Possible to obtain a tourist visa while inside the US?

[Girl from Celebes 588]

She was lying to him throughout this ordeal in my opinion so she thinks he will believe her I suppose. She is just trying to get anything she can but karma will follow her.

You aren't naïve. You are just a very honest person and don't think like she does.

Some people have never learned a lesson from their experience. I hope she won't ended up like this poor woman. Luckily this woman took a lesson for her bad experience and stood up for others.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/escaped-brooklyn-sex-slave-hails-house-efforts-fight-human-trafficking-article-1.1800189

[khenzee 5]

Ok, a bit of clarity today. She has been talking with a Thai woman in LA who just "happens" to be from her home town. This lady is offering her a flight to LA, and good paying job and a 6 month visa. All pre-paid. She can pay them back when she has the money.

Obviously, I don't want anything bad to come to her. I have contacted all her family. (who don;t think I'm a scumbag) and told them they need to talk her out of this if they ever want to see her again.

She has been getting terrible advice all along. Almost as if they wanted to put her in a vulnerable and desperate position. Clearly she was stalked on Facebook and targeted.

I feel bad for her, but all I can do is tell her it is a scam. To which she responded. Oh, she would never lie to me she is from my home town.

I hope she starts making better choices.

Asian ''Massage' Parlor.

[slowlyman 118]

That scenario has human trafficking written all over it. Once in LA they'll probably take her passport and she'll be laying on her back working to pay back the money they fronted her to get to L.A. There's no way in hell she can get a visa without going back to Thailand and applying for another one (unless she goes the VAWA route.) Her being from Isaan, I'm surprised she would fall for something like that. I'm sure she knew many people growing up there who were promised good paying jobs in Bangkok only to end up dancing on Cowboy or Nana with number 58 strapped tho their bikini top and getting short timed 3 times a night. But hey, she's got it all figured out. I'd tell her Chok Dee and send her on her way. You pulled the I-864 so your obligations are over as far as immigration is concerned.

She really needs to go back to Thailand, but I doubt she will.

I thought the same thing. She has good street smarts, but something is clearly clouding her judgement here. I'm sure it has something to do with face. Going back empty handed would make her look bad.

Edited May 24, 2014 by slowlyman

[Ning 619]

I thought the same thing. She has good street smarts, but something is clearly clouding her judgement here. I'm sure it has something to do with face. Going back empty handed would make her look bad.

I hope you see that she leaves with what she brought and not much more. She already looks bad in her village and to her family because she told everyone that the plane was taking her and some of them to easy street. They all think life is what they see in the movies where everyone is rich ect. Its the Willy Wonka golden ticket they seek rather than a life here where we have to work for what we have.

She has lost face and will go back to tell a series of lies to try to overcome that problem. In time this will soften the blow to her ego and allow the family to recover some but they will live with this for a long time because the village wont let them forget. This is the price paid for what she has done.

[Andy and Pui 16]

That scenario has human trafficking written all over it. Once in LA they'll probably take her passport and she'll be laying on her back working to pay back the money they fronted her to get to L.A. There's no way in hell she can get a visa without going back to Thailand and applying for another one (unless she goes the VAWA route.) Her being from Isaan, I'm surprised she would fall for something like that. I'm sure she knew many people growing up there who were promised good paying jobs in Bangkok only to end up dancing on Cowboy or Nana with number 58 strapped tho their bikini top and getting short timed 3 times a night. But hey, she's got it all figured out. I'd tell her Chok Dee and send her on her way. You pulled the I-864 so your obligations are over as far as immigration is concerned.

She really needs to go back to Thailand, but I doubt she will.

WOW! That is crazy the human trafficing and taking the passport. Slowlyman, sorry it did not work out for you and wish you the best in the future.

[raven52 233]

Maybe I missed something, but I did not see the reason for the marriage failure, OR maybe the OP does not want to disclose it.

If so, fine, sometimes it is just nice to see what mistakes were made, and can only help us who are married to Asians, have a better marriage.

[slowlyman 118]

There has been a string of issues getting to this point, but the breaking point was She asked for a divorce so she could marry another man.

The AOS had not been approved, so I withdrew the Affidavit of support & the 129f.

As soon as she found out she would not be getting a green card she lost interest in the divorce and has been fighting it ever since.

[Karee 4,190]

As soon as she found out she would not be getting a green card she lost interest in the divorce and has been fighting it ever since.

Funny how that works.

[Darnell 8,478]

Maybe I missed something, but I did not see the reason for the marriage failure, OR maybe the OP does not want to disclose it.

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[Andy and Pui 16]

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Shhhhh. Darnell, don't tell anybody you can access the advanced search from your phone as well. Or at least I can from my phone.

[Mollie09 1,543]

There has been a string of issues getting to this point, but the breaking point was She asked for a divorce so she could marry another man.

The AOS had not been approved, so I withdrew the Affidavit of support & the 129f.

As soon as she found out she would not be getting a green card she lost interest in the divorce and has been fighting it ever since.

Was she planning on marrying another USC or a foreigner she was hoping to bring to the US as her spouse when she was a LPR?

Either way, she screwed up that timeline pretty badly. You're lucky she showed her intentions this early.