5 ms·

Check this chain out.. Drop me an email (pete at songkick dot com) if you want any info, looked into this pretty extensively.. http://news.ycombinator.com/item

• iamelgringo 19y ago
  Wow, great thread on this topic, petesmithy. My experience is with Nurses moving here to the States from the Phillipines or Canada. And, they all say that it's a royal pain. The Immigration service, or to those in the know, "La 'migra" has been very crabby since 9/11. It pays to know what you're doing and know what your options are. A friend of a friend is on a temporary visa from Hungary (don't know exactly what type). He went to San Diego for a weekend, crossed the border into Mexico for the afternoon, and on the way back in, got a very crabby talking to by the Customs official, and then had to spend several days talking to immigration officials, and explaining why he had violated the terms of his visa, and why they shouldn't deport him. All that to say, is don't taunt "La 'migra". Don't do something foolish like try to get a faux marriage. Don't get into trouble with the law while you're over here, trying to get your visa. Perhaps a better question might be: Does anyone know a really good immigration lawyer that I could talk to for an hour or two to see what my options are?
• raju 19y ago
  Hey petesmithy! Do you mind if I took you up on that offer too? I have a few questions of my own...