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My wife, who is a permanent resident, wants to bring her adult son with wife and new grandson to visit us in the USA.  Her son already has a 10 year Visa and used it about 4 years ago to visit us in the  USA before he was married.  His wife has no Visa.  I sent a letter of sponsorship for him at the time, but have no way of knowing if it had any influence on the decision to issue his Visa.

My question is, what is the best way I can help his wife and infant son get a Visa also, so they can all come to visit?  Should I write another sponsorship letter for her?

My wife went to Thailand on 12/3/2019 to visit family.  Due to Covid-19 and imposed travel restrictions, she was not able to return to the US until 6/18/2020, putting her 15 days over the 6 months.  Considering these unforeseen circumstances, will the UCIS make any exceptions to this rule?

Hello, my wife has been in Thailand visiting family since December 3, 2019.  She was suppose to return several months ago, but Covid-19 changed all of that and had to postpone.  Now she has a ticket to return on June 2, 2020 back to the US.

My  question is, being that her stay has been right at 6 months, will she need to fill out any forms for re-entry to the US, or will they admit her without any further requirements?

Hi everyone! 

My wife has a friend in Thailand that has applied for a Tourist Visa to the US, twice and turned down both times.  It makes no sense at all to me, because she is married to a British business man, they own a home in Thailand, she has a good job selling insurance, and they are far from poor.  She has absolutely no compelling reason to overstay illegally in the US.  She simply just wanted to come here to visit my wife 4-5 days and then go back.  She is one of nicest people you'll ever meet, but for some reason the interviewers had an attitude and treated her rudely each time.

Yet, I've meet other Thai people here (we live in Texas) that have got nothing, but were granted a Visa anyway, and a lot of them have every reason to overstay, in fact a few have actually told my wife they will not go back and just stay here illegally.

I'm just sounding off and wondering if any others have had similar experiences.

Thanks!

My Thai wife came to the USA 2 years ago on a K-1 and we have sinced married and she has a Permanent Resident Green Card.

She has 2 adult unmarried sons in their late 20's that she has not seen since coming here, and would like to bring them to the US for a month long visit. Both sons are employed, with one owning his own business, so they have no intentions of staying here on a permanent basis.

Can someone please explain the procees required to bring them here on a Visitors Visa and how long it would take? I am assuming I will need to provide some sort of a Sponsorship Letter.

Thanks!

Jeff & Naacha

Prior to my fiance's departure to the US I sent her a completed I-94 form she could use as a guide so she could complete the actual I-94 herself before her arrival. Due to a lack of communication and understanding at the time the form was required to be completed, she did not fill out the form, but presented the one I gave her to Customs upon her arrival. Apparently they kept it, so she has no I-94.

I was able to retrieve her I-94 Admission number from the Government website and print it off.

Can this be used in place of the I-94 to send in with the AOS packet?

Thanks!

Jeff

I'm in the process of assembling my I-485 packet and was wondering if I could use the same Affidavit of Support documentation I used to to apply for the K-1, if it's less than 1 year old, or do I need to start all over again with new documentation?

Thanks!

Jeff

I file my taxes electronically each year on TurboTax. Can I print off a copy of my return from there to provide with my I-134? Is that acceptable and do I need to have them notarized?

Thanks!

Jeff

My K-1 Petition was recently approved for my Thai fiance. In the meantime, we are trying to do as much advance preparation possible, while my fiance awaits for her instructional packet from the Embassy in Bangkok.

Am I correct in understanding she now only needs to complete the DS-160 online and not the DS-156K?

She previously submitted a DS-160 over a year ago while trying to apply for a Visitors Visa.

Can she use the same one and edit if necessary, or does she need to start a brand new one? If she's required to start a new one, is there any reason why she cant go ahead and start it now, before she receives her packet?

Also, regarding the DS-360 form, she only needs to complete Part 1 only, for K-1? Right?

I am completing I-134, Affidavit of Support and will soon be sending that to her in advance.

Are there any more forms we need to complete or anything else we should be doing ahead of time? Besides the I-134, what else should I be sending to her? I haven't really seen anything yet that clearly states exactly what is needed or doesn't conflict with other sources.

Any tips and advice would be appreciated!

Thanks!

Jeff

My last 3 years tax returns are well above I-864 poverty guidelines and the income already earned this year year thus far exceeds it.

So, you are saying this will suffice if I am not currently employed at that moment, and unable to produce last 3 pay statements?

I recently received notification my Petition was approved to move on with the process of obtaining a K-1 Visa for my Fiancee in Thailand.

At the same time I became temporarily unemployed. I do contract work and make a good living, but never know exactly for sure when the next contract will begin.

