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Originally Posted by Aquaman
I remember being at the consulate and guys bringing in their Gf's with no paperwork, nothing, expecting a visa. heard things like "im an american, and she's my girl!!!" shocking.
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Yup. I guess some folks forgot that they're dealing with the US gov, so you can't smile and "mai pen rai" past basic requirements.
I found the whole processing experience very civil, but I couldn't help but chuckle a couple of times at the asian/Thai applicants who tried the old que-jumping routine. Booming voice from behind the window counter: "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "WHY ARE YOU HERE?"
Welcome to America, sugars. I'll never get used to que jumping (
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Originally Posted by Matthew
Thing was we told him our specific plans to got back for about a month for the holidays this year. He didn't giver her an open ended tourist visa - it will expire I think in March or April and it's good for 6 weeks in country. So it's sort of specific to our story. Fine with me, but I don't know - perhaps in the past they were less sort of 'personalized'.
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Ouch. It was an easy enough but rather $$$ process, and I wouldn't want to do it every year. Perhaps you said too much? Always best to keep quiet and reveal only necessary info IMO.
My GF got the 10 year, open-ended tourist visa. We were very pleased with that.
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it's good for 6 weeks in country
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Actually, the Visa does not guarantee you entry into the states. You still have the Immigration/Customs officer to deal with when you arrive - they are the last hoop, and have the final say-so on whether or not a person can enter, and determining length of stay.