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Venezuelan girlfriend wants to travel the USA to be with me. What is the process?
Can my Venezuelan girlfriend take connecting flights within the US to get home?Getting my girlfriend from Moscow to Jamaica bypassing the USA (no visa)What is the detailed Process of getting Schengen Visa by locking money for verpflichtungserklärung?Tourist trip to USA while girlfriend works there - what to expect at border check?What if my Filipina girlfriend is denied admissionTravel to Colombia connecting through the USAVisit, student, fiancée visa for the UKWhen can my mother reenter the USA after a 5-month stay?Can I vacation with my girlfriend who is already in the USA?Is it possible to enter the Schengen area as a tourist while a German work visa request is in process?
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First, she needs to get out of the country. https://ve.usembassy.gov/visas/ says:
On March 11, 2019, the Department of State announced the temporary suspension of operations of U.S. Embassy Caracas and withdrawal of diplomatic personnel. All consular services are suspended. Immigrant visa applicants should contact IVBogota@state.gov for additional instructions. Nonimmigrant visa applicants can apply at any U.S. embassy or consulate in another country. For more information regarding applying for nonimmigrant visas, please visit travel.state.gov.
Then usual procedures apply which include proving ties to her residency, including family, jobs etc. If she resides in Venezuela, at this time I have serious doubts she'd be able to prove this. There's no formal ban, just a huge amount of suspicion about whether the visitors are genuine.
In fact, according to some news reports the US last year already was revoking tourist visas and another article also said
Venezuelans say they’re already seeing a drastic reduction in the number of U.S. visitor visas they’re being granted – and that the visas they have are often being revoked.
If by "be with you" you mean marriage and you have the funds to do so, I very cautiously would recommend getting her to Peru or another visa friendly country (at least it seems those flights are still operational) and apply for a K-1 visa or even getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple. Researching these options are far beyond the scope of this answer, I am afraid.
But I have a few ideas: I said Peru above because has a USCIS field office and it's the field office which handles such affairs for Venezuela. This might be beneficial or it might not be depending what you file and where. Also, looking at other field offices I can't see any other places accessible by direct flight where she could stay for six months without a visa. And here's a blog post about foreigners marrying in Peru. So: maybe Peru. Maybe. Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet (like me). Lawyers who can help with this will be costly but a misstep might cause months of delay (or worse, ruin the whole thing). The process will take 1-2 years most likely.
But if you want more advice from internet strangers, marriage questions belong to expats.
answered 4 hours ago
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"getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple" would require OP remaining out of the US for probably a year or two.
– phoog
2 hours ago
@phoog: I don't follow. Having the I-130 processed outside the US would usually require OP to remain in the country where it was being processed for the duration, but that could be as short as 4-5 months or up to a year or two. OP could of course opt to file in the US and only later travel out and back together.
– R..
36 mins ago
@R.. I don't see how filing in the US could be consistent with "get married and return together" as an alternative plan to the K-1. To file directly for immigration, they need to be marred already. As to the duration of the wait for consular processing, I did say "probably." It could be shorter than a year, but it seems that it would be unwise to count on that.
– phoog
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Stop this chat here, if OP wants to marry he needs to ask on expats and then we can give some advice there.
– chx
22 mins ago
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First, she needs to get out of the country. https://ve.usembassy.gov/visas/ says:
On March 11, 2019, the Department of State announced the temporary suspension of operations of U.S. Embassy Caracas and withdrawal of diplomatic personnel. All consular services are suspended. Immigrant visa applicants should contact IVBogota@state.gov for additional instructions. Nonimmigrant visa applicants can apply at any U.S. embassy or consulate in another country. For more information regarding applying for nonimmigrant visas, please visit travel.state.gov.
Then usual procedures apply which include proving ties to her residency, including family, jobs etc. If she resides in Venezuela, at this time I have serious doubts she'd be able to prove this. There's no formal ban, just a huge amount of suspicion about whether the visitors are genuine.
In fact, according to some news reports the US last year already was revoking tourist visas and another article also said
Venezuelans say they’re already seeing a drastic reduction in the number of U.S. visitor visas they’re being granted – and that the visas they have are often being revoked.
If by "be with you" you mean marriage and you have the funds to do so, I very cautiously would recommend getting her to Peru or another visa friendly country (at least it seems those flights are still operational) and apply for a K-1 visa or even getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple. Researching these options are far beyond the scope of this answer, I am afraid.
But I have a few ideas: I said Peru above because has a USCIS field office and it's the field office which handles such affairs for Venezuela. This might be beneficial or it might not be depending what you file and where. Also, looking at other field offices I can't see any other places accessible by direct flight where she could stay for six months without a visa. And here's a blog post about foreigners marrying in Peru. So: maybe Peru. Maybe. Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet (like me). Lawyers who can help with this will be costly but a misstep might cause months of delay (or worse, ruin the whole thing). The process will take 1-2 years most likely.
But if you want more advice from internet strangers, marriage questions belong to expats.
answered 4 hours ago
chxchx
38.7k483190
2
"getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple" would require OP remaining out of the US for probably a year or two.
