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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 02:47 PM Original message |
Anyone have experience with trying to get someone a Green Card? |
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Squeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yeah, but |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. I thought a green card meant you could stay permanently. |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. No |
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Goldmund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. It does mean you can stay here permanently. |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. I know a South African woman who moved here-had to have a |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. Good luck. |
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Goldmund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
6. I've done it. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:04 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Can I be a sponsor? I mean, can it be a person, or does it have to be |
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Goldmund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. It has to be an employer. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Thanks--say he got a visa just for a visit, and then decided to enroll |
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Goldmund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Yes |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Thanks--that might be the easiest way... |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. The F-1 Visa is good for a year after graduation |
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Goldmund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. My bad, sorry |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Good for you |
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Goldmund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I did it without one, |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. You have to have a visa before you can get a Green Card in most cases |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. He's had a visa before--he came to visit, and the US requires a |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Not on a tourist visa |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. The H-1b seems quite complex from what I've read... |
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valis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
11. These days it's hard... If he has published a lot of articles and can |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Yes, He Could an "Alien of Extraordinary Ability" |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. you can't |
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Goldmund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. "you must remain married for at least two years" |
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