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There's also a waiver application form I-192, but that does not appear to be relevant (unless the US border has been 'exported' to Thailand).  On reapplication for a *single-entry* tourist visa, it seems the OP's wife should announce that she wishes to apply for a non-immigrant waiver.  The descriptions of the process are confusing - one seems to say that she should have been offered a visa waiver application pack at the initial refusal.

You can only use I-192 if you already have been issued a visa.  It's for people that already have a visa, but have become inadmissible for whatever reason.  Let's say someone gets a 10 year tourist visa, and then 2 years later get busted in a raid at Nana for prostitution ( I know, not likely to happen)  That would make them inadmissible to the U.S.  They could then file an I-192 and hope for the best.   Even then, it's a long shot for CBP to allow entry.

It would not be fun for the OPs girl to come all the way to the U.S. only to be told "Sorry, we're not letting you in"  and then have to turn around and fly back to Thailand.  A visa does not guarantee entry in to the U.S.  People get turned around all the time by CBP for a multitude of different reasons.  If she flys to the U.S. with a tourist visa and CBP gets it in their head that she's planning on staying, they'll deny her entry.  It happens a lot for people that are going through the marriage visa process, that haven't gotten approved yet, but want to visit their spouse. 

When people are denied immigrant visas at an interview, they are given instructions on how to apply for a waiver.  Since there is no waiver for a tourist visa, the OP's girl was denied, and that was the end of it.  That was why she was given no information on a waiver.

 

I assume the lawyer is talking about an I-601 waiver, which is a waiver for people that were denied immigrant visas.  Tourist visa is not an immigrant visa.

 

There are at least two types of waiver - one for immigration visas and another for at least some other types of visa.
 

 

Yes, there are two types of waivers.  I-601 and I-212.  I-601 is for people that were denied immigrant visas.  I-212 is for people that were deported or removed from the U.S.  Neither applies to the OP, who's girl was found inadmissible by the interviewing C.O. when applying for a non-immigrant tourist visa  The only recourse for the OP's girl is to apply for another tourist visa, or go the immigrant visa route.  Unless there's something that has changed, a tourist visa will be denied again based on the 10 year ban.  The OPs ONLY chance is to get married, file for an immigrant visa, have that get denied based on the 10 year ban, and then file a waiver.  Probably looking at 18 months minimum, and there's always the very real possibility of the waiver being denied.

It's the OP's money, but IMO he would just be funding some lawyer's golf trips or his mia noi's trips to Siam Paragon.

I assume the lawyer is talking about an I-601 waiver, which is a waiver for people that were denied immigrant visas.  Tourist visa is not an immigrant visa.

Is the couple planning on staying in the U.S.?  If so, K-1 (Fiance Visa) is the best bet.

I don't know when you'll be traveling, but the Thai consulate has been going around the country renewing passports.  They were at the big temple here in Dallas for 5 days last month renewing passports.  If you decide to go that route, you can register online for an appointment.  My wife didn't do that and we were there all day, just to have them tell us no because my wife had more than a year of validity left on her passport.  They call it Mobile Service.  Here's a link to it, but it's all in Thai:

http://www.thaiembdc.org/dcdp/?q=both/Mobile_Service

At 3x earnings that 81K. I will assume that has to be non-retirement accounts vs property assets or retirement accounts?

And for a family of 3 then 243k even though 2 are US citizens?

CB

They look at household size when computing the income requirements, so the citizenship of the household members isn't relevant.
 

Sounds like a PR stunt.

If you want to see a real PR stunt, look at the rice pledging scheme.  That PR stunt cost the country roughly 1 Trillion Baht.  That's a PR stunt of epic proportions!

 

 

 

 

 CNX to Ubon yes but NOT Udon.

 

Who flies from CNX to Ubon?

 

Kan Air Twice a week.http://www.kanairlines.com/main/

 

Cool thanks.  Save my niece the 12 hour bus ride.

 

 CNX to Ubon yes but NOT Udon.