– phoog
2 hours ago
@phoog: I don't follow. Having the I-130 processed outside the US would usually require OP to remain in the country where it was being processed for the duration, but that could be as short as 4-5 months or up to a year or two. OP could of course opt to file in the US and only later travel out and back together.
– R..
36 mins ago
@R.. I don't see how filing in the US could be consistent with "get married and return together" as an alternative plan to the K-1. To file directly for immigration, they need to be marred already. As to the duration of the wait for consular processing, I did say "probably." It could be shorter than a year, but it seems that it would be unwise to count on that.
– phoog
25 mins ago
Stop this chat here, if OP wants to marry he needs to ask on expats and then we can give some advice there.
– chx
22 mins ago
add a comment |
First, she needs to get out of the country. https://ve.usembassy.gov/visas/ says:
On March 11, 2019, the Department of State announced the temporary suspension of operations of U.S. Embassy Caracas and withdrawal of diplomatic personnel. All consular services are suspended. Immigrant visa applicants should contact IVBogota@state.gov for additional instructions. Nonimmigrant visa applicants can apply at any U.S. embassy or consulate in another country. For more information regarding applying for nonimmigrant visas, please visit travel.state.gov.
Then usual procedures apply which include proving ties to her residency, including family, jobs etc. If she resides in Venezuela, at this time I have serious doubts she'd be able to prove this. There's no formal ban, just a huge amount of suspicion about whether the visitors are genuine.
In fact, according to some news reports the US last year already was revoking tourist visas and another article also said
Venezuelans say they’re already seeing a drastic reduction in the number of U.S. visitor visas they’re being granted – and that the visas they have are often being revoked.
If by "be with you" you mean marriage and you have the funds to do so, I very cautiously would recommend getting her to Peru or another visa friendly country (at least it seems those flights are still operational) and apply for a K-1 visa or even getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple. Researching these options are far beyond the scope of this answer, I am afraid.
But I have a few ideas: I said Peru above because has a USCIS field office and it's the field office which handles such affairs for Venezuela. This might be beneficial or it might not be depending what you file and where. Also, looking at other field offices I can't see any other places accessible by direct flight where she could stay for six months without a visa. And here's a blog post about foreigners marrying in Peru. So: maybe Peru. Maybe. Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet (like me). Lawyers who can help with this will be costly but a misstep might cause months of delay (or worse, ruin the whole thing). The process will take 1-2 years most likely.
But if you want more advice from internet strangers, marriage questions belong to expats.
answered 4 hours ago
chxchx
38.7k483190
2
"getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple" would require OP remaining out of the US for probably a year or two.
– phoog
2 hours ago
@phoog: I don't follow. Having the I-130 processed outside the US would usually require OP to remain in the country where it was being processed for the duration, but that could be as short as 4-5 months or up to a year or two. OP could of course opt to file in the US and only later travel out and back together.
– R..
36 mins ago
@R.. I don't see how filing in the US could be consistent with "get married and return together" as an alternative plan to the K-1. To file directly for immigration, they need to be marred already. As to the duration of the wait for consular processing, I did say "probably." It could be shorter than a year, but it seems that it would be unwise to count on that.
– phoog
25 mins ago
Stop this chat here, if OP wants to marry he needs to ask on expats and then we can give some advice there.
– chx
22 mins ago
add a comment |
First, she needs to get out of the country. https://ve.usembassy.gov/visas/ says:
On March 11, 2019, the Department of State announced the temporary suspension of operations of U.S. Embassy Caracas and withdrawal of diplomatic personnel. All consular services are suspended. Immigrant visa applicants should contact IVBogota@state.gov for additional instructions. Nonimmigrant visa applicants can apply at any U.S. embassy or consulate in another country. For more information regarding applying for nonimmigrant visas, please visit travel.state.gov.
Then usual procedures apply which include proving ties to her residency, including family, jobs etc. If she resides in Venezuela, at this time I have serious doubts she'd be able to prove this. There's no formal ban, just a huge amount of suspicion about whether the visitors are genuine.
In fact, according to some news reports the US last year already was revoking tourist visas and another article also said
Venezuelans say they’re already seeing a drastic reduction in the number of U.S. visitor visas they’re being granted – and that the visas they have are often being revoked.
If by "be with you" you mean marriage and you have the funds to do so, I very cautiously would recommend getting her to Peru or another visa friendly country (at least it seems those flights are still operational) and apply for a K-1 visa or even getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple. Researching these options are far beyond the scope of this answer, I am afraid.
But I have a few ideas: I said Peru above because has a USCIS field office and it's the field office which handles such affairs for Venezuela. This might be beneficial or it might not be depending what you file and where. Also, looking at other field offices I can't see any other places accessible by direct flight where she could stay for six months without a visa. And here's a blog post about foreigners marrying in Peru. So: maybe Peru. Maybe. Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet (like me). Lawyers who can help with this will be costly but a misstep might cause months of delay (or worse, ruin the whole thing). The process will take 1-2 years most likely.
