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My friend is interested in a man from Dubai. She was wondering how hard it would be for him to obtain a visitors visa for the United States, ANy information would be great.

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Hi. I wasn't sure where to post this but a friend of mine has been dating a man from Dubai. She wanted to know how hard it is for him to get a visitors visa to come see her in the U.S. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

To the last person who posted thanks for the "luck". my relationship doesn't need your approval. To the others thank you for your response. Someone asked what I meant by dating and really I meant a more western style of dating. Point well taken and I know it was not your intention to say that I become physical with him. I agree with all of you who think we should meet and I would love to. I will need a male relative and was thinking of asking my brother to go with me. I realize that online relationships are not ideal but sometimes you meet people and the way you feel is unexpected. I appeciate all the concern and I will do my best to approah this in a mature way. Once again thank you all for the information. Immigration procedures are not familiar to me and I am trying to learn.

I appreciate the concern and yes I believe we should meet first too. We are both muslim so dating so to speak isn't really an option for us. I think you are absolutely right. It is very different to meet each other in person. We will see how it goes. One of the benefits to having known him only via the internet, is that it has given us the opportunity to get to know each other well before we meet. It is a ways off. Neither one of us really have the money to travel right now. I know the process is expensive too. Thanks to you all for the information.

Thanks again for the information.

I need to make a certain amount even if we are married? Does anyone know about how much and what if I am unable to find a co sponsor? Once again, I apologize for my ignorance regarding immigration procedures.

Thank you all for your response. It is really helpful.

What if we were to marry in Algeria( provided that I could find the money to go)? I am not trying to be an idiot I just really don't know where to start. We just want to marry and live together forever. How can I make that happen?

I have heard that the requiement to meet is not always necessary if it will cause an extreme financial hardship. Is that not true?

Ok, so here is my situation. I am engaged to an Algerian man. I am from the U.S. and know absolutely nothing about immigration procedures. He has attempted to get a visitors visa prior to me knowing him and was always denied. Does the U.S. have an issue with Algeria? Because it seems very hard for them to get visas. He basically has no money and I basically have no money, so it is very difficult for us to meet. Is this something immigration takes into account at all? We have never met in person. Just kind of wondering what my options are and how to begin the process of applying for him to come here. Any help would be great.