Immigration Forum / USA / February 2007

I have applyed for a B-2 Visa at the Consulate in Frankfurt/Germany. It
was refused unser 214 B. But the Consul said you can travel to the US
under the Visa Waiver program. My problem is that I have a 4 year ald
Child, and I don`t want to be send back to Germany after 16 hours

The only way I can enter the US would be with a Computer Scientific
Technician type TN.....
Has anyone had experience at the Thousand Islands crossing? And can
anyone recommend a lawyer in that area?

after so much help the other day,I have another quick query.My E2 visa
is valid untill Dec. this year as is the I94.I know the I94 is important
and that it can be renewed by leaving the country and then
reentering.This I think would be for 2 years.What I do not fully

just wondered how to get into the states what do i need skills and
such..any help would be appreciated thanx...paul

My friend came to the USA as a dependant on her husbands E2 visa.
The visa expired a couple of years ago and they are on i94, which has
just been renewed. She now has an EAD and a social security number.
The husband has had a heart attack and she is now worried that if the

Does anyone know how many days per year one must be in the USA if one is
a green card holder?
I am under the impression that one must be here for 180 days or more
each year. My husband disagrees and thinks it doesn't matter as long as

We've moved to Massachusetts for my husband's work... my money is
still currently with CIBC bank in Canada... want to transfer all my
funds to an American bank... is there one with a better conversion
rate?

hi, I am a green card holder, and i am away from US. i know that i am
supposed to go back to US once a year in order to keep my green card. I
am wondering if i can do that in Guam. I am currently in Hong Kong, so
going to guam is faster and cheaper. so can i keep my green card by

If I enter the USA on an H1B basis I've been told that my fiancee (at
the time though we would be married) will not be able to work (as she
does not qualify for an HB1 visa herself). How have other people got
around this? Is there a way for a wife/husband accompanying their spouse

I have just discovered I am being treated to a 'surprise' family cruise
next month. I have been to the states many times over the years and the
last was 2 years ago. I am getting quite old so this may be the last
time I will go but I have a little problem. I have a conviction which ...

When travelling from the US to the EU: if I use a EU country passport to
enter a EU country, and the US passport to re-enter the US, will the US
border agent wonder why I have no stamp on my US passport corresponding
to my travel dates? Is it even legal to do something like that?

Hi all, i have two jobs with which i now reach the minimum required by
the Gov. for the affidavit.
My wife, is from Belgium, however last year i had only one job, and
for the 2006 i did not meet the poverty layer: is this influencing the

  I am on H1B in US.My fiancee has a H1B from her company but has not
travelled to US.
My question are as follows:
1)Can my fiancee travel to US for short term with the current H1 B

I think im not qualified enough to get a green card by regular procedure...
Im thinking about sending a letter to Oprah or some similiar show and
discribing how much I want to come to USA and ask them to help me to come
there.

I am wondering how long it takes to have an LCA approved?  I am in the
early stages of applying for the E3 visa for a job in Austin, Texas and
it all seems relatively straight forward, but I can't work out how long
this is likely to take.