moto77

About 95% of the above posts are incorrect, to the OP if you want to PM me I will be happy to give you some info.

Which do you think are incorrect? It might be helpful to future visitors to know...

Indeed. This is a forum for sharing information; I am sure that other members would benefit from any that you have; particularly as you claim that the information already given is incorrect.

I may be wrong, but when I see comments like that with no information and a "PM me" I kinda feel like someone is trying to drum up a little business...

several posts removed & replies to them & one warning & suspension issued.

In case anyone didn't understand, my last post on this topic was a public warning to keep your speculation about the ops wife, child & brother off this thread. Next post of this nature will receive a warning & posting holiday.

Please keep on topic.

Thanks

About time...

About 95% of the above posts are incorrect, to the OP if you want to PM me I will be happy to give you some info.

Which do you think are incorrect? It might be helpful to future visitors to know...

Unfortunately, I dont know, but I am sure Permanent Residents in the US have the right to petition the goverment , to have a close family member come to the US. I think Your wife will have a better chance of that happening after she becomes a US Citizen , in 2 more years ( if she want's to be a US citizen).

The answer to the OP's question is NO... Your wife's "brother' stands as much chance as a snowball in hell to get a permanent residency visa to the US...

Technically, the wife could become a citizen and then sponsor her brother, but the wait would be over 10 years--a lawyer finally chimed in above and said that the exact waiting period is now 13 years for a sibling.

Unfortunately, I dont know, but I am sure Permanent Residents in the US have the right to petition the goverment , to have a close family member come to the US. I think Your wife will have a better chance of that happening after she becomes a US Citizen , in 2 more years ( if she want's to be a US citizen).

You are correct, you don't know, so why make wild hypothetical statements about things which you know nothing?

Brother? I like the others think first a boyfriend or husband! Heard this story to many times but to answer your question. The US embassy will only allow a nanny to travel with the family as a tourist if you are based in Thailand with standard tourist visa limits. If you are not based in Thailand then other family members must apply for a green card which could take ten years if approved.

Where did you get that information? You cannot apply for a green card directly. You have to fit into in immigration category first and nanny does not fit one.

You people need to stop stating false immigration information that you just assume to be true.

When his wife becomes a citizen she can sponsor her brother to get a green card but it could take more than 10 ten years.

I already stated exactly that above...

Brother? I like the others think first a boyfriend or husband! Heard this story to many times but to answer your question. The US embassy will only allow a nanny to travel with the family as a tourist if you are based in Thailand with standard tourist visa limits. If you are not based in Thailand then other family members must apply for a green card which could take ten years if approved.

Where did you get that information? You cannot apply for a green card directly. You have to fit into in immigration category first and nanny does not fit one.

You people need to stop stating false immigration information that you just assume to be true.

I am fromcanada and i imagine our immigration rules are mostly or quite close to being the same as the usa.

Actually they are quite different. Canada is much easier.

The wife cannot sponsor a member ie,sister or brother after the age of 18 or 19,

Age has nothing to do with the sponsorship of siblings, only children.

also the nanny job would not work as first she must prove that she cannot find a suitable one in the usa as there are many nanny's already there.Also,the person must be qualified to do the job of a nanny,cannot just use anyone for the job when sponsoring as a nanny.Must be qualified in child care ie first aid,CPR , and all other aspects of taking care of small children.Must provide a certificate in child care and must speak the language of the country.The child care courses are conducted in their country of origin and must be done by a viable company or organization.Also,the employer must show proof that they can pay health insurance,umemployment insurance fees and other benefits as a employer.Too much problems and i doubt very much if they would grant the application.My input as those are the rules or some of that apply in my country.

This is all nonsense as there is no unskilled worker visa (which is what a nanny is) available in the US.

Wow ask a simple question.....

