as I have been home for this past month.

We plan on getting married legally in nov/dec and the ceremony is on 3/31/07. Now what we want to do is this.

We only want to return to the US for 2-3 months in may-aug. She will begin to teach again in Sept and I will be starting my MBA here as well. So trying to move perm. to the US is out for the next 2-3 years.

What is the best Idea to bring my soon to be wife to America for a nice vacation?

Thanks in advance

Does Thailand allow for DCF? It can be the quickest but not all consulates do it and there may be residency requirements which you may have already satisfied. Your timeline need is fairly aggressive and it is possible that none of the marriage based visas will be processed quickly enough for you. Then on top of that there are certain requirements that need to be fulfilled and being out of the country for 2-3 years maybe problematic. I hope others will fill in the holes....

Thanks, the real problem is that I have read that she has to stay in the US for a set amount of time per year. Which we can't do due to work/school. Blah

I have a gov. and sen. office working on some stuff for me, thank God for high powered friends haha. But I don't count on it all.

Don't count on much from them at this stage as they really cannot do anything but make inquiries.....

[blackartemis 0]

I have to check on the DCF, but We can get home for 3-4 months a year.

But now I gotta get ready to board my flight, I will be gone until friday, I will get more info then. Thanks again everyone!

[Yodrak 7]

blackartemis,

I'm surprised that your fiancee was refused a B2 visa given your circumstances. Did you play-up your situation in Thailand, the fact that you are living and working there?

And just out of curiosity, did she apply for her visa in Chiangmai or in Bangkok? I've heard it said that Bangkok can be 'easier'. I've no idea if it's true or not, and my natural inclination is to doubt it, but my in-laws who live in Lamphun applied for their B2 visas in Bangkok because they were told that.

Yodrak

Hey everyone, I had a few questions and the search engine here is a lil funky, so I was hoping to just ask for some help.

I am sitting in Newark Airport waiting for my flight back to see my Fiancee and get back to work on monday. We were sad because she was denied the 30 day tourist visa, as I have been home for this past month.

We plan on getting married legally in nov/dec and the ceremony is on 3/31/07. Now what we want to do is this.

We only want to return to the US for 2-3 months in may-aug. She will begin to teach again in Sept and I will be starting my MBA here as well. So trying to move perm. to the US is out for the next 2-3 years.

What is the best Idea to bring my soon to be wife to America for a nice vacation?

Thanks in advance