pamshusband

I would highly recommend that you speak with an immigration attorney. We worked with Brian Wright and the process was very smooth. As others have said, her prior work in a bar, even as a waitress, will raise suspicion. In all honesty, any woman working in a bar in Pattaya in any capacity most likely also goes home with the customers sometimes for money. Working as a prostitute at any time in her past is grounds for denial of a visa. However, I would seek the advice of a professional.

No. I assume you are responding to the O Ps questions.

"What do you guys think? What would be the easiest airline and POE for my girl friend "? He is talking about his fiancé.

Your response makes no sense in the right context because by the time you responded she was already here.

However if you think you need to go get your wife then that must be the right thing to do for you.

Ok

You would have been wrong. She has been here for weeks now and had no problem traveling ect.

Wrong for me? I'm sure my wife can make it on her own, just seems like such a big deal for her to come to America the first time that I would want to be there with her.

I can't imagine going through this without the assistance of Brian Wright's staff, not just for me, but for my wife. They talk to her and make her comfortable every step of the way, warn us about pit falls, and ensure we are prepared. I'm sure this is doable yourself and this forum is a great resource (I'm new here), but for me Brian's team has been worth every penny, even if they are only providing peace of mind to both of us.

I would figure out a way to go and get her. 'nature of your family' should take precedence, unless your work is life and death, like you are deployed to Iraq

excellent thread. thank you

We went to Bumrungrad last week and the process was very smooth, although took most of the day and she was tired and sore after the shots. There seemed to be a very wide variety of people there from all over the world and Thailand too. The staff was very professional and courteous. I made extensive use of their business center to finish up printing emails, chats, etc for the embassy application while we waited in between vaccinations and exams. Facility is very nice, although my wife was cold with the AC. There was one 'hi-so' patient that was briefly rude to my wife when my wife apparently didn't move out of her way fast enough, but my wife said don't worry about it and that she did not pay any attention to her. Other than that, seemed like a really nice, modern, hospital.

Excellent topic. My wife will be coming (hopefully) in the next 1-2 months to California to live with me. Very worried about culture shock and homesickness for her. There is a Thai buddhist temple about 3 blocks from my home. I've heard positive and negative things about thai expat communities in the USA and would love to hear some of your experiences. Hoping she can take ESL at the local university and meet some people that way. Also, San Francisco is pretty good mass transit wise. I rarely if ever drive my car here. My wife is adventurous and I think would really love to explore this great, and reasonably safe, city. There's a bus stop literally in front of my home and a muni train line one block away. Between those two, she can get just about anywhere in the city without a car. Planning trips with her every weekend for the first few months so she can see and (hopefully) appreciate this great state. Easy to drive to places like Yosemite, Napa Valley, Lake Tahoe, Big Sur, or take quick flights to LA and San Diego if she wants to see Hollywood, southern California beaches etc.

We will be bringing her daughter within the year. I'm hoping the ESL classes will give her exposure to the University culture here so she can decide if she wants to go back to school again, work, or stay at home and take care of kids. I'm supportive of whatever she decides, even if it means we have to move to Thailand. Family is number 1 for her so having her daughter and potentially her mom here with us will help.

I'll do my best to remember to post our experiences when she's here.