All The OP wants to know is how to bring his wifes Brother in the US,

Unfortunately, I dont know, but I am sure Permanent Residents in the US have the right to petition the goverment , to have a close family member come to the US. I think Your wife will have a better chance of that happening after she becomes a US Citizen , in 2 more years ( if she want's to be a US citizen). The Nanny Idea is a good one, but I don't think INS will go for it, after all they are not stupid, if it was her mother or sister , maybe, she can claim she needs a close family member to help her care for her son, but her brother? males are not universally known as care givers. I don't know.maybe possible,

I have a friend who owns a Thai restaurant in Florida, and he brings his cooks over from Thailand on a work visa.We are thinking of opening one also, if we do we will try to bring my wifes Mom to the US to help as in the kitchen ( she is an excellent Thai cook)

Anyway, the best way to approach the subject is to consult an immigration attorney. if you go to your States Barr association website there probably is a referral service for a free or low fee consultation. also there are many immigration services provided by community services associations, such as Catholic charities etc,

Good Luck and ignore the others in this forum who have nothing better to do than to make snide remarks

LOL. An attorney is a waste of time. An LPR cannot sponsor a sibling. A Citizen can sponsor a sibling, but the waiting period is about 10 years. Case closed.

The Thai cooks in Florida are usually working illegally on student visas. Many were arrested in Florida in a sting last year, actually. You CANNOT get a vise for a cook. You can get one for a trained chef, but these are mostly only approved in the case of a 5* hotel.

I would think the embassy would need some convincing that the OP's brother-in-law is a qualified nanny. If he has a nursing degree and experience in pediatrics, this might be a goer. Otherwise, I think it would just result in loud gaffaws of laughter when the vice-consuls compare notes on the latest outrageous applications they have received in the bar.

There is no nanny visa. There is an aupair visa if the brother is under 25. The brother would need to contact an agency. He could only stay one year on this visa.

Regardless of the joking around, here is the answer to the OPs question:

A Legal Permanent Resident can only petition for a spouse and unmarried children. Only US citizens can sponsor a sibling. (And no, YOU cannot sponsor an in-law). Your wife would have to wait until she is a citizen to sponsor a brother. Even then, the current waiting list is over 10 years for the brother of a US citizen. I suppose you won't need a nanny at that point.

Sorry.

..... and the lady went back to her stall to sell the porn dvd's i bet.

Some things you just couldnt make up in Thailand, how is it so acceptable to sell SEX and SEX DVD's but showing a bit of flesh on the beach or surrounding area is frowned upon. Is it one rule for Farangs and obne rule for locals here ?

What a broad-sweeping generality. If you broadened your horizons beyond sex you'd realize that only a small percentage of Thais are involved in sex-related commerce and most are indeed offended by public nudity. It is their country and culture you know.

what about the universal human rights consideration that claims that everybody has the right to stay with their family in all circumstances ?

LOL... still hungover? There is no such right--you just made it up and assume it to be true.

So "everybody has the right to stay with their family in all circumstances" huh? I suppose they should let all of the murderers and rapists out to be with their families as well then?

Or do we toss their families into jail with them? Or is your statement just nonsense?

Can I just say.....WOW

25 years is a long fuc_king time of overstay. Sorry, but there's no excuse like your parents passed away a.s.o.

People like you're making it much harder to live here, working, paying tax and trying to be a good father.

What would you think about Thais who'd overstay their Visa back in the UK, when you'd have to pay taxes for them?

You shouldn't be legal here, even when people accepted you. Why don't you let them know what's up......?:jap:

Firstly have you read any of the prior postings here ? It seems not. Just how yet again is this guy making it harder for you to stay here ? He has no bearing on your visa status. ABSOLUTELY NONE!

In the same way a guy not wearing a crash helmet has no effect on the fact that I choose to wear one.

Because people like the OP are the reason that immigration laws in Thailand are get more strict every few years. that's why. I agree--there is no excuse for this crap. He deserves to be busted and sent home.

Isn't it just a form of resistance to compulsory uniforms? If the girls were able to select their own clothes each day there'd be no problem would there?

