Creating jobs? Still keep humiliated at the U.S. embassy abroad.
But keep humiliated at the U.S. embassy abroad.
Last time my wife was getting a visa in June, only 2 months ago. Her interview lasted 4 hours, not including 2 hours of line. So after 6 hours she ran out of the embassy, fell on my shoulders and started crying and I could not stop her crying. Then we she calmed down, she just said "Never, never I will go to this awful country, I hate it!" During the interview little girl was accused in lying, they threatened her with jail (Stop lying us, you will go to jail now), they were behaving disrespectfully, they laughed at her. And eventually her visa was approved. She got her L2 visa
So after few days she calmed down and we moved to San Francisco to develop my business. We both felt in love with this city, got a car, rent an apartment, bought furniture, I leased a new office, hired new employees. We almost forgot about that terrible fact. But 2 weeks ago my wife went back to Belarus to see her parents. And the nightmare has began all over again.
I was waken up tonight with a phone call from my wife, calling me after her embassy interview, crying again. Same story! Again consul looked at her Belarussian passport and laughed at her. While laughing he said to his colleague: "Hahaha, they can't even fake documents in proper way". Then he told her, that she was lying and did not want to listen to her. And eventually rejected her visa.
And what do I have to do know?
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 73.9 ms ] thread2. Get an immigration lawyer to help you. It may be futile but at this point you don't have a choice.
3. My operating hypothesis is that citizenship is merely a business problem to be solved for an increasing number of people. The 19th/20th Century notions of Motherland/Fatherland and (gasp) Homeland are increasingly outmoded for people like you. If you want to disrupt something, disrupt passports.
She is an adult (I hope). Don't treat her like a 12 y/o, otherwise you condition her into showing that same level of emotional stability.
It's U.S., which _needs_ more income to its federal budget and more jobs to be created.
My business is completely online and can hire people to serve it anywhere.
I know the UK could do with your business, we are too busy giving money left right and centre to people who can't be bothered to work - it is only a matter of time until the pot empties.
also, we're supposed to believe that his Belarussian wife, who went to visit her parents in Belarus, who has a Belarussian passport is now alone and in an unfamiliar Belarus? (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6353620)
this makes zero sense on all levels. There's never a state dept official that's this stupid and unprofessional. they can be rude nut never this far. saying a passport is fake by just looking at it and accusing someone of lying like that would never happen. I've had my fair share of interactions with state dept officials
And you cannot get a US visa in Belarus: "We apologize for the inconvenience, but due to the decision by the Belarusian government in 2008 requiring the U.S. Embassy to reduce its diplomatic staff from 35 Americans to 5, the Embassy was technically forced to suspended full visa processing services indefinitely. Residents of Belarus whose applications do not fall under the above categories should make arrangements to apply for a nonimmigrant visa at another post."
Shame on OP, not only for lying, but doing such a piss-poor job at it.
Shame on HN for blindly upvoting this garbage. I thought we were better than reddit.
L2 is just the status that you are in (similar to H-1B).
How long you can stay in the US is determined by the date on the I-94. How often you can re-enter on a visa depends on the single/multiple entry on your visa stamp. If you happen to have a single entry visa, then of course you would need to make another consular visit to get a new visa if you wanted to come back to the US.
Remember, the I-94 date trumps whatever duration you have on your consular visa stamp. If the date on your I-94 says leave tomorrow... then, in most cases, that is the best course of action to take.
Both L1 and L2 visas are linked to your blanket petition. Petition is another document, issued by USCIS for 1 year. You can't get a visa, which expiration date is longer than your petition expiration date. My petition was approved in August 2012, but I received it in fact only in spring (after more than 6 months). And then, when I received it, it took several more months to make final preparations for the movement, so we were able to get a visa for her only in June (which expired in August according to petition expiration) and moved to the U.S. right away after that.
And again, petition has been extended already, but I only received it in August, even though it has been extended since April.
And there's no consulate in Belarus. You have to go to Russia to pass interview and stay there in a hotel for about a week to wait for your passport to be returned.
Application to an L-1 visa begins with the filing of a petition with the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) on Form I-129, along with supporting documentation showing that both the U.S. company and the foreign parent, subsidiary, affiliate or branch meet the qualifying factors set forth in the law and regulations.[6] Notice of approval of the Form I-129 is given by the USCIS on a Notice of Action, Form I-797, and using this as the basis of the application, the alien may apply for visa issuance at a consulate or embassy of the United States in the country having jurisdiction over their residence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-1_visa
http://minsk.usembassy.gov/non-immigrant_visas.html
getting visa in US embassies abroad after having it approved in US is a complete MESS. This is well known fact for almost anyone who dealt with it. There are tens of scary stories that international founders (including YC founders) could share about that.
Also stating that someone is lying without clarifying details does not make one look smarter (although might bring some quick carma here)
my contact info is in profile. Vlad Gurgov
And may I ask why did she go to Moscow for a visa and not to Kyiv?
Q: Your wife went to see her parents. Why you say she is scared and alone in unfamiliar city.
A: Becuase there's no way to get a visa in Belarus. You have to go to Moscow.
Q: The story is made up, because emabassy in Belarus is not issuing visas.
A: Right. That's why if your parents live in Belarus, you have to go to another country, like Russia, to have an interview and then stay about a week in a hotel, waiting for your passport. You can't go back to Belarus, because they keep your passport at the embassy and not giving it back to you right away, even if you passed interview and your visa was granted.
Q: Why did you apply for a new visa if your previous was issued only 2 months ago?
A: Both L1 and L2 visas are linked to your blanket petition. Petition is another document, issued by USCIS for 1 year. You can't get a visa, which expiration date is longer than your petition expiration date. My petition was approved in August 2012, but I received it in fact only in spring (after more than 6 months). And then, when I received it, it took several more months to make final preparations for the movement, so we were able to get a visa for her only in June (which expired in August according to petition expiration) and moved to the U.S. right away after that. And again, petition has been extended already, but I only received it in August, even though it has been extended since April.
I agree. There are many other great places to do business. Do you think I should suggest and recommend foreign entrepreneurs (who are ready to invest their money and time in american economy) to invest in other great places?