But if you want more advice from internet strangers, marriage questions belong to expats.
answered 4 hours ago
chxchx
38.7k483190
First, she needs to get out of the country. https://ve.usembassy.gov/visas/ says:
On March 11, 2019, the Department of State announced the temporary suspension of operations of U.S. Embassy Caracas and withdrawal of diplomatic personnel. All consular services are suspended. Immigrant visa applicants should contact IVBogota@state.gov for additional instructions. Nonimmigrant visa applicants can apply at any U.S. embassy or consulate in another country. For more information regarding applying for nonimmigrant visas, please visit travel.state.gov.
Then usual procedures apply which include proving ties to her residency, including family, jobs etc. If she resides in Venezuela, at this time I have serious doubts she'd be able to prove this. There's no formal ban, just a huge amount of suspicion about whether the visitors are genuine.
In fact, according to some news reports the US last year already was revoking tourist visas and another article also said
Venezuelans say they’re already seeing a drastic reduction in the number of U.S. visitor visas they’re being granted – and that the visas they have are often being revoked.
If by "be with you" you mean marriage and you have the funds to do so, I very cautiously would recommend getting her to Peru or another visa friendly country (at least it seems those flights are still operational) and apply for a K-1 visa or even getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple. Researching these options are far beyond the scope of this answer, I am afraid.
But I have a few ideas: I said Peru above because has a USCIS field office and it's the field office which handles such affairs for Venezuela. This might be beneficial or it might not be depending what you file and where. Also, looking at other field offices I can't see any other places accessible by direct flight where she could stay for six months without a visa. And here's a blog post about foreigners marrying in Peru. So: maybe Peru. Maybe. Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet (like me). Lawyers who can help with this will be costly but a misstep might cause months of delay (or worse, ruin the whole thing). The process will take 1-2 years most likely.
But if you want more advice from internet strangers, marriage questions belong to expats.
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"getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple" would require OP remaining out of the US for probably a year or two.
– phoog
2 hours ago
@phoog: I don't follow. Having the I-130 processed outside the US would usually require OP to remain in the country where it was being processed for the duration, but that could be as short as 4-5 months or up to a year or two. OP could of course opt to file in the US and only later travel out and back together.
– R..
36 mins ago
@R.. I don't see how filing in the US could be consistent with "get married and return together" as an alternative plan to the K-1. To file directly for immigration, they need to be marred already. As to the duration of the wait for consular processing, I did say "probably." It could be shorter than a year, but it seems that it would be unwise to count on that.
– phoog
25 mins ago
Stop this chat here, if OP wants to marry he needs to ask on expats and then we can give some advice there.
– chx
22 mins ago
add a comment |
2
"getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple" would require OP remaining out of the US for probably a year or two.
– phoog
2 hours ago
@phoog: I don't follow. Having the I-130 processed outside the US would usually require OP to remain in the country where it was being processed for the duration, but that could be as short as 4-5 months or up to a year or two. OP could of course opt to file in the US and only later travel out and back together.
– R..
36 mins ago
@R.. I don't see how filing in the US could be consistent with "get married and return together" as an alternative plan to the K-1. To file directly for immigration, they need to be marred already. As to the duration of the wait for consular processing, I did say "probably." It could be shorter than a year, but it seems that it would be unwise to count on that.
– phoog
25 mins ago
Stop this chat here, if OP wants to marry he needs to ask on expats and then we can give some advice there.
– chx
22 mins ago
2
2
"getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple" would require OP remaining out of the US for probably a year or two.
– phoog
2 hours ago
"getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple" would require OP remaining out of the US for probably a year or two.
– phoog
2 hours ago
@phoog: I don't follow. Having the I-130 processed outside the US would usually require OP to remain in the country where it was being processed for the duration, but that could be as short as 4-5 months or up to a year or two. OP could of course opt to file in the US and only later travel out and back together.
– R..
36 mins ago
@phoog: I don't follow. Having the I-130 processed outside the US would usually require OP to remain in the country where it was being processed for the duration, but that could be as short as 4-5 months or up to a year or two. OP could of course opt to file in the US and only later travel out and back together.
– R..
36 mins ago
@R.. I don't see how filing in the US could be consistent with "get married and return together" as an alternative plan to the K-1. To file directly for immigration, they need to be marred already. As to the duration of the wait for consular processing, I did say "probably." It could be shorter than a year, but it seems that it would be unwise to count on that.
– phoog
25 mins ago
@R.. I don't see how filing in the US could be consistent with "get married and return together" as an alternative plan to the K-1. To file directly for immigration, they need to be marred already. As to the duration of the wait for consular processing, I did say "probably." It could be shorter than a year, but it seems that it would be unwise to count on that.
– phoog
25 mins ago
Stop this chat here, if OP wants to marry he needs to ask on expats and then we can give some advice there.
– chx
22 mins ago
Stop this chat here, if OP wants to marry he needs to ask on expats and then we can give some advice there.
– chx
22 mins ago
add a comment |
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