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What's the Possibility of My Novia Receiving a STUDENT Visa??

Hi All:

Thanks for all your great comments about the possibility of my novia receiving a tourist visa.

I would like to get some suggestions regarding the process and possibility of my novia receiving a STUDENT VISA. I've heard that student visas were much harder to receive after 9/11 but recently, they have become easier to obtain and that the interview time at the US Embassy in Bogota has been drastically reduced.

Your suggestions and information is greatly appreciated.

JWB

By JWB on Nov 18, 2004, 15:36 in Visa & paperwork.

utopiacowboy says on Nov 18, 2004, 16:19:

First of all, is she a student? She would have to apply and be accepted at an American university before she could get a student visa. She would also have to show that she has the money to pay for the whole thing. I still think the K-1 is the way to go.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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Gator says on Nov 18, 2004, 20:28:

Pay Attention to Your Tio utopiacowboy 1. Nothing will take place until you obtain an I-20 from the school you wish to attend.

2. Be prepaired to score at least a minumuin of 400 on the TOFL test.

3. The required insurance will be mandatory and expensive

4. Financial evidence that shows you or your parents who are sponsoring you have sufficient funds to cover your tuition and living expenses during the period of your intended study (in our case almost 30,000 USD

5. Certain immunizations and TB tests

The Embassy will issue the F1 visa.

This was just some of the hassle we had to go through to send a young man, the son of the forman on the old finca I owned, to the University of Florida, and this was pre 9-11. Simon is in his last year in the College of Engineering at the U of Florida, he graduates with high honors if he holds to his present pace.

Yep, he did learn to say Go Gators.

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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Chuck says on Nov 18, 2004, 21:32:

Am I too naive... We all say here that in general Americans are too naive. Maybe it's because they are law abiding citizens.

I wish the rest of the world... and we colombians included.. were naive! But nooo!... people are always trying to outsmart authority... and where authority doesn't exist.. then you'll have caos.

That's exactly what was going on in Colombia... CAOS! Everyone did what they pleased. Our current president is authoritarian... and most of the citizens want him to be like that, but now a few want to return to our CAOS years. They have no memory!

So please... don't try to fool your American Consulate with a fake Colombian student novia. Your action will make it harder for real students to get their own visa.

Deal?

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ixent (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 22, 2004, 07:00:

Might not be as easy as you think When my girlfriend applied for a student visa, the fact that me (a Brit) was her boyfriend and we intended to live together while she studied caused problems. They told us we should apply for a fiancee visa instead (which meant we would have to marry within 6 months).

I talked to them at length saying I considered myself too young to get married, that we wanted to get to know each other better, and that learning English would be very useful for her career (all of which are TRUE) We were very lucky actually, and she did get the student visa. (We married since, by the way, when the time was right ;) ).

Basically, the moral of this story is make sure you apply for the right visa for the right reason, and that you are able to back it up. I'm sure this applies as much to the US consulate as the British one.

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cait says on Dec 12, 2004, 11:00:

lads, the thing is if you are involved with a colombian, getting married will probably raise its head far quicker than if you were with a nice boy or girl from back home. getting any other type of visa is just more complicated. if the relationship's good - take the pluge and do it

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