Question(s) on guest Visas.

[the ringo kid]

K, ive a pen pal-status of said pen pal is only a pen pal. This gal is from Spain. Also, she is wanting to come visit here some time later this year.

That said, what is the scoop on getting a guest Visa? and is it a difficult expensive process? Ive been trying a local number to try for answers but, the line is always busy. Anyone have any info on this? I also tried googling but, I get all kinds of stuff-several, types of Visas and do not know what to exactly look for info on. All l I know for sure is-that Spain is one of 38 Countries on a US Govt exemption list of some sort because it has a good economy and human development system.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Yes indeed!
It appears that Spanish Citizen can visit on a Visa Waver Program.
Or she can go to a US Consulate and get a Visa which allows a longer stay.
Who Can Visit the U.S. Under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) | Nolo.com

 

[hoc9sw]

Correct. As long as she has nothing in her background that would prevent it, she can come here without a visa for, if I remember correctly, less than six months in a year.

(This was incorrect, the limit is 90 days at present).

There are visas that allow multiple entries and longer times. I had a situation where we needed to get a specific visa, as we were going to Canada, Mexico, and South America all from the US. There can be complications if the guest does that sort of travel based from the US.

With some of my guests who had only single entry visas, we had issues. One went to Canada to visit a friend for the weekend (unknown to me) and got blocked from re-entering the US.

 

[LVSteve]

Be advised that the Visa Waiver Program is now administered by Homeland Security.

Visa Waiver Program | Homeland Security

 

[the ringo kid]

Yes indeed!
It appears that Spanish Citizen can visit on a Visa Waver Program.
Or she can go to a US Consulate and get a Visa which allows a longer stay.
Who Can Visit the U.S. Under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) | Nolo.com

Thank you. It reinforces much of what I read and took notes on. I bumped into several diff/ Visa's and wanted to make sure I picked the correct one. I couldnt get in touch with one of my brothers (he is currently going through this as his new wife is from Mexico) as he is in Monterrey, Mexico visiting some of her side of the tree.

 

[the ringo kid]

Correct. As long as she has nothing in her background that would prevent it, she can come here without a visa for, if I remember correctly, less than six months in a year.

(This was incorrect, the limit is 90 days at present).

There are visas that allow multiple entries and longer times. I had a situation where we needed to get a specific visa, as we were going to Canada, Mexico, and South America all from the US. There can be complications if the guest does that sort of travel based from the US.

With some of my guests who had only single entry visas, we had issues. One went to Canada to visit a friend for the weekend (unknown to me) and got blocked from re-entering the US.

As far as I know, she is good to go. She is also working in Admin in the company she works for.

 

[the ringo kid]

Be advised that the Visa Waiver Program is now administered by Homeland Security.

Visa Waiver Program | Homeland Security

This does provided much more than I found earlier-many thanks. It also reinforces some of what I found as well. At first we both were thinking besides airfare-that there would be a multitude of various fees that would be expensive? but all I could find total were two fees totaling $160--which will be easy to pay.