todd
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Tue Sep 5th 09:46 2006 / #1 |
She's right Brad G, it's tough for Czechs. Actually this has been a bit of a sticking point as visa laws were suppose to be changed but have not been ratified in the US. Best option is to contact the U.S Embassy here in Prague, below, for the latest information.
Tel: +420 257 022 000
(Central Embassy line)
900 389 042
("Yellow line", 38 CZK/min.)
E-mail: consprague@state.gov |
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Captain
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Fri Sep 8th 00:47 2006 / #2 |
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The consular people at the US embassy in Prague are a real pain. However, if you write in advance and politely to the Ambassador and the Chief of the Consular Section you will at least have a chance. I had quite good luck the first time just by writing to them in advance of my girl friend going there for a visa. The next time it was just a nightmare but I wrote so many letters to everyone I could think of (congressmen, the President, the Secretary of State, Senators, Inspector General of the State Department) that they relented. The third time she went she was initially turned down and but after they looked at her file and saw the avalanche of complaints they were going to have to answer they relented and in fact gave her a ten year visa. This was when she 25 years old two years ago. Good Luck! |
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Pacman
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Fri Sep 8th 03:14 2006 / #3 |
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hmmm, I guess I havent had such tough luck here, but I ve heard many stories about how difficult it can be. Two girls I ve dated both got ten year visas very easily, however they were both studying, so that can also be a big point. Another girl was dating one of my friends, and she was not in school, but she got the same ten year visa, however she owned a flat in Prague, and that was the main thing that showed she had plans on getting back home. I believe the main idea is that they (the embassy) want prospective applicants to show a reason why they will come back (be it financial or professional), besides that, I believe that they want to see the applicant has at least 50,000 krowns in a bank account to prove they will be able to afford the journey. I must say that I believe the fear about the process many times outweighs how difficult it actually is. It is possible, and if you're persistant enough, it can generally be done. At least thats my experience with friends that i ve known. So rejoice, all you prague bums, we as americans can pretty much go wherever we want in the world. And that really is, a pretty powerful, and lucky thing to be born with. |
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Brad G
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Tue Sep 12th 11:46 2006 / #4 |
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Ugg... she is a poor student, and will soon be a poor graduate. So I think the reasons to come back thing is a bit of a mess. As for writing letters. It seems as though writing the ambassador about her being my girlfriend would be a bad thing? Since they don't really want us to get married. (you know, American's being worried that the whole country will be speaking Czech in a few years ::cough:: f#%$in' republicans ::cough:: |
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komar
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Wed Sep 13th 07:02 2006 / #5 |
Dear Brad,
The US embassy is trying to be a profit making machine and will do anything possible to take 100 dollars from you. An email to the Consprague address will just get you vague self-protecting answers that will encourage you to pay the money. You will be told something about 'ties." But they will never clarify. If your friend is rejected, some twerp will look at you in the eyes knowing full well he has just pocketted your money and say "The girl you invited is looking for a job in the US. She is taking advantage of you and between you and me? get a better girl. She's a hooker."
Someday this criminal operation will be fully revealed. |
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Monkey
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Mon Jan 22nd 16:27 2007 / #6 |
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