Im an American citizen and have recently gotten married to my wife who is Chinese. My wife and I have been together for over 4 years now here in China, and yes we do plan to reside here and not in America. My wife is 3 years older then I. My family in NY would really like to meet my new wife, and I was wondering if it would be possible to get my wife a L visa (tourist visa) to come home with me for atleast one month. Would it be an easy process? Thanks!
2006-12-24 15:06:45 · 4 answers · asked by confusion sucks 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Embassies & Consulates
Also my wife applied for a visa once before about 2 years ago and got denied. At that time we were just a couple and not yet married. Will this affect her chances of getting a visa any other time?
2006-12-24 15:08:23 · update #1
Normally I'd say that your wife would be given a tourist visia without any problem, but since she was once denied, it all depends on why she was denied?
2006-12-24 15:16:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other answers are 100% correct. A thing to add, just because your wife was previously denied does not mean she will be denied again. When your wife goes for her interview, or when you start the process, she needs to be completely honest with the officer. If she lies on the form that looks bad for her. Other than that, you just have to make sure you prove that she will be returning to China after the trip. Make sure you bring sufficient documents and you should be fine. Also, you're going to apply for a B1/B2 visa not an L. Generally, B1/B2 visas are ten year visas. Then, when you enter the US they tell you how long you can stay in the US that time [normally 90days.]
2006-12-27 09:49:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your wife can apply for a B-2 Tourist visa if yourself and wife will only be visiting and not residing in the U.S. If you are thinking about residing in the U.S then you should apply for a K-3 Spouse visa. If your wife was denied due to separate circumstances and there was no fraud involved, then that should not have any bearing on the new application
Good luck
Crystal
www.crystalibarra.com
2006-12-25 16:18:04 · answer #3 · answered by Crystal I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An "L" is not a tourist visa. It is for an inter-company transfer.
Everyone who wants to travel to the US for tourism must either be from a visa waiver country or must apply for a visa. Whether or not your wife will qualify depends on how convincing her ties (and yours) are to China. No one can tell you in advance whether or not any such application will be successful.
And airplanes fly both ways.
2006-12-24 17:01:55 · answer #4 · answered by dognhorsemom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