thais getting 5-10 years visa to the US

[anthobkk]

Hey,

I was talking to my gf today and she told me that she is jealous because one of her friend is going to study 6 months in the US but she got a 5 years visa !!

This is not the first time i heard this story. Gf of one of my coworker told him her friends got a visa up to 10 years !

My gf is jealous because apparently her friend is hiso she can afford that kind of visa.

I am not a specialist about US visa but having friends from Europe living there, it is impossible to get a 5-10 years visa just to study 6 months and I have heard about these 5-10years visas only since I'm in Thailand

Do you know more about it ?

[CharlieH]

MOVED to Visa for other countries

[Ghostnigel]

And i bet they don't have to jump through hoops at an immo officer's whim.....

Edited April 30, 2015 by Ghostnigel

[beachproperty]

Don't the who's. why's or where's regarding US visa's.......But this I do know. My wife was first denied a US visa 12 years ago, upon reapplication a year later, she got a 1 year tourist visa. And when that expired they gave her a 10 year tourist visa......same scenario with my wife's daughter.

Basicly I think they want to make sure that those applying for visa's are not just going to go to the US and then disappear. They want to see ties to their home country (job, property, business, children etc) so that they really are only going for a short stay and ARE going to return to their said home country

[anthobkk]

They want to see ties to their home country (job, property, business, children etc) so that they really are only going for a short stay and ARE going to return to their said home country

How can they allow 10 years if they want them to be tied to their home country ?? I don't get it.

[nahkbin]

Thais with a 10 year tourist visa normally only get stamped in to the U.S. for 30 days.

[thrilled]

I understand that A Thai with A 10 year visa can stay in the U.S. 6 months at A time.When I just read 30 days it threw me off.

[beachproperty]

Thais with a 10 year tourist visa normally only get stamped in to the U.S. for 30 days.

Wrong!.....well at least in my wife and daughters experience....they get 6 months every time they enter the US....Not like Thailand

[meatboy]

my wife got a 10yr.stamp in her passport.

[p_brownstone]

The "10 year Visa" is basically a Multi-entry Tourist Visa valid for 10 years, however the maximum length of each stay is limited to 6 months - and of course even that is at the discretion of the Immigration Entry Officer in the U.S. on arrival.

Patrick

[JingerBen]

The normal stamp is 6 months, but the officer can stamp it for 30 days or less if he/she wants to. It's also not unusual to be issued a 10 year tourist visa on the first try, and being "hiso" has no bearing on it.

Spot on.

My wife - after jumping through some hoops - got a 10-year tourist visa on the first try.

She went to visit our daughter who is a dual national working/studying in the US.

I think she could have stayed for 6-months, but was only there for about 2 last time.

[Jeffrey346]

Thais with a 10 year tourist visa normally only get stamped in to the U.S. for 30 days.

It's a 10 year visa and you can stay up to 6 months.

[maidee]

10 years multi entry, now that is something thailand could learn from .. naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

they like to show who is boss of every square meter overhere

my 'thai' parents in law have a nice xx million baht house in the US .... and in the US, they are not afraid they will steal the land and bring it to thailand in their suitcase

[Tomtomtom69]

10 years multi entry, now that is something thailand could learn from .. naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

they like to show who is boss of every square meter overhere

my 'thai' parents in law have a nice xx million baht house in the US .... and in the US, they are not afraid they will steal the land and bring it to thailand in their suitcase

The US government should revoke this stupid law that allows them to hand out 10 year visas to Thais when American citizens get nothing like it in return.

Even more ridiculous is the fact that Thai passports are only valid for 5 years! How the hell can you issue a visa that is valid for years beyond a passport's entire validity?

China and the US, as well as China and Canada recently concluded bilateral deals on 10-year tourist and business visas. Citizens of all three countries have 10-year validity passports and as part of the agreement, an American gets a 10-year Chinese visa, while a Chinese person gets the same if going to America. Similarly for Canadians and Chinese as part of their agreement. The period of stay is 90-180 days at a time though.

Now that's what I call a fair agreement.

But the American-Thai one - ridiculous. No other country does it. The most Thais going to Australia can hope for is a 1-year multi entry with a 3-month stay limitation; Australians coming to Thailand can also get a 12-month multi entry visa, but not one that is based on tourism but rather, business (type or family reasons (type O). In the case of Thais going to Australia, up until recently Thais could generally easily secure the 1-year multi entry particularly if they have been to Australia before and complied with the conditions of stay. But of course they can't expect to use it for de-facto residence, doing one day or even one week visa runs between entries like Aussies on multi 1-year Thai visas can.

[mjakob007]

US visa is not a easy hurdle for most asians, but if eligible most asians get 10 years.

most africans, except south africans get 2 years. all these are tourist visas, with a max stay of 60 days per visit.

for educational purposes, they would only give a visa for the course validity

[saakura]

The UK also gives a 10 year visa but not sure if it is a tourist category.

[godden]

And i bet they don't have to jump through hoops at an immo officer's whim.....

no only into the immos bed

[ToddinChonburi]

10 year visa can be used anytime for the ten year period just once.

[mjakob007]

That depends on the visa type. normally a 10 year visa would be multiple entry.

who would issue a 10 year visa for one entry

[Junkyarddog]

Fairly SOP. When a Thai gal is trying to get her first visa to USA, they are pretty ruff on her. Many are denied. If however she is successful, goes to the USA and returns to Thailand, the next time she applies for a visa, they give her a 10 year multiple entry.

