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A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT
STAYING PATIENT AND POSITIVE Revised Date: March 2010 DEAR CLIENTS, FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS, The most frequent questions I get from callers and potential travelers are: "Can this really work for me, and what about her visa? And what is actually involved in time and cost?" I'm Gary Bala, USA Immigration Attorney, with 25+ Years of Experience. I've traveled through the world, and extensively in Latin America. I've attended many romance tours and visited various introduction agencies, and over the years assisted hundreds of couples in the visa and marriage process and with answers to immigration questions and issues. Our office has served American gentlemen, many who are professionals and successful businessmen, from Alaska to Puerto Rico, and secured visas for ladies from around the globe, including from Colombia & Brazil, to the Philippines & Russia. Many people consider our office to offer special expertise with regard to family visas from Latin America. At any given time, our office probably has more visa applications pending at the U.S. Consulates in Colombia, Peru and Brazil, than any other single attorney. CAN THIS WORK? The answer to the question "Can this work?" is plain and undeniable: YES, it can for those who stand ready and committed! For the bold, Latin America, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and the other countries in particular offer a world of opportunities to find a younger and prettier lady with sweeter disposition than what is available back home for most men. For those with sincere intentions and realistic goals, hundreds of happy marriages have taken place across the country with very good success rates. THE IMMIGRATION PROCESS As for the immigration process, yes the cold truth is that post 09-11 changes and the implementation of the new IMBRA (International Marriage Brokers Regulation Act of 2005 ) immigration law, part of which affects even couples who did NOT meet through an international marriage broker, have forced longer processing times and stricter procedures at the Immigration Offices and U.S. Consulates. For those doing a K-1 fiancee visa or the K-3 spousal visa, the best available speed "Process Time" right now for most gentlemen in the USA and ladies in these foreign countries, assuming that no special issues or problems exist in the case, is ABOUT 6 TO 9 MONTHS FROM PETITION FILING DATE, AND SOMETIMES LONGER. As for costs, I believe that gentlemen should be prepared to commit $3000 or more in costs to get the job done. Understandably, everyone is enormously concerned with speed and process time, because naturally two people in love want to be together as soon as possible. And of course, for many people six to eight (6 to 9) months or more is a long time for couples to wait. What all this really means as a practical matter is what I tell people constantly. STAYING PATIENT AND MANAGING THE ISSUE OF SEPARATION The most important part of immigration is the PATIENCE of the people doing it. Find good ways to control your anxiety and worry, and manage the pain and stress of separation during the waiting times.
Remember that very few visa cases legitimately qualify for an emergency "expedite", which requires a showing of a "life-or-death" emergency, according to Immigration Service . See USCIS Accelerated Processing. Therefore, how well you use these techniques to manage your separation anxiety from your loved one will determine how happy you both will be as the visa process takes it course.
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