 

Who flies from CNX to Ubon?

If the airport is closed, I'm not sure how you're going to get there by air.  Maybe pay someone to fly you there via helicopter.

OMG! - a photo of ALL the elected Prime Ministers of Thailand from this century!

Forgetting the late Samak Sundarev. Of course.

And forgetting that ALL prime ministers are elected by the legislature and not by the citizens by direct vote,

Which allows that both Somchai and Abhisit were elected as prime ministers,

by the same legislative processes and confirmed by the head of state in all instances.

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Stop posting facts. You're confusing the TVF red brigade.

My wife was just rejected today at the Sakon Nakhon office. They said they only keep records for 10 years and then purge them. Sounds like complete BS to me. In any case, we are going to her local Amphoe office (also in Sakon Nakhon province) to try there since that is where her birth was actually registered.

That makes no sense at all. I guess they don't expect the residents in that Amphur to live longer than 10 years. Thai logic. Gotta love it.

I'm looking at Asiana Airlines through kayak.com. I suppose as long as their names are on ticket all is good.


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I've used Travex http://www.travexnet.com/ to do this form the U.S.  Sometimes it seems the tickets are cheaper if you buy them from a Thai travel agent.  As others have stated, I had to fill out a credit card authorization form, scan it and email it to them.
 

Based on information that I received from the US Embassy, they advised that she leave Thailand using her Thai passport and enter the US using her US passport. Upon returning, I assume she reverses this process and leaves on her US passport and then uses her Thai passport when arriving back in Thailand.

My wife is a dual Thai/U.S. citizen and the above is exactly what my wife does when she travels back and forth to Thailand from the U.S. She never has any issues.

I think I can speak for the Americans that Soccer is about on the same level as Badminton and Lawn Bowling when it comes level of importance. I don't know if there's any Brazilian members here on TVF but I'd think they're in need of some advice about now.

Yingluck Shinawattra was not ousted by the military. She was ousted by a court for acting illegally for nepotistic reasons.

Thaksin Shinawattra was not the PM or even the lawful caretaker PM when he was ousted following his illegal seizure of power.

Not so small details that many (intentionally?) overlook.

We did it on our own. It was a straight forward operation, and aside from a hick-up after my then fiances interview, where she was given a letter afterwards said "denied do to administrative process" and we had no idea what that meant. The good members of this forum came to my rescue and explained that we were not denied but that the needed some more investigating to do (two months later she had her visa.).

I don't see what a lawyer would had contributed. The forms are easy,and come with instructions, all can be downloaded at the government website.

As said, Visa journey .com is your friend in this process, wish I knew of it when we did it several years ago. Plenty of people there going through the same process with good advice,and links to all the forms you need.

Good Luck,

I'm convinced they randomly pick applications for AP (Administrative Processing). From visajourney, I'd say about 5% of the applicants at Bangkok get put in AP and there's never any good reason stated for it, and as far as I can tell their case is no different than any other. It usually seems to last about 6 weeks.

How long total did it take you? I'm more worried about my gf having time to do whats needed so a lawyer could help coordinate,.

Your girlfriend will still have to get the medical exam and attend the interview on her own. A lawyer may or may not be able to assist with the police report. I hired a lawyer in my case back in 2008 and it was a huge mistake. It ended up delaying my case by 3 months. I also had the privilege of giving them $1800. As others have stated, check out visa journey. Everything you need is there. My wife would probably still be sitting in Thailand if it wasn't for that website, because the lawyer I hired didn't have a clue, even though he claimed to have handled 1000s of cases.

All of those prices except the last are with no title! There is very little title around here. Untitled land passes freely in transactions within and without families and my skepticism was allayed when my wife sold that Kemmarat land to a completely disconnected party having bought it from one of my wife's in-laws extended family ie that was fairly disconnected too. That's not to say the risk is remote - don't buy land you cannot afford to lose unless it is chanote is still a good policy (but don't expect to lose it!).

