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Immigration and Visas => Immigration and Visas => Topic started by: Researcher on June 23, 2014, 06:39:18 PM

Title: Are visitor visas easier to get these days?
Post by: Researcher on June 23, 2014, 06:39:18 PM

A few years back my niece applied for a visa to come visit us. My mother in law applied at the same time. My mother in law was approved and has visited us every year since. My niece, 5 years old at the time, was turned down. This year my niece and her father applied for a visitor visa and both were easily approved.

Of course this is good news for us but I am wondering if this is because visitor visas are just easier to get now? I have heard they are easier to get now. Has anyone heard the same?
Title: Re: Are visitor visas easier to get these days?
Post by: robert angel on June 23, 2014, 06:45:38 PM
A few years back my niece applied for a visa to come visit us. My mother in law applied at the same time. My mother in law was approved and has visited us every year since. My niece, 5 years old at the time, was turned down. This year my niece and her father applied for a visitor visa and both were easily approved.

Of course this is good news for us but I am wondering if this is because visitor visas are just easier to get now? I have heard they are easier to get now. Has anyone heard the same?

Yes. A buddy of mine's Mom is from Colombia and she says that overall, tourist visas from Colombia to the USA are a lot easier to get nowadays.
Title: Re: Are visitor visas easier to get these days?
Post by: Gato4Astrid on June 24, 2014, 08:04:48 AM
Sooner or later, nobody will live in Colombia  8)
Title: Re: Are visitor visas easier to get these days?
Post by: Gavan on June 24, 2014, 09:41:23 AM
I don't know if you guys know this, but starting next year, Colombians and Peruvians will no longer NEED a visa to come to the European Union (for a short visit):
http://colombiareports.co/visa-dropped-colombians-europes-schengen-area/ (http://colombiareports.co/visa-dropped-colombians-europes-schengen-area/)
Title: Re: Are visitor visas easier to get these days?
Post by: InnocentVixen on June 25, 2014, 01:34:15 PM
I don't know if you guys know this, but starting next year, Colombians and Peruvians will no longer NEED a visa to come to the European Union (for a short visit):
http://colombiareports.co/visa-dropped-colombians-europes-schengen-area/ (http://colombiareports.co/visa-dropped-colombians-europes-schengen-area/)
:O those lucky prepagos will get trips to Europe left and right...
I almost envy them!


But seriously, this might put americans at a disadvantage since I have heard colombianas are pretty interested in Europeans because they are more "exotic" or the lazy ones just like the guys from Spain because it is an easier transition.