Venezuelan girlfriend wants to travel the USA to be with me. What is the process?Can my Venezuelan girlfriend take connecting flights within the US to get home?Getting my girlfriend from Moscow to Jamaica bypassing the USA (no visa)What is the detailed Process of getting Schengen Visa by locking money for verpflichtungserklärung?Tourist trip to USA while girlfriend works there - what to expect at border check?What if my Filipina girlfriend is denied admissionTravel to Colombia connecting through the USAVisit, student, fiancée visa for the UKWhen can my mother reenter the USA after a 5-month stay?Can I vacation with my girlfriend who is already in the USA?Is it possible to enter the Schengen area as a tourist while a German work visa request is in process?
NMaximize is not converging to a solution
Which country benefited the most from UN Security Council vetoes?
What does it mean to describe someone as a butt steak?
Could an aircraft fly or hover using only jets of compressed air?
strTok function (thread safe, supports empty tokens, doesn't change string)
Why does Kotter return in Welcome Back Kotter?
A newer friend of my brother's gave him a load of baseball cards that are supposedly extremely valuable. Is this a scam?
How is the claim "I am in New York only if I am in America" the same as "If I am in New York, then I am in America?
What typically incentivizes a professor to change jobs to a lower ranking university?
What would happen to a modern skyscraper if it rains micro blackholes?
Why is 150k or 200k jobs considered good when there's 300k+ births a month?
Can a Cauchy sequence converge for one metric while not converging for another?
Is it tax fraud for an individual to declare non-taxable revenue as taxable income? (US tax laws)
Important Resources for Dark Age Civilizations?
Can I make popcorn with any corn?
Can you really stack all of this on an Opportunity Attack?
Java Casting: Java 11 throws LambdaConversionException while 1.8 does not
What is the word for reserving something for yourself before others do?
Watching something be written to a file live with tail
Codimension of non-flat locus
Is it possible to run Internet Explorer on OS X El Capitan?
Doing something right before you need it - expression for this?
How old can references or sources in a thesis be?
How do I deal with an unproductive colleague in a small company?
Venezuelan girlfriend wants to travel the USA to be with me. What is the process?
Can my Venezuelan girlfriend take connecting flights within the US to get home?Getting my girlfriend from Moscow to Jamaica bypassing the USA (no visa)What is the detailed Process of getting Schengen Visa by locking money for verpflichtungserklärung?Tourist trip to USA while girlfriend works there - what to expect at border check?What if my Filipina girlfriend is denied admissionTravel to Colombia connecting through the USAVisit, student, fiancée visa for the UKWhen can my mother reenter the USA after a 5-month stay?Can I vacation with my girlfriend who is already in the USA?Is it possible to enter the Schengen area as a tourist while a German work visa request is in process?
.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty margin-bottom:0;
My Venezuelan girlfriend wants to travel to the USA to be with me. How difficult and expensive will it become and what should she do to attain this task?
visas usa venezuelan-citizens
edited Apr 3 at 4:10
200_success
2,53011828
asked Apr 3 at 1:29
guy C ellisguy C ellis
8913
New contributor
guy C ellis is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
add a comment |
My Venezuelan girlfriend wants to travel to the USA to be with me. How difficult and expensive will it become and what should she do to attain this task?
visas usa venezuelan-citizens
edited Apr 3 at 4:10
200_success
2,53011828
asked Apr 3 at 1:29
guy C ellisguy C ellis
8913
New contributor
guy C ellis is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
25
For a short visit, or to stay in the USA for an indeterminate length of time?
– vsz
2 days ago
72
@guy C ellis Have you met in person?
– Traveller
2 days ago
9
I guess you are a US citizen, but you really ought to specify this.
– tomasz
2 days ago
add a comment |
My Venezuelan girlfriend wants to travel to the USA to be with me. How difficult and expensive will it become and what should she do to attain this task?
visas usa venezuelan-citizens
edited Apr 3 at 4:10
200_success
2,53011828
asked Apr 3 at 1:29
guy C ellisguy C ellis
8913
New contributor
guy C ellis is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
My Venezuelan girlfriend wants to travel to the USA to be with me. How difficult and expensive will it become and what should she do to attain this task?
visas usa venezuelan-citizens
visas usa venezuelan-citizens
edited Apr 3 at 4:10
200_success
2,53011828
asked Apr 3 at 1:29
guy C ellisguy C ellis
8913
New contributor
guy C ellis is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
edited Apr 3 at 4:10
200_success
2,53011828
asked Apr 3 at 1:29
guy C ellisguy C ellis
8913
New contributor
guy C ellis is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
edited Apr 3 at 4:10
200_success
2,53011828
edited Apr 3 at 4:10
200_success
2,53011828
edited Apr 3 at 4:10
200_success
2,53011828
2,53011828
asked Apr 3 at 1:29
guy C ellisguy C ellis
8913
New contributor
guy C ellis is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
asked Apr 3 at 1:29
guy C ellisguy C ellis
8913
asked Apr 3 at 1:29
guy C ellisguy C ellis
8913
8913
New contributor
guy C ellis is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
New contributor
guy C ellis is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
guy C ellis is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
25
For a short visit, or to stay in the USA for an indeterminate length of time?
