My wife and I have been married for 8 years; we have a 4 year old child who already has a US Passport and Social Security number. In the 8 years of marriage, I've never taken my wife to America, but she's traveled the balance of the world with me, and has never overstayed a visa. we've fallen on hard times and I need to return to find work and have our child begin school in 2017. Late last year my wife applied for a US Tourist visa and was surprisingly rejected. We reapplied in early 2016 and again rejected. We were better off then, but now, it's imperative for us to not miss a step in applying for an IR-1 Visa.
At first, I thought about hiring a visa service such as Siam Legal, since I want to be certain we submit everything correctly as to not cause a delay, but I began thinking that we will then be at the mercy of the lawyers time schedule. I know that we can submit the docs directly without an appointment, which cuts down the time frame, but we're in such a hurry to get to America so I can find work that we need this to move swiftly and without delay.
Can someone with experience help us with the following:
Visa Service or Ourselves?
If Visa Service, please recommend the service and costs.
We are doing a Co-Sponsor (my brother who has a different last name), I've kept my residence at his home in Texas since before I moved to Thailand, and plan on living there with my family. I don't have tax returns since I've left over 10 years ago. Knowing this, what must I gather to submit with the application forms?
What time frame can we expect if we begin this process next week?
All associated fees and payment intervals?
Anything more that we"re missing...
*I'm currently on a Thai tourist visa
I've read about many who received the IR-1 Visa in 2, 3 & 4 months, and in our current state, I;d be more than grateful if we can hear from experienced people that were able to get the visa in such short periods of time.
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USA - IR-1 Spousal Visa - Help Please
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My wife and I have been married for 8 years; we have a 4 year old child who already has a US Passport and Social Security number. In the 8 years of marriage, I've never taken my wife to America, but she's traveled the balance of the world with me, and has never overstayed a visa. we've fallen on hard times and I need to return to find work and have our child begin school in 2017. Late last year my wife applied for a US Tourist visa and was surprisingly rejected. We reapplied in early 2016 and again rejected. We were better off then, but now, it's imperative for us to not miss a step in applying for an IR-1 Visa.
At first, I thought about hiring a visa service such as Siam Legal, since I want to be certain we submit everything correctly as to not cause a delay, but I began thinking that we will then be at the mercy of the lawyers time schedule. I know that we can submit the docs directly without an appointment, which cuts down the time frame, but we're in such a hurry to get to America so I can find work that we need this to move swiftly and without delay.
Can someone with experience help us with the following:
*I'm currently on a Thai tourist visa
I've read about many who received the IR-1 Visa in 2, 3 & 4 months, and in our current state, I;d be more than grateful if we can hear from experienced people that were able to get the visa in such short periods of time.
Thank You in Advance!