Us Vv For Thai Wife In England

[the weaver]

hi all,

quick question - my thai wife and I would like to visit friends in the u.s. She is in the uk wiyh me on an sv. Is a vv for the us easy to get?

the weaver

[vinny]

She may apply for a B-2 Visa (Holiday visa). If she provides sufficient evidence to meet with their requirements, then it should be easy.

[davidjtayler]

My wife is Thai with a valid Thai passport and Im British with valid British passport and we reside in Thailand all year round.

Last year we applied for a US visa for my wife here in Bangkok.

You should be able to apply at the US consulate in the UK as your wife already holds a visa for the UK.

The consulate will require many items from your wife but the more things you show the better .. you cant overkill this enough ... letters of invitation from friends/relatives in the US.

I was fortunate to have a sister and brother in law temporarily working in the US who sent us invitation letters and copies of their valid passports and green cards but the more letters of invitation from your intended countries of visitation you can get the better.

Employment contract and current salary of your spouse will be required if she is working ... the longer she has had employment with a single company the better it looks.

I provided my bank balance as well as my employment details and Thai work permit details for good measure.

Your marriage certificate and of course your wifes Thai ID card/details and passport.

Copies of the provisional return flight ticket (just the printout) so return dates could be clearly seen.

Valid travel insurance for us both for the intended period of travel.

I would recommend putting all your forms together in a plastic binder with index as this looks very professional and means you are serious.

In Thailand there is a 4000Baht non refundable fee to pay and this must be paid in advance at any post office where you receive a voucher that must be presented with your application at the consulate .. you cannot purchase this at the consulate itself, it must be purchased in advance.

Once you have given your application there will be a waiting period for the interview and for us it was 6 weeks but this varies depending on the time of year ... give yourselves time.

The interview was conducted at the counter on the given day and we both attended and were given a choice .. a Thai or an English speaking interview .. as the Thai speaking interview waiting list was overwelming we opted for the English speaking interview and were chatting within 15 minutes.

The guy who interviewed my wife was very friendly and after asking my wifes name and scanning her thumb spent most of the time chatting to me .... take YOUR actual bank book, work permit, passport etc with you as well as I showed these (unprompted) at the interview on top of the original application paperwork that they already had ... it really looks like you mean business and they will like this.

After a very pleasant chat of about 10 minutes the interview was ended and my wife returned 2 days later to pick up her passport with a 10 year multi entry holiday visa in it ...

I would advise anyone applying for visas the more that you can show the better .. go above and beyond the call of duty and present your application in a professional manner.

The more serious you and your wife are presented the easier the visa process.

I must stress that my experience is limited to the the US consulate in Bangkok who were very helpful.

I hope this info helps and good luck with your applications.....

[the weaver]

Thanks for those replies guys.

I was kinda hoping that it would be straight forward as she has the right to live in the uk and that would be her reason to return. It would surely be inconceivable that she will stay there when I return after just a week or two.

Frankly I don't think I have the stomach to go through another lengthy visa process just simpy for a little holiday. Sod the US Embassy. Rather than us spending our pounds in their country I will invite our friends to spend their dollars in mine.

Thanks again for your inputs.

[thaihome]

I think you will find getting her a tourist visa to US if she is legal resident of UK very easy. Her UK residence alone goes a long way to showing her intent to return. My wife got a US tourist visa in China with no more documentation then a letter from my employer stating I was on long term assignment.

On another forum, a poster got his wife's visa with no hassle at all. You do have to have an interview. In you wife's case it will probably take about 5 minutes.

TH