– vsz
2 days ago
72
@guy C ellis Have you met in person?
– Traveller
2 days ago
9
I guess you are a US citizen, but you really ought to specify this.
– tomasz
2 days ago
add a comment |
25
For a short visit, or to stay in the USA for an indeterminate length of time?
– vsz
2 days ago
72
@guy C ellis Have you met in person?
– Traveller
2 days ago
9
I guess you are a US citizen, but you really ought to specify this.
– tomasz
2 days ago
25
25
For a short visit, or to stay in the USA for an indeterminate length of time?
– vsz
2 days ago
For a short visit, or to stay in the USA for an indeterminate length of time?
– vsz
2 days ago
72
72
@guy C ellis Have you met in person?
– Traveller
2 days ago
@guy C ellis Have you met in person?
– Traveller
2 days ago
9
9
I guess you are a US citizen, but you really ought to specify this.
– tomasz
2 days ago
I guess you are a US citizen, but you really ought to specify this.
– tomasz
2 days ago
add a comment |
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
First, she needs to get out of the country. https://ve.usembassy.gov/visas/ says:
On March 11, 2019, the Department of State announced the temporary suspension of operations of U.S. Embassy Caracas and withdrawal of diplomatic personnel. All consular services are suspended. Immigrant visa applicants should contact IVBogota@state.gov for additional instructions. Nonimmigrant visa applicants can apply at any U.S. embassy or consulate in another country. For more information regarding applying for nonimmigrant visas, please visit travel.state.gov.
Then usual procedures apply which include proving ties to her residency, including family, jobs etc. If she resides in Venezuela, at this time I have serious doubts she'd be able to prove this. There's no formal ban, just a huge amount of suspicion about whether the visitors are genuine.
In fact, according to some news reports the US last year already was revoking tourist visas and another article also said
Venezuelans say they’re already seeing a drastic reduction in the number of U.S. visitor visas they’re being granted – and that the visas they have are often being revoked.
If by "be with you" you mean marriage and you have the funds to do so, I very cautiously would recommend getting her to Peru or another visa friendly country (at least it seems those flights are still operational) and apply for a K-1 visa or even getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple. Researching these options are far beyond the scope of this answer, I am afraid.
But I have a few ideas: I said Peru above because has a USCIS field office and it's the field office which handles such affairs for Venezuela. This might be beneficial or it might not be depending what you file and where. Also, looking at other field offices I can't see any other places accessible by direct flight where she could stay for six months without a visa. And here's a blog post about foreigners marrying in Peru. So: maybe Peru. Maybe. Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet (like me). Lawyers who can help with this will be costly but a misstep might cause months of delay (or worse, ruin the whole thing). The process will take 1-2 years most likely.
But if you want more advice from internet strangers, marriage questions belong to expats.
answered Apr 3 at 1:36
chxchx
38.8k485192
33
For emphasis: Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet - best bit of advice I've seen from a random stranger on the internet.
– FreeMan
2 days ago
7
Yes, these are ideas, bits of knowledge to broaden your horizon nothing more. "advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill" to quote Tolkien.
– chx
2 days ago
1
@FreeMan Yeah, that advice is so good. Life-changing, even. Aaaargh, paradox!
– David Richerby
yesterday
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "273"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);
else
createEditor();
);
function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader:
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
,
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);
);
guy C ellis is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2ftravel.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f135060%2fvenezuelan-girlfriend-wants-to-travel-the-usa-to-be-with-me-what-is-the-process%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
First, she needs to get out of the country. https://ve.usembassy.gov/visas/ says:
On March 11, 2019, the Department of State announced the temporary suspension of operations of U.S. Embassy Caracas and withdrawal of diplomatic personnel. All consular services are suspended. Immigrant visa applicants should contact IVBogota@state.gov for additional instructions. Nonimmigrant visa applicants can apply at any U.S. embassy or consulate in another country. For more information regarding applying for nonimmigrant visas, please visit travel.state.gov.
Then usual procedures apply which include proving ties to her residency, including family, jobs etc. If she resides in Venezuela, at this time I have serious doubts she'd be able to prove this. There's no formal ban, just a huge amount of suspicion about whether the visitors are genuine.
In fact, according to some news reports the US last year already was revoking tourist visas and another article also said
Venezuelans say they’re already seeing a drastic reduction in the number of U.S. visitor visas they’re being granted – and that the visas they have are often being revoked.
