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Hi, everyone! My son just got tourist visa in embassy in Bulgaria and he's coming may be next week. Now we start seeking ways to change his status after he come from tourist to something else, so that he'll be able to receive sec.num. and start working... What do you recomend as procedure??? Thank's in advance.
QUOTE(pepo @ Jan 14 2008, 08:23 AM) 
Hi, everyone! My son just got tourist visa in embassy in Bulgaria and he's coming may be next week. Now we start seeking ways to change his status after he come from tourist to something else, so that he'll be able to receive sec.num. and start working... What do you recomend as procedure??? Thank's in advance.
How old is he?
(p.s., 'changing' from a tourist visa to 'something else' won't be possible)
QUOTE(pepo @ Jan 14 2008, 08:23 AM)
Hi, everyone! My son just got tourist visa in embassy in Bulgaria and he's coming may be next week. Now we start seeking ways to change his status after he come from tourist to something else, so that he'll be able to receive sec.num. and start working... What do you recomend as procedure??? Thank's in advance.
A tourist visa was issued because your son lied about his plans for the US. This is where immigration fraud has started. Not a good way to start the process. One of the reasons everything takes sooo long for everone else who follows the rules, is when people go around them and hop over to the US on tourist visa's and think they can stay and set up a new life and work.
Tourist visa is max 6 months and depart. Isn't that what your son promised the Consul?
QUOTE(Nanusia & Lukaszek @ Jan 14 2008, 09:47 AM)
QUOTE(pepo @ Jan 14 2008, 08:23 AM)
Hi, everyone! My son just got tourist visa in embassy in Bulgaria and he's coming may be next week. Now we start seeking ways to change his status after he come from tourist to something else, so that he'll be able to receive sec.num. and start working... What do you recomend as procedure??? Thank's in advance.
A tourist visa was issued because your son lied about his plans for the US. This is where immigration fraud has started. Not a good way to start the process. One of the reasons everything takes sooo long for everone else who follows the rules, is when people go around them and hop over to the US on tourist visa's and think they can stay and set up a new life and work.
Tourist visa is max 6 months and depart. Isn't that what your son promised the Consul?
QUOTE(Karin und Otto @ Jan 14 2008, 09:27 AM)
QUOTE(pepo @ Jan 14 2008, 08:23 AM)
Hi, everyone! My son just got tourist visa in embassy in Bulgaria and he's coming may be next week. Now we start seeking ways to change his status after he come from tourist to something else, so that he'll be able to receive sec.num. and start working... What do you recomend as procedure??? Thank's in advance.
How old is he?
(p.s., 'changing' from a tourist visa to 'something else' won't be possible)
Only way to adjust status as a relative, is if an immediate visa number were available for the person under the Unlimited family class. If child dose not fall into this class, then you have to file for an IR visa by filing I-130, and wait out the time it takes to get the immigrant visa under the normal limited class (F1 through F3)
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UNLIMITED FAMILY-BASED
Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens (IR): The spouse, widow(er) and unmarried children under 21 of a U.S. citizen, and the parent of a U.S. citizen who is 21 or older.
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1306.htmlImmediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens (IR): The spouse, widow(er) and unmarried children under 21 of a U.S. citizen, and the parent of a U.S. citizen who is 21 or older.
QUOTE(Nanusia & Lukaszek @ Jan 14 2008, 06:47 AM)
QUOTE(pepo @ Jan 14 2008, 08:23 AM)
Hi, everyone! My son just got tourist visa in embassy in Bulgaria and he's coming may be next week. Now we start seeking ways to change his status after he come from tourist to something else, so that he'll be able to receive sec.num. and start working... What do you recomend as procedure??? Thank's in advance.
A tourist visa was issued because your son lied about his plans for the US. This is where immigration fraud has started. Not a good way to start the process. One of the reasons everything takes sooo long for everone else who follows the rules, is when people go around them and hop over to the US on tourist visa's and think they can stay and set up a new life and work.
Tourist visa is max 6 months and depart. Isn't that what your son promised the Consul?
Right. It's illegal to obtain a tourist visa unless you have the intent to leave the US at the end of the stay. It's also illegal to lie about your intend when the consular officers ask about it (and they always ask about the purpose of your trip and whether or not you intend to stay permanently before they issue a tourist visa).
After you get a tourist visa, it's illegal to enter using it if you don't intend to leave the US at the conclusion of your authorized stay. And again, the officer will ask about the purpose of the trip and intended duration at the port of entry, and lying to the officer is illegal.
If your son lies or misrepresents a material fact to an officer, either at the consulate or at the port of entry, he's subject to a permanent lifetime ban.
Hey, take it easy, guys, I'm not talking bout illegal stay here. All I'm asking is if there's way to file a I-130 petition for him and a way for him to wait here in the States... If it's reasonable, of course he'll go home when he's visitor visa is going down for him.
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