[thailand49]

When it comes to Thailand, disregard what you here (rumors hearsay) from other Thais whether HI-LO, dig deep usually it is all wrong, every situation is different!

Go to the Embassy and get the information yourself FIRST HAND.

Visa to the U.S. if not married, are very hard to get.

[thailand49]

MOVED to Visa for other countries

I see this remark often by Moderators. Just curious, because I was under the impression with hundreds of topic being submitted daily there are only a few topics being offered on "FEATURE TOPICS / LATEST NEW"

I was under the impression from experience dealing with contacts on ThaiVisa, that a person submitting a topic does not have the ability to place their topic on their own into the FEATURE TOPIC OR LATEST NEW AREA? Usually this is done and select by Editor? since I've tried for a number of months to contact people on ThaiVisa as to how to get a topic of interest to me into this area and yet to get a correct answer or contact person to give me a response.

Maybe you can explain to me how a topic like this can directly be submitted straight to FEATURE TOPICS without consent so the Global Moderator tha not have to respond " Move to Visa for other Countries "

Thank you,

Edited May 1, 2015 by thailand49

[pchansmorn]

Thailand just doesn't play Fair. It's all about Power, and who has it. If your living in Thailand you should always have a plan B, just in case they decide to deport all of us Expats.

[realenglish1]

I thought the Visa system is reciprocal between countries. In the case of the United States vs Thailand there does not seem to be any

Thailand does not play on a level playing field

[kowpot]

My wife's sister got a ten year visa to the U.S.. She was only going for two weeks, but they gave her a 10 year just the same. She never used it again. That was 8 years ago.

[malcoml]

The American system is logical.

From speaking to a friend they made it so difficult for his girlfriend to get a visa so they could holiday. There was basically an interview involved and the next available appointment was months away.

I think someone going through is once every ten years should be enough.

[remaxtony]

Replying the OP......as many have mentioned, the 10 year visas being given out nowadays are "tourist visas", not permanent residency visas. The immigration officer will stamp for 60 days to 6 months depending upon what is asked for upon arrival and what he/she agrees to give out.

They are multiple entry and they can be used for the entire 10 yr duration, as long as no overstay, etc.

They are easy to get, or difficult to get, depending upon the Thai person's situation. Hi-so people do get these visas easier, because they have more assets or jobs, or materials in Thailand to show that they don't need to stay in the USA and will return home to Thailand. [assuming that the given hi-so person has these things]

A common girl from Essan that doesn't have a college education to show, no assets, and works at 7/11 is not going to get one. Therefore, people looking from that perspective say its difficult to get. Because unless the person has "solid proof" of a reason to return to Thailand, they won't get one. Therefore it is tough to get a tourist visa without a solid career, real estate holdings, a business, or significant issues that show the consular that you won't stay in the USA for greener pastures.

For people that can do that.........its easy to get a 10 yr USA visa!

Its all about perspective.

Edited May 1, 2015 by remaxtony

[jdinasia]

10 years multi entry, now that is something thailand could learn from .. naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

they like to show who is boss of every square meter overhere

my 'thai' parents in law have a nice xx million baht house in the US .... and in the US, they are not afraid they will steal the land and bring it to thailand in their suitcase

The US government should revoke this stupid law that allows them to hand out 10 year visas to Thais when American citizens get nothing like it in return.

Even more ridiculous is the fact that Thai passports are only valid for 5 years! How the hell can you issue a visa that is valid for years beyond a passport's entire validity?

China and the US, as well as China and Canada recently concluded bilateral deals on 10-year tourist and business visas. Citizens of all three countries have 10-year validity passports and as part of the agreement, an American gets a 10-year Chinese visa, while a Chinese person gets the same if going to America. Similarly for Canadians and Chinese as part of their agreement. The period of stay is 90-180 days at a time though.

Now that's what I call a fair agreement.

But the American-Thai one - ridiculous. No other country does it. The most Thais going to Australia can hope for is a 1-year multi entry with a 3-month stay limitation; Australians coming to Thailand can also get a 12-month multi entry visa, but not one that is based on tourism but rather, business (type or family reasons (type O). In the case of Thais going to Australia, up until recently Thais could generally easily secure the 1-year multi entry particularly if they have been to Australia before and complied with the conditions of stay. But of course they can't expect to use it for de-facto residence, doing one day or even one week visa runs between entries like Aussies on multi 1-year Thai visas can.

You need no visa at all to visit Thailand from the US. Edited May 1, 2015 by jdinasia

[gandalf12]

I dont blame the Thai's, I blame our countries for giving these length of visa's. Of course it isnt fair but since when have countries been fair to people?

[KED]

10 year visa can be used anytime for the ten year period just once.

is your comment about the UK 10 year visa or U.S.? The U.S. 10 year visa can be used many times during the 10 year period - not just once. Immigrations does keep track of the entries and departures - should a person enter for six months and then leave for a few days or a week and then enter again for six months - questions would arise as to why the consecutive lengthy stays in the U.S. - but a Thai (or other nationality) with a 10 year U.S. visa could certainly enter every year for 10 years for a holiday - just no working or studying under a tourist visa.

Edited May 1, 2015 by KED