If by "be with you" you mean marriage and you have the funds to do so, I very cautiously would recommend getting her to Peru or another visa friendly country (at least it seems those flights are still operational) and apply for a K-1 visa or even getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple. Researching these options are far beyond the scope of this answer, I am afraid.
But I have a few ideas: I said Peru above because has a USCIS field office and it's the field office which handles such affairs for Venezuela. This might be beneficial or it might not be depending what you file and where. Also, looking at other field offices I can't see any other places accessible by direct flight where she could stay for six months without a visa. And here's a blog post about foreigners marrying in Peru. So: maybe Peru. Maybe. Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet (like me). Lawyers who can help with this will be costly but a misstep might cause months of delay (or worse, ruin the whole thing). The process will take 1-2 years most likely.
But if you want more advice from internet strangers, marriage questions belong to expats.
answered Apr 3 at 1:36
chxchx
38.8k485192
33
For emphasis: Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet - best bit of advice I've seen from a random stranger on the internet.
– FreeMan
2 days ago
7
Yes, these are ideas, bits of knowledge to broaden your horizon nothing more. "advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill" to quote Tolkien.
– chx
2 days ago
1
@FreeMan Yeah, that advice is so good. Life-changing, even. Aaaargh, paradox!
– David Richerby
yesterday
add a comment |
First, she needs to get out of the country. https://ve.usembassy.gov/visas/ says:
On March 11, 2019, the Department of State announced the temporary suspension of operations of U.S. Embassy Caracas and withdrawal of diplomatic personnel. All consular services are suspended. Immigrant visa applicants should contact IVBogota@state.gov for additional instructions. Nonimmigrant visa applicants can apply at any U.S. embassy or consulate in another country. For more information regarding applying for nonimmigrant visas, please visit travel.state.gov.
Then usual procedures apply which include proving ties to her residency, including family, jobs etc. If she resides in Venezuela, at this time I have serious doubts she'd be able to prove this. There's no formal ban, just a huge amount of suspicion about whether the visitors are genuine.
In fact, according to some news reports the US last year already was revoking tourist visas and another article also said
Venezuelans say they’re already seeing a drastic reduction in the number of U.S. visitor visas they’re being granted – and that the visas they have are often being revoked.
If by "be with you" you mean marriage and you have the funds to do so, I very cautiously would recommend getting her to Peru or another visa friendly country (at least it seems those flights are still operational) and apply for a K-1 visa or even getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple. Researching these options are far beyond the scope of this answer, I am afraid.
But I have a few ideas: I said Peru above because has a USCIS field office and it's the field office which handles such affairs for Venezuela. This might be beneficial or it might not be depending what you file and where. Also, looking at other field offices I can't see any other places accessible by direct flight where she could stay for six months without a visa. And here's a blog post about foreigners marrying in Peru. So: maybe Peru. Maybe. Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet (like me). Lawyers who can help with this will be costly but a misstep might cause months of delay (or worse, ruin the whole thing). The process will take 1-2 years most likely.
But if you want more advice from internet strangers, marriage questions belong to expats.
answered Apr 3 at 1:36
chxchx
38.8k485192
33
For emphasis: Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet - best bit of advice I've seen from a random stranger on the internet.
– FreeMan
2 days ago
7
Yes, these are ideas, bits of knowledge to broaden your horizon nothing more. "advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill" to quote Tolkien.
– chx
2 days ago
1
@FreeMan Yeah, that advice is so good. Life-changing, even. Aaaargh, paradox!
– David Richerby
yesterday
add a comment |
First, she needs to get out of the country. https://ve.usembassy.gov/visas/ says:
On March 11, 2019, the Department of State announced the temporary suspension of operations of U.S. Embassy Caracas and withdrawal of diplomatic personnel. All consular services are suspended. Immigrant visa applicants should contact IVBogota@state.gov for additional instructions. Nonimmigrant visa applicants can apply at any U.S. embassy or consulate in another country. For more information regarding applying for nonimmigrant visas, please visit travel.state.gov.
Then usual procedures apply which include proving ties to her residency, including family, jobs etc. If she resides in Venezuela, at this time I have serious doubts she'd be able to prove this. There's no formal ban, just a huge amount of suspicion about whether the visitors are genuine.
In fact, according to some news reports the US last year already was revoking tourist visas and another article also said
Venezuelans say they’re already seeing a drastic reduction in the number of U.S. visitor visas they’re being granted – and that the visas they have are often being revoked.
If by "be with you" you mean marriage and you have the funds to do so, I very cautiously would recommend getting her to Peru or another visa friendly country (at least it seems those flights are still operational) and apply for a K-1 visa or even getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple. Researching these options are far beyond the scope of this answer, I am afraid.
