General knowledge of immigration vent

[Hunkydory97 10]

My favorites so far is 

“so that means you can go on 90 day fiancé and get paid” 😂 

“why can’t he just get a tourism visa and wait out the process in America” 

 

I question the stupidity of people. This process is lengthy but, it isn’t hard unless you make it hard. 

[PGA 240]

3 minutes ago, Hunkydory97 said:

My favorites so far is 

“so that means you can go on 90 day fiancé and get paid” 😂 

“why can’t he just get a tourism visa and wait out the process in America” 

 

I question the stupidity of people. This process is lengthy but, it isn’t hard unless you make it hard. 

My wife and I would be absolutely awesome on Pillow Talk... 

[PGA 240]

In reality, I think it would do many of us a lot of good to not only understand the immigration requirements of the United States, but also of some other countries as well. Australia makes the US look lax....Japan doesn't let anyone in easily, Canada isn't as easy as they make it seem through their Facebook advertising, and it seems Europe is really starting to get frustrated with the number of immigrants trying to sail their way to the shores.

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

1 hour ago, PGA said:

Yeah, because immigration was sooo smooth and seamless before Trump.

I didn’t insinuate that. I merely pointed out more points that the average citizen doesn’t realize about immigration...

[payxibka 10,045]

5 hours ago, Cheburashka34 said:

What I don't understand is Trump's wife is a legal immigrant....

She is not. She is a citizen 

Edited August 15, 2020 by payxibka

[Sarge2155 4,587]

6 hours ago, millefleur said:

I mean, I'm willing to give people the benefit of the doubt here. Immigration law is complicated. It's not like you can just run through a Wikipedia page and become an expert in a few minutes. I think it's more so because despite the US being "a country of immigrants", in reality, a large portion of Americans have never had to deal with immigration in their lifetime and are thus just ignorant about it because of that.

I agree before I got involved I had no need to know anything about immigrations as the subject never came up. I never devoted the time to read about it because I had no reason or need then!

[millefleur 5,046]

Just now, Sarge2155 said:

I agree before I got involved I had no need to know anything about immigrations as the subject never came up. I never devoted the time to read about it because I had no reason or need then!

Oh same here. My first posts on VJ are super embarrassing, I had no idea that tourist visas would be difficult for spouses to obtain, for example. This whole process has a huge learning curve, that is for sure!

[pablo2752 106]

For a country of immigrants, Americans are dreadfully ignorant of anything related to immigration process other than "tHoSe DaMn IlLeGaLs". I recall one time that I had to explain to my acquaintance and his family that you don't just become a citizen or even a permanent residents just because you were here over a decade...I also had to explain my best friend about incredibly bureaucratic nature of American immigration, and it made him understand why a good portion legal immigrants are in favor of President Trump. This is a stark contrast to Australia, where things are much more straightforward and non-immigrants are a little more informed. 

 

 

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[Orangesapples 1,954]

7 hours ago, mushroomspore said:

 

 

Variation on that: "So if you're from <Middle East/Africa/South America/Mexico/poorer parts of Asia>, it's harder to get approved for the green card." No and thanks for revealing your racist/cultural biases.

 

That's kind I'd true though, on the visa level. People from MENA countries (and some other places) have a much harder time getting a visa. Once they're in the US, it doesn't matter but the visa process is definitely harder for some countries. There was a thread this week about a couple, the husband is from Pakistan, and it took them 3 years to finally get the visa and it was an uphill battle. 

Edited August 15, 2020 by Orangesapples

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4 hours ago, payxibka said:

She is not. She is a citizen 

The two are not mutually exclusive. 

 

Immigrant:

 

a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently

 

 

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44 minutes ago, Orangesapples said:

The two are not mutually exclusive. 

 

Immigrant:

 

a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently

 

 

Never indicated she wasn't an immigrant 

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6 hours ago, Hunkydory97 said:

My favorites so far is 

“so that means you can go on 90 day fiancé and get paid” 😂 

“why can’t he just get a tourism visa and wait out the process in America” 

 

I question the stupidity of people. This process is lengthy but, it isn’t hard unless you make it hard. 

Facebook is the answer.

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9 hours ago, 8bithearts said:

I have had it loads both in the UK and the USA. 

Most people think you get married and you are both instantly citizens in both countries and can just go and live there.

I had this on the flight back home to the UK after we got married. I was a bit tearful on the flight, having to leave my husband of 3 days behind. The couple sitting next to me spent the entire flight telling me that we “just need to go the office and get my passport stamped” because I was now a US citizen because I’d just married an American and could stay. And they know everything because his uncle brought a bride home with him from the Vietnam war so he knows the whole process...

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15 hours ago, Strawberrymermaid said:

One thing I’ve learned about this process is the average American has absolutely no idea how immigration works at all. I admit too, I didn’t have the best understanding either. 

A few of my faves: 

“Why can’t you just marry your fiancé and he come here right away?” 
“Why can’t he just fly to the US to come see you?”

“Isn’t he a citizen the second he gets married to you?”

”If you hire a lawyer, they could get him here faster” 

“You know that he had to live with you and you have to pay for him for 10 years if you get divorced right? 
 

🥴😒

I get the same type of comments from Australians when they talk about my American husband.

 

 

if only being married to a foreigner gave you instant citizenship! 🙌😂