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why is so hard for a colombian female to get a turist visa? they think that shes coming to work? will it help if my company send her a formal invitation to come and visit us? she was so helpfull with us in our trip to colombia and we want to show our gratitude, but she said that is dificult to get a visa, how can we help?

By dafer on Jul 12, 2004, 12:57 in Friendly Talkzone.

viewpoint says on Jul 12, 2004, 13:50:

tourist visa If she is young and single it's almost impossible to get a tourist visa male or female. There's nothing that you can do to help her (except marry her). The interview would be months away and the odds are 95% or higher she would be turned down. She would improve her chances if she has a significant presence (money, real estate, marriage, children, long term employment and older age) in Colombia. In 1996 the immigration laws changed and every applicant is viewed as a potential immigrant to the USA (overstay the tourist visa). The difference is that if she was Panamanian she would be on an airplane next week to the USA (more than likely). "Visa denied" is a widely spoken term at the US Embassy in Bogota.

The US Embassy will not even look at papers submitted by your company or you. They will look at her papers and that's it. Been there - done that..

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