bostonboy Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I am new to forum and i thought i'd give a little helpful suggestion that i think helped tremendously in my wife getting her 10yr US B1/B2 visa we contacted my local congressman and they wrote a letter of support on US Congress letterhead. they actually send the letter directly to the Consulate General and give you a copy to bring with you to the interview My wife said that the interviewed spent some time reading the support letter. Just a thought people might want to try for themselves. it can't hurt, that is for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
430xc Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Great idea. Thanks for sharing. I think I will do this when the time comes. 430xc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanyaburi Mac Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Actually, it can hurt. No one, including ConOffs, really appreciate pressure brought from On High. Such might just make the interviewing ConOff look more carefully at a questionable case and if there's a flaw that might have skated by, notice it and result in a visa denial. I reckon the pressure is better brought to bare in case of a denial. Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonboy Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 Actually, it can hurt. No one, including ConOffs, really appreciate pressure brought from On High. Such might just make the interviewing ConOff look more carefully at a questionable case and if there's a flaw that might have skated by, notice it and result in a visa denial. I reckon the pressure is better brought to bare in case of a denial. Mac pretty valid point Mac but i was more confident with her going in with that support letter being in her documents than not the letter was more about my family history in the community so i guess more about me than her again, i think it helped in our case and maybe an idea for some but your point is a good one to think about also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLCrab Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Without commenting on the OP's particular situation I tend to agree with Mac. If you and your family really have standing in the community, you should be able to document that without the intervention of a Member of Congress. The people at the US Embassy in Bangkok are savvy and know that the letter was actually written by a person on the Member's staff and signed by the Member without reading it or maybe even by an automated signature machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daboyz1 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I found out while going through the immigration process with my wife, that each congressperson has an immigration liaison on staff. They must get alot of inquiries. They even had a standard privacy release form to fill out. I've rarely seen them get any results though. At least in immigrant visa cases. Not sure about non-immigrant visas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 (edited) About 10 years ago contact from a congressman did not help my wife get a visa while I was in states working. Since I was not staying here full time they turned her down for being what they considered an immigrant. Edited April 10, 2013 by ubonjoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonboy Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Without commenting on the OP's particular situation I tend to agree with Mac. If you and your family really have standing in the community, you should be able to document that without the intervention of a Member of Congress. The people at the US Embassy in Bangkok are savvy and know that the letter was actually written by a person on the Member's staff and signed by the Member without reading it or maybe even by an automated signature machine. that was 100% my experience my wife got the visa and seem to think it helped, but i guess i will never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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