But I have a few ideas: I said Peru above because has a USCIS field office and it's the field office which handles such affairs for Venezuela. This might be beneficial or it might not be depending what you file and where. Also, looking at other field offices I can't see any other places accessible by direct flight where she could stay for six months without a visa. And here's a blog post about foreigners marrying in Peru. So: maybe Peru. Maybe. Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet (like me). Lawyers who can help with this will be costly but a misstep might cause months of delay (or worse, ruin the whole thing). The process will take 1-2 years most likely.
But if you want more advice from internet strangers, marriage questions belong to expats.
answered Apr 3 at 1:36
chxchx
38.8k485192
First, she needs to get out of the country. https://ve.usembassy.gov/visas/ says:
On March 11, 2019, the Department of State announced the temporary suspension of operations of U.S. Embassy Caracas and withdrawal of diplomatic personnel. All consular services are suspended. Immigrant visa applicants should contact IVBogota@state.gov for additional instructions. Nonimmigrant visa applicants can apply at any U.S. embassy or consulate in another country. For more information regarding applying for nonimmigrant visas, please visit travel.state.gov.
Then usual procedures apply which include proving ties to her residency, including family, jobs etc. If she resides in Venezuela, at this time I have serious doubts she'd be able to prove this. There's no formal ban, just a huge amount of suspicion about whether the visitors are genuine.
In fact, according to some news reports the US last year already was revoking tourist visas and another article also said
Venezuelans say they’re already seeing a drastic reduction in the number of U.S. visitor visas they’re being granted – and that the visas they have are often being revoked.
If by "be with you" you mean marriage and you have the funds to do so, I very cautiously would recommend getting her to Peru or another visa friendly country (at least it seems those flights are still operational) and apply for a K-1 visa or even getting married there and returning to the United States as a couple. Researching these options are far beyond the scope of this answer, I am afraid.
But I have a few ideas: I said Peru above because has a USCIS field office and it's the field office which handles such affairs for Venezuela. This might be beneficial or it might not be depending what you file and where. Also, looking at other field offices I can't see any other places accessible by direct flight where she could stay for six months without a visa. And here's a blog post about foreigners marrying in Peru. So: maybe Peru. Maybe. Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet (like me). Lawyers who can help with this will be costly but a misstep might cause months of delay (or worse, ruin the whole thing). The process will take 1-2 years most likely.
But if you want more advice from internet strangers, marriage questions belong to expats.
answered Apr 3 at 1:36
chxchx
38.8k485192
edited 2 days ago
answered Apr 3 at 1:36
chxchx
38.8k485192
answered Apr 3 at 1:36
chxchx
38.8k485192
answered Apr 3 at 1:36
chxchx
38.8k485192
38.8k485192
33
For emphasis: Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet - best bit of advice I've seen from a random stranger on the internet.
– FreeMan
2 days ago
7
Yes, these are ideas, bits of knowledge to broaden your horizon nothing more. "advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill" to quote Tolkien.
– chx
2 days ago
1
@FreeMan Yeah, that advice is so good. Life-changing, even. Aaaargh, paradox!
– David Richerby
yesterday
add a comment |
33
For emphasis: Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet - best bit of advice I've seen from a random stranger on the internet.
– FreeMan
2 days ago
7
Yes, these are ideas, bits of knowledge to broaden your horizon nothing more. "advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill" to quote Tolkien.
– chx
2 days ago
1
@FreeMan Yeah, that advice is so good. Life-changing, even. Aaaargh, paradox!
– David Richerby
yesterday
33
33
For emphasis: Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet - best bit of advice I've seen from a random stranger on the internet.
– FreeMan
2 days ago
For emphasis: Don't take life altering advice from a random stranger on the Internet - best bit of advice I've seen from a random stranger on the internet.
– FreeMan
2 days ago
7
7
Yes, these are ideas, bits of knowledge to broaden your horizon nothing more. "advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill" to quote Tolkien.
– chx
2 days ago
Yes, these are ideas, bits of knowledge to broaden your horizon nothing more. "advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill" to quote Tolkien.
– chx
2 days ago
1
1
@FreeMan Yeah, that advice is so good. Life-changing, even. Aaaargh, paradox!
– David Richerby
yesterday
@FreeMan Yeah, that advice is so good. Life-changing, even. Aaaargh, paradox!
– David Richerby
yesterday
add a comment |
guy C ellis is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.
guy C ellis is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.
guy C ellis is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.
guy C ellis is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.
Thanks for contributing an answer to Travel Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2ftravel.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f135060%2fvenezuelan-girlfriend-wants-to-travel-the-usa-to-be-with-me-what-is-the-process%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
25
For a short visit, or to stay in the USA for an indeterminate length of time?
– vsz
2 days ago
72
@guy C ellis Have you met in person?
– Traveller
2 days ago
9
I guess you are a US citizen, but you really ought to specify this.
– tomasz
2 days ago