Has anyone got a tourist visa for Thai wife to come to US?

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5 Responses to “Has anyone got a tourist visa for Thai wife to come to US?”

• stuckinIraq says:

  October 14, 2011 at 8:29 am

  No it shouldnt be but you should have got engaged first than got her a k1 visa with that she can come to the U.S for 3 months than you marry her and she stays in the U.S. For good
• john s says:

  October 14, 2011 at 9:25 am

  Tourist visas are extremely difficult to obtain for Thai women, unless theyve got some legitimate reason that would convince the US that she has a reason to go back to Thailand (ie – she owned a business, taking care of a very sick relative). As the person above me stated, you shouldve gone for the K1 visa and married her in the US, they are processed much quicker.
• nowhereman says:

  October 14, 2011 at 10:00 am

  you have to show that your wife has a reason to return to thailand when here tourist visa is up. such things as a home, a job or such. no one here can give you a good answer because it’s all in the hands of the visa people at the us consult office in bkk. you complete the application provide the documents also include a letter of supporting her while she is in the states and her return to thailand and make an appointment and they make a decision one way or another.
• negeshia says:

  October 14, 2011 at 10:48 am

  Found this on a website: RHC Visa Service
  Up until five years ago, it used to take three or four times longer to receive a marriage visa than a fiance(e) visa. In late 2001, however, the Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act established the K3 marriage visa, which has dramatically reduced the waiting period for a marriage visa for an international marriage. The K3 visa allows spouses of U.S. citizens to enter the U.S. in a nonimmigrant visa category while they wait until they are able to receive lawful permanent residence status.

  Officials within the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) and the U.S. State Department feel that about half of all international marriages involving Americans to foreigners are fraudulent, or sham marriages. As a result, the government closely scrutinizes all related applications, petitions and visas—in fact, the paperwork required for the K3 visa process is almost twice that required for a fiance(e) visa.

  Before applying for the K3 marriage visa, the U.S. citizen spouse must file form I-130 on behalf of the foreign spouse with the USCIS that has jurisdiction over their place of residence. The I-130 is an application for lawful permanent residence status, or a green card. Even when a I-130 petition has already been filed, obtaining a K3 can reduce the time it takes to get a spouse into the country by two years or more. Generally, the K3 visa time line is shorter than just a marriage-based immigration visa petition.

  A K3 visa can only be obtained by the spouse of a United States citizen, and where the foreign spouse is from and where the overseas marriage took place can impact the K3 visa process. One of the major benefits of the newly created K3 is that, instead of having to wait outside the country as the law previously required, a spouse can remain in the United States while awaiting approval of form I-130. Also, unmarried children under the age of 21 who wish to accompany or join the spouse in the U.S. can apply for K4 visas.

  US Citizenship and Immigration Services K-3 Application fee US$ 165.00
• ღSofondaღ says:

  October 14, 2011 at 10:49 am

  you have to get a fiance visa