Will she be allowed to enter the U.S. or Europe?

[nebodihome 0]

If I am a U.S. citizen working abroad in Africa, and also residing there with my Colombian spouse, does the fact that she is married to me and that we share a bank account in Africa make it easier for her to obtain a visa to travel to Europe?

In other words, it is very easy for U.S. citizens to travel to Europe. Not so much for Colombian citizens. But if the Colombian citizen is married to me, living with me, and shares a bank account with me, is it still difficult for her? Or are things such as proving that she has funds, etc. much easier for her in this case?

Thank You!

[Boiler 43,812]

This site is for US Visa's.

[Dave&Roza 748]

Go to the country on intended travel and look at what the requirements for a Columbian are. Also check all intended points of landing as transit visas may be required of her as well. Her marriage to you does nothing until she can file for USC and obtain a US passport. Until then she travels on her Columbian passport just like every other person living in Columbia. The only advantage she has is that she can use you as her proof of sufficient funds and ties to another country which might help in obtaining a visa.

Dave

[nebodihome 0]

Go to the country on intended travel and look at what the requirements for a Columbian are. Also check all intended points of landing as transit visas may be required of her as well. Her marriage to you does nothing until she can file for USC and obtain a US passport. Until then she travels on her Columbian passport just like every other person living in Columbia. The only advantage she has is that she can use you as her proof of sufficient funds and ties to another country which might help in obtaining a visa.

Dave

That's what I was trying to get at. Usually, proving funds and ties to their own (or another) country is the biggest hurdle for Colombians trying to obtain tourist visas.

[Anh map 2,098]

That's what I was trying to get at. Usually, proving funds and ties to their own (or another) country is the biggest hurdle for Colombians trying to obtain tourist visas.

Is your spouse a Green Card holder?

[nebodihome 0]

If I am U.S. citizen married to a Colombian citizen and we are living in an African country where I am working and where we have established residence and opened a bank account, will she then be able to get a tourist visa to the U.S. or Europe?

Usually citizens of developing countries have to document that they have enough ties to their country to not want to remain in the U.S. If she is married to a U.S. citizen abroad with whom she shares a household and a bank account with a steady income (from the husband), could this be enough for her to be granted a tourist visa?

Thank you.

[dustingthestars 9]

She is judged on her nationality, Columbian. So if a Columbian needs a Shengen for Europe, she will need to follow the relevant rules to get one. The same with the US, she will need to apply for the B-2 visa and being married to you, a USC, will make the chances of it being granted smaller, rather than bigger.

What do you mean by 'developing' in your statement? Any citizen of any country not on the VWP has to do that - it is nothing to do with being from a 'developing' or 'developed' country.

Being a resident of an African country won't enable your wife to be treated in any different way, other than as a Columbian that happens to be resident of an African country.

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[nebodihome 0]

My point is that one of the main barriers for Colombian nations traveling to the U.S. (or any country) is documenting that they have enough ties to their place of residence that they would return. If my wife shares a residence and bank account with me and is legally my dependent, would this not help her demonstrate that she is unlikely to travel to a foreign country and remain there ilegally?

Thank you.

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