immihelp
09-29-2010, 01:35 PM
I am trying to help my "boy"friend (age 68...) figure out what to do about his visa for the USA. He is a French citizen retired, currently (for the past 10 years) living in Costa Rica . I currently have to work for another 9 months in the US before I can retire . We are not officially "fiances" because he is still in the process of the divorce with his previous wife...He would like to be able to come and visit for a period of 6 months at least (8 months would be ideal). So far he has visited for 3 years with the visa waiver program for French citizens and the permit of 3 months/twice a year ;He has always respected and never extended this permit. It is just getting costly and inconvenient to have to leave because of the permit and I would like to know if a B2 visa would be possible and would he be requesting this visa from the US Ambassy in Costa Rica , could it be obtained the same day or is there a waiting period ?
Or is it better to ask for a permit as in the past- Also would it be possible to get a second 3 months permit after leaving the US for a visit in Mexico or in Canada (where his children are) considering that he has never done this in the past...
Thank you in advance for your help.
Or is it better to ask for a permit as in the past- Also would it be possible to get a second 3 months permit after leaving the US for a visit in Mexico or in Canada (where his children are) considering that he has never done this in the past...
Thank you in advance for your help.