Permanent Resident seeking Visa to travel to USA

[mgbman]

I am a landed immigrant from Thailand, receiving my Permanent Resident car in June. My husband,daughter, and I (married in Canada two years ago)
would like to travel in the USA. What are the requirements for a Visa

 

[scylla]

http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1262.html

 

[toutesweet]

I am a landed immigrant from Thailand, receiving my Permanent Resident car in June. My husband,daughter, and I (married in Canada two years ago)
would like to travel in the USA. What are the requirements for a Visa

I don't know if things have changed but, my brother went to the US many times before he got his Canadian citizenship. He was born in Indonesia. I can't imagine that you need a special visa as a permanent resident I've never heard of that before. I wouldn't think to apply for a visa for my husband when we go to visit our friends in the US but I guess we will see when we do that. As far as I knew you just need your passport and PR card.
Has anyone had actual recent experience with this? I'd be curious to know.

 

[NetMecca]

Having a Canadian PR card does not enable you more to go to USA or not. USA visa requirements are based on whether your home country, requires an entry visa. If you normally would, you will have to get one.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/visit/visitor.html

Good luck

 

[scylla]

Having a Canadian PR card does not enable you more to go to USA or not. USA visa requirements are based on whether your home country, requires an entry visa. If you normally would, you will have to get one.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/visit/visitor.html

Good luck

Agreed.

 

[toutesweet]

Having a Canadian PR card does not enable you more to go to USA or not. USA visa requirements are based on whether your home country, requires an entry visa. If you normally would, you will have to get one.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/visit/visitor.html

Good luck

Yes upon further investigation I see that. I'm just kind of surprised. It didn't used to be that way. I have to say I'm not spending a bunch of time and paying $160 just to go down to Bellingham for the weekend. I would have thought that the fact that my husband is a PR and traveling with me to somewhere I go a few times a year would have been enough for them to be satisfied he wasn't going to stay there. Especially with both of us with jobs to return to, but I see that's not how it goes anymore. I guess it will have to wait ti he has citizenship.
I think Canada is one of the very few countries that does not require a visa for the US anyway. Oh well. Not missing much anyway. Thought a trip to Portland might be nice though. And his sister's in Chicago which I thought would be nice too. We can wait.

 

[Dejaavu]

If he is approved for a US visa. They will issue him a ten year visitor visa.

I got mine 3 years ago and it still good. It is very convenient to have a visa to US.

If you you have a job and your PR, I do not see any problems of getting a US visa. The only issue is it is $160.. But then again it depends when one gets a Canadian citizenship.

 

[silver1968]

I realize if you look at the US immigration site they state that PR status means nothing and that your request is based on the passport you hold.

All very true.....but for us, without a PR card my wife would never have been given a visitor visa to the US. She holds a Vietnamese passport along with her PR and the interview could not have been easier. The asked a few simple questions, requested her passport and 4 days later we had it back with a 10 year visitor visa. If she were to apply for that from Vietnam I highly doubt they would have approved her.

As for the $160.00....yes its a lot of money but after what we have invested in her getting to Canada....seemed a small price to pay for her to be able to visit her relatives in the US.

 

[AAL1984]

Just remember US visa does NOT give you right to enter, border officer determines that, so still bring proof of employment, house rent/ownership documents, any other ties proving you will go back. They may not ask to see those but better to be safe than sorry.

 

[donwin4real]

I realize if you look at the US immigration site they state that PR status means nothing and that your request is based on the passport you hold.

All very true.....but for us, without a PR card my wife would never have been given a visitor visa to the US. She holds a Vietnamese passport along with her PR and the interview could not have been easier. The asked a few simple questions, requested her passport and 4 days later we had it back with a 10 year visitor visa. If she were to apply for that from Vietnam I highly doubt they would have approved her.

As for the $160.00....yes its a lot of money but after what we have invested in her getting to Canada....seemed a small price to pay for her to be able to visit her relatives in the US.

Didn't know this before, thanx for sharing

 

[donwin4real]

Just remember US visa does NOT give you right to enter, border officer determines that, so still bring proof of employment, house rent/ownership documents, any other ties proving you will go back. They may not ask to see those but better to be safe than sorry.

Hmmmn...another one noted!

 

[donwin4real]

If he is approved for a US visa. They will issue him a ten year visitor visa.

I got mine 3 years ago and it still good. It is very convenient to have a visa to US.

If you you have a job and your PR, I do not see any problems of getting a US visa. The only issue is it is $160.. But then again it depends when one gets a Canadian citizenship.

Informative

 

[donwin4real]

Having a Canadian PR card does not enable you more to go to USA or not. USA visa requirements are based on whether your home country, requires an entry visa. If you normally would, you will have to get one.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/visit/visitor.html

Good luck

Thanx for this insight