When you say no title, was it Sor Por Gor?

The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to U.S. President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

He was in office for roughly 30 days when he won the Nobel Peace Prize. I didn't realize winning an election met the criteria to win that prize. He probably had less foreign policy experince that any elected president in decades at the time. In fact he was elected to the Senate in 2005 and began running for president in 2007, so even his domestic policy experince was limited. However, he gives a great speech, and that's all that matters in American Politics.

Actually says more about the electorate than anything else.

As someone stated in a previous thread, This Peace Prize was not awarded so much for Obama but as a global celebration to the end of the bush regime. And before you even get started...no, I am no fan of obama.

As for your statement about the electorate--a majority of voters were ready for a changing of the guard after the failed policies of "yer either with us or agin' us" gwb/cheney and if you will recall the economic "depression" (according to VP hopeful Sarah Palin) that had just halved most working Americans retirement accounts.

I'm no fan of either as well. There wasn't much to choose from in 2008. The wife of a former president (Clinton), a guy who had 0 experience doing anything really (Obama), or Mc Cain ( a decent guy in the 2000 elections who changed his spots in 2008 to pander to nuts on the right)

I guess the problem might be lack of choice.

The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to U.S. President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

He was in office for roughly 30 days when he won the Nobel Peace Prize. I didn't realize winning an election met the criteria to win that prize. He probably had less foreign policy experince that any elected president in decades at the time. In fact he was elected to the Senate in 2005 and began running for president in 2007, so even his domestic policy experince was limited. However, he gives a great speech, and that's all that matters in American Politics.

Actually says more about the electorate than anything else.

Hmm? It seems to me that you should already have plans as to how you would be traveling to the US, and where you will be staying/working. In fact, I'm surprised you were not already established in the US at this time. Flying to BKK to escort your fiance to the Embassy is common practice, but not required. However, you state that you were planning to establish temporary residency in BKK? Jeez.

At this late date, buying one-way airline tickets should be possible, albeit more costly since you failed to plan ahead.

Not to seem too condescending, but you are like the 3rd TV member to recently complain about an "unjust" situation that you yourself are at fault for causing. Applying for a K1 visa is pretty straightforward (i.e. not rocket science) if you carefully read the instructions and provide all of the documentation requested. Some petitioners hire immigration lawyers to ensure that the process runs smoothly, but IMO, that's just a waste of money. There's no trick questions or burdensome requirements for the petition.

Anyhow, that's all irrelevant now. Congrats on getting the K1 for your fiance. With any luck you will be back in the US soon, perhaps even to enjoy the 4th of July celebrations.

I'd have to disagree with this. The instructions from the embassy clearly state "Do not make travel plans prior to receiving the visa"

From the U.S. Embassy website:

Note: You should never pay for travel arrangements to the U.S. (i.e. airfare) without having an immigrant visa (including fiancé visa and adoption visa) in your possession. The U.S. Consulate General accepts no responsibility expenses incurred, if you do so. Provided a visa is approved, it may be issued within a few business days; however, we are unable to guarantee the issuance of a U.S. visa prior to specific travel date. You risk financial loss if you ignore this advice.

Source: http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas/packets.html

My apologies if this has been answered elsewhere, but my Thai wife and I (a US citizen) will be living and working in Bangladesh next year, and plan to apply for the K3 Visa from there. Is this possible, and are there any other issues or documents she'd need to take care of here in Thailand before returning to Bangladesh? She already has a 10 year tourist visa to the US, and we've visited twice just this year.

Thanks for any help.

The reality is there is no more K-3 visa. Even if they still issued them, you can't apply for a K visa without having an approved I-129F which can only be filed from the U.S. What you're looking for is an IR-1/CR-1 visa. (CR-1 = married less than 2 years)

Just about every consulate requires that the U.S. citizen petitioner reside in that country for more than 6 months on a valid long term visa (not a tourist visa) in order to file the petition directly with the consulate. This is referred to as DCF (Direct Consular FIling)