Yeah, right... if left to choose their own, they would probably choose longer skirts. Good thinking.

<I thought they outlawed selling alcohol this early in the morning.>

d we are the only animals in the food chain that kill for no reason!

Actually, that's wrong.

1. Cats and monkeys have been known to do this.

2. Apart from serial murderers, there is usually a reason. It's just that it is usually a bad reason. (Hiding a robbery, lovers' quarrel, etc.) Animals kill for what humans would otherwise consider to be bad reasons as well. (Reducing the number of males, perceived violation of territory, etc.) The violation of territory reason is the same excuse that gangs give for killing rival gang members.

I know that US Citizens that apply in the US can get a 10 year visa to India. Has anyone had any success getting a 10 year India visa in Thailand? I was told by the embassy worker that most people are only approved for 6 months here. I don't want to waste the money for the 10 year application fee if it is not possible to get a 10 year visa here.

"We are excited about returning to Bangkok streets soon," her friend Saisunee said.

Sorry. THAT isn't going to happen. She and her friends won't get within 100km of Bangkok anytime soon. Promise.

Tell him to be glad the punishment in Thailand is so lenient. In the US he would have been deported and banned for three years.

Like so many are writing - saying one thing and doing it are completely separate.

True, but (like so many are writing) if we are talking about terrorism, both SAYING and DOING are illegal, and both are punishable with jail time in the USA, UK, Australia AND Thailand.

A Red classic -

FAN-BLOODY-TASTIC! THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT ON THE BOARD!

Sorry to post in this forum but I have an urgent question if anybody know about the post titled

UNDER DETENTION?

Uproar as red-shirt leaders have an easy life

where pictures of red leaders seem to enjoy their new life in detention. Can somebody verify this?

thanks

I think they might be real, but old, and the dates are faked. If you zoom in on the date in one of them, the year is totally screwed up. I'm not a red supporter by any means, but I did zoom in on the dates and some looked fake to me.

No actually I said "I don't think he was acting or repeating anybody's words in my opinion".

What part of that is confusing to you?

None of it confuses me, you were quite clear. You said you don't think he was repeating anybody's words which suggests to me you think these are his own words and he wasn't just repeating something he had heard. So if he wasn't repeating something he heard from the stage / the redshirts then it must have been his own idea.

I think he heard it on stage and parroted it back. Like a few people here (ahem), he doesn't have an IQ high enough to put more than a few words together by himself. But that said, I think he took the message to heart and planned to be a good soldier in helping to carry it out.

So, clearly, both the PAD and the UDD have threatened to burn buildings. And both of them were armed and shot people.

If your point is that both groups were wrong, you are correct.

FINALLY! If I had a 1/4 baht for every time some idiot told me, "Well the yellow shirts did X, so that makes everything fine," I'd be rich.

For the Thai Government to come out with this statement shows how stupid they really are,what actual evidence have they got to come out with this stupid statement....Are they trying deliberatly to involve farangs and ruin the countrys tourism prospects...Panitan Wattanayagorn what a plonker.

I don't know why you find this so incredulous. The individual said that "we" are going to loot Central World and burn it down. He apparently has been at previous red shirt peaceful protests (down in Pattaya during the ASEAN conference) and it is not much of a stretch to claim that he had foreknowledge of the incident. I am sure his arrest will be an effort to get him to name those individuals that he may have overheard discuss this premeditated arson. Watch the video. Some are claiming drugs, but could just be someone hyped up by the environment and frenzy of the other protestors. He really did not sound any more hyped than some of the red leaders that appeared on stage.

I also believe that most foreign countries would detain him as well based on the video and his amazing foresight as to what would happen. The way that Central World went up, I really doubt that it was a spontaneous act but I will let our fire experts and red arsonists comment on that claim.

The Thai government should think twice about their economy before messing with a this guy. Think of how many Pattaya bargirls will lose their income over this!

Are central world and central plaza the same place?

No