I'm ok and have money in the bank, but I'm wondering if that's going to be a hindurance with my fiancee getting the Visa? Anybody have any thoughts or experiences regarding situations like this? I'm sure, I'm not the first. LOL

Can this site be viewed in other languages besides English? The Language drop down in lower left only has English.

Okay Folks, for those who wish to question the why,

1. Every page in the passport has a different watermark and the pages are numbered, if there is a missing page it can be identified. If you are trying to hide something it can be identified.

2. Asking for all pages, is not a lesson in killing trees, but a lesson in Homeland security.

I guess that makes sense.

Yes, they want your entire passport, including the cover.

Ok, thanks!

It was suggested on here to include copies of all the pages of my passport with my I-29F packet. Does that mean the blank unstamped pages, also? Seems a little redundant, if that is the case.

I am the petitioner on the I-29F application for K-1 Visa. Question # 10 ask about how my citizenship was acquired. My father was in the USAF and I was born overseas. Almost 15 years later, my parents finally submitted application for Certificate of Citizenship, but I've never seen the actual certificate and not really sure where it can be found. All I have is a copy of the application that was sent.

I do, however have a valid US Passport and SS#.

My question is, can I or should I submit the I-29F without the certification information? I don't want to risk the process being held up, if I send in the application without it.

Hi Everyone, I'm new to the site and want to ask about the B1/B2 Visa. My girlfriend was approved for a B1/B2 visa, and she is coming to visit me and staying in the US for 1 month. I'm a US Citizen, is it legal for me to marry her while she is here? That way, I can start the documents to bring her over faster.

I'm curious to know the circumstances about how she got the B2 Visa and where she's from. Were you involved in the process as a sponsor or did she do it all on her own without any mention of you? Just asking, because my Thai girl friend has been denied twice. I have to blame myself for that because I was involved in the process.

I've learned that words like "girl friend" and "relationship" will guarantee you a denial, just about every time.

Thanks everyone for your advice and comments!

Several suggestions were made that I consider the K1 or CR1 Visa. Regardless which one of these I choose, there will a certain amount of forms and documents to prepare. Is it advisable that I seek out a reputable, experienced agency to assist me with this? Has anyone had any experience with this and would you recommend it?

It is sometimes very hard for unmarried women from countries like Thailand to get tourist visas to the US. Does she have to come to the US, could you go back to Thailand or could you meet in a third country?

I realize now, that it is difficult for an unmarried Thai woman to get a Visa, but my whole point in bringing her here, was to see if she would like it here, in case we decided to get married. I didn't want to marry someone and bring her here, and then end up in a divorce later because she didn't like it here.

Where and how did you meet this wonderful woman? Have you met her in person?

I actually met her on Skype accidentally in February this year, while trying to add a contact there. She was understandably suspicious, but we started talking more and more, so in April I decided I would like to go there and meet her. I spent 2 weeks with her and we hit it off great! Maybe it was our destiny! LOL

My 48 year old Thai girl friend was denied a B2 Visa the first time, back in June of this year. Reason for denial was because they said "You have not been able to demonstrate sufficiently strong family, social or economics ties to a country outside the US. that would compel you to leave the United States after a temporary stay".

She is divorced, with grown children and owns a legitimate business in Bangkok with documentation (Trade Registration Certificate) to prove it, but does not own a home or any real estate at this time. She previously had a 10 year visa (that expired about a year ago) that she obtained prior to her divorce and while her children were younger. During that time, she has been to the USA, Canada, Switzerland and Singapore. She has never overstayed her visit in any of these places and has always returned to Thailand.

I provided a letter of sponsorship, stating that I would be responsible for all her expenses, while here in the USA, but made no mention there was a relationship of such. I really just wanted her to come for a visit and see if she would like it here. If later we decided to marry, I would probably go back to Thailand and marry her there.

Anyway, after a brief wait period, we decided to apply for the B2 a 2nd time. This time she sought the advice of an agency in Bangkok first. They suggested that she request a shorter, 15 day visit and provide more details about her business and her involvement in it. They also suggested that I submit a letter of invitation stating that she is my girl friend and coming here to to see my home and how I live in the USA, and to also meet my family. I added that she will be staying with me during her visit and pay her expenses while here, but she will pay her own air fare to and from.

Her interview was on August 20th and she was denied again.

Looking back, I think it was a bad idea that I was even involved in this process to start with, but I thought I was helping her out. She probably would have been better off applying on her own, as a tourist. But now I'm afraid the waters have already been to "muddied up" to try again for the 3rd time.

I'm wondering now, should I bite the bullet and go ahead and apply for a K1 Fiancee Visa instead? Does anyone have any suggestions or thoughts?

Thanks in advance!