The French Bakery E-2 visa story
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The French Bakery E-2 visa story
Good piece in the NYTimes about a French couple that came on an E2 visa and opened a French bakery in a small New Hampshire town, developing a small business and becoming part of the community. But then the USICS came in and said 'Bakery? Ha, that's marginal--no E2 for you'
Read about their fight here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/us/01land.html?_r=1
Read about their fight here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/us/01land.html?_r=1
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Re: The French Bakery E-2 visa story
Good piece in the NYTimes about a French couple that came on an E2 visa and opened a French bakery in a small New Hampshire town, developing a small business and becoming part of the community. But then the USICS came in and said 'Bakery? Ha, that's marginal--no E2 for you'
Read about their fight here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/us/01land.html?_r=1
Read about their fight here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/us/01land.html?_r=1
As usual, there are a lot of missing pieces. No wonder people think they can just show up in the US and start their business while on vacation.
And if the Mister is "by now an American citizen" how did that happen and why isn't she?
And more. But heartwarming that the loggers like their baguettes.
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Actually, State said it.
As usual, there are a lot of missing pieces. No wonder people think they can just show up in the US and start their business while on vacation.
And if the Mister is "by now an American citizen" how did that happen and why isn't she?
And more. But heartwarming that the loggers like their baguettes.
As usual, there are a lot of missing pieces. No wonder people think they can just show up