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GYnot   8

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My friend wants to come visit the USA from Colombia. The Visa application fee is $160. She wants to bring her 5 year old son. with her. We're concerned she probably will get denied but want to try anyway. Does she have to pay another $160 for his application also? The idea of paying twice the fee to get denied is a bit daunting. So I have a couple of questions:

1) Does a minor accompanying an adult have to pay a second application fee?

2) If they do have to pay, can she apply on her own, then if the visa is granted add him to her visa?

Enquiring minds want to know...

Tony

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They both need their own visas so they'll have to pay both fees.

She can apply for hers first and then apply for his later if hers is successful but it isn't as easy as just adding him to her visa.

And there might be questions asked why they didn't apply together, the CO might assume that she didn't apply for his at the same time in an attempt to bolster her ties to her home country by giving the impression that she'd be going without him and thus having him back home as a reason for her to return.

August 2000: We start e-mailing. I'm in Bosnia, she's in Florida

October 29th 2000: She sends me e-mail asking if I would marry her

October 29th 2000(5 seconds later): I say yes

November 2000: She sends me tickets to Orlando for when I get back

December 6th 2000: Return from Bos

December 11th 2000: Fly to Orlando, she meets me at airport

December 22nd 2000: I fly back to UK

January 3rd 2001: She flies to UK (Good times)

Mid February 2001: Pregnancy test Positive

Mid February 2001: She flies back to US

March 2001: Miscarriage, I fly to US on first flight I can get

May 2001: I leave US before my 90 days are up

June 2001: I fly back to US, stopped at airport for questioning as I had only just left

September 2001: Pregnancy test Positive again

September 2001: She falls sick, I make decision to stay to look after her as I am afraid I may have problems getting back in.

April 16th 2002: Our son is born, we start getting stuff together for his passport

March 6th 2003: We leave US for UK as family

Early April 2003: Family troubles make her return to US, I ask Embassy in London about possibilities of returning to US

April 16th 2003: London Embassy informs me that I will be banned from the Visa Waiver Program for 10 years, my little boys first birthday

June 13th 2006: I-129f sent

August 11th 2006: NOA1 Recieved

After our relationship breaks down she admits to me that she had never bothered to start the application process

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