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WookieMan
2024 Nov 8, 4:58am
WookieMan
2024 Nov 8, 4:58am
ohomen171 says
Tell that to 10M illegals. They didn't seem to have a problem and are getting benefits and housing. Rough life. Doesn't seem that hard. Take your black nephew with you to Mexico and have to get notarized documentation from his mom. You live in a different reality my friend.
Mexico is stricter than the US. The US is a cake walk to get into. You literally have to do nothing besides get across the border. US Customs is a joke as well.
The U.S. immigration system is the toughest in the world, in my opinion.
Tell that to 10M illegals. They didn't seem to have a problem and are getting benefits and housing. Rough life. Doesn't seem that hard. Take your black nephew with you to Mexico and have to get notarized documentation from his mom. You live in a different reality my friend.
Mexico is stricter than the US. The US is a cake walk to get into. You literally have to do nothing besides get across the border. US Customs is a joke as well.
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Rin
2024 Nov 8, 5:49am
Rin
2024 Nov 8, 5:49am
WookieMan says
I think he means in terms of doing it 'legally' than being a border runner.
As for Claire & I, both of us have gotten long term business visas, hers for the US and mine for the UK, where we can come and go, for up to 6 mos at a time.
Hypothetically speaking, if we were to get married and she wanted to settle down in the US, it would be easier for me to file for a K-1 fiance visa than to get married in the UK and immigrate her under the K-3 category which can easily take more than a few years (or so) of processing time. Vice versa, however, it's easier as I'd already be under a long term UK business visa and the process would be a conversion from that to family reunion thing which is less of a headache there than here.
The US is a cake walk to get into. You literally have to do nothing besides get across the border.
I think he means in terms of doing it 'legally' than being a border runner.
As for Claire & I, both of us have gotten long term business visas, hers for the US and mine for the UK, where we can come and go, for up to 6 mos at a time.
Hypothetically speaking, if we were to get married and she wanted to settle down in the US, it would be easier for me to file for a K-1 fiance visa than to get married in the UK and immigrate her under the K-3 category which can easily take more than a few years (or so) of processing time. Vice versa, however, it's easier as I'd already be under a long term UK business visa and the process would be a conversion from that to family reunion thing which is less of a headache there than here.
Here is my pedigree in this area as follows:
1) My first wife and current wife: I moved both ladies through this process from tourist visa to U.S. citizenship.
2) I went through the Argentina immigration process from tourist to permanent resident with a national identity card and ready for citizenship.
3) I went through the Brasilian immigration process from a tourist visa to a permanent resident.
4) I went through the South African immigration process from a tourist to permanent residence with an identity book for life.
5) I went through the Australian immigration process. I achieved a permanent residence visa.
A good immigration lawyer is essential to your success in moving to another country. There are three easy ways to transition to another country. The first is to marry a citizen of a country. The second way is to meticulously do your genetic research to prove that you have ancestors in a given country. European countries are very receptive to such immigration applications. The third way is to invest in the country where you want to move. In many cases, buying a house worth $500,000 or more will get you admitted with a residence permit.
If you do not have these options, you are in for some hard work. The U.S. immigration system is the toughest in the world, in my opinion. Our readers Mandy Findlater and Nancy Dai made it from a tourist visa to a US citizen. It was a Herculean task. I got the surprise of my life when I began the process of obtaining permanent residence in Argentina. Even though I was married to a local citizen, the immigration process was just as tough as the U.S. It was a painful and lengthy process. I was blessed to have a brilliant immigration lawyer.
If you do not get the immigration process right, your transition to another country will fail.