I would like my girlfriend to visit me, what steps need to be taken?

thegoodbyestare says on Mar 30, 2005, 10:33:

I have a picture posted of her in my picture section in case you would like to see her.

Hius Enauk

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Miguel says on Mar 30, 2005, 10:41:

First impression of your post... Your chances are slim to none, but others here have more experience with this subject than I, so hopefully they will chime in.

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ReidEnter says on Mar 30, 2005, 11:23:

your girlfriend i am an american immigration lawyer in cali, colombia.

you really do not have a problem. you can obtain a fiance visa for your girlfriend to visit the united states for purposes of getting married. if you do not marry her within the 90 day period she has to return to colombia. she cannot remain in the unites states unless you are married. if you do marry she is able to obtain temporary residency for 2 years and permanent residency thereafter.

so if you have a job and sufficient resources to demonstrate she will not become a public charge you are in good shape.

she can also apply for a student visa. however, this is a more expensive process and she has to demonstrate sufficient financial resources to pay for her support and education in the united states during the period of her intended study.

my office can assist you with this process. write or call me if you wish.

best of luck.

gary reid
ReidEnter at aol.com
tel. # 011 57 2 667-1340

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utopiacowboy says on Mar 30, 2005, 11:54:

I notice that you did not mention anything about getting a tourist visa, ReidEnter, which is what I really think the poster was thinking of.

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bob247 says on Mar 30, 2005, 13:18:

Gary - Question?? I understand that you are an American Lawyer. Question, How does Colombia deal with individuals that have current court family support orders in California, in terms of enforcement in Colombia, is this enforceable?

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thegoodbyestare says on Mar 30, 2005, 15:18:

Yes this is kinda what I am hinting at with the tourist visa. It seems like it is very difficult to get a tourist visa. Is there anything that I can do to help insure that she gets a visa? I mean we are not quite at the marriage stage. But maybe one day. Anyway thanks for the advice so far, hopefully you guys can continue to guide me along a little.

Hius Enauk

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utopiacowboy says on Mar 30, 2005, 16:03:

Her chances of getting a tourist visa are basically zero but if you have a spare $100 that you want to spend, she can give it a shot. A few people do get the visa but it's all luck. I just talked to a couple of Colombians at a recent wedding in Houston who obtained tourist visas and they attribute their success completely to luck.

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bbattiste says on Mar 30, 2005, 19:09:

Keep visiting her I am married to a Colombian and living in the states alone. The whole process sucks. I first started to obtain a fiance visa, but it was taking too long, so since I knew I wanted to marry her I did that and now I am waiting to obtain a spousal visa for my wife. It has only been three weeks, but seems like three years. When I first met her I told her "no problem", I am sure you can come visit me for a couple of weeks. Well, now she is my wife and still she can't come to the US to be with me. It sucks...see if you can meet a Colombian who already lives here or plan on making many trips to visit her.

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utopiacowboy says on Mar 31, 2005, 06:49:

Yeah, you're right, it does suck but hang in there. Eventually she will be with you and it will all be worth it. I used to visit my wife every six weeks while we were waiting. If you haven't already got them, invest in a couple of web cams.

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lpdiver says on Mar 31, 2005, 08:46:

Dude I am sorry to hear about your situation. BUT, you should have done your homework. The K-3 visas are taking much longer now than the K-1 visas. When I got married it was the other way around.

It took me seven months when I did it and I would have gotten married in Colombia anyway; so her family could participate. We were going to have a separate ceremony here but canned that idea.

Hang in there...it will happen!

T

"cook some rice!"

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colombianpapidqnz says on Mar 31, 2005, 09:13:

I need some info.... Hey how you doing? well i have a couple of question? I have a friend who wants to come up and study in NYC. My family will help her pay for college. She lives in Cali. What are the porcedures that she needs to do and what do we need to do? Thank you.

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swede116 says on Mar 31, 2005, 10:46:

Fiance Visa I would suggest you do the paperwork yourself. I've done it, and its relatively painless. I would not recommend an attorney process the paperwork. They will generally have a paralegal write it up, and charge you $2000 for the privelege. As for using an Abogado in Colombia, I don't recommend it. They are worse then the ladrones in the US.
Buena suerte.

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swede116 says on Mar 31, 2005, 11:00:

Visas for Colombianas If a Colombiana tells you she has a visa to visit, 9 times out of 10 she's lying. It's one of the oldest scams in the book. She tells you she needs money for a passport and visa, and when the money arrives she will just laugh at how stupid you are, and cash the check. A lot of times it's a man and woman running the scam. It is very difficult for a woman in Colombia to get a visitors visa for the US. They can get a passport, but usually not a visa. It sucks that it's this way, so you can thank both the Colombian and U.S. governments for how fucked up the process is.
Buena suerte amigos

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utopiacowboy says on Mar 31, 2005, 12:15:

You can also thank the Colombians themselves. There are an estimated 600,000 Colombians living illegally in the US, many of them were able to get here with tourist visas and never went home. My wife knows a couple of people in that situation.

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lpdiver says on Apr 1, 2005, 06:21:

UC Your wife knows ONLY a couple?????

T

"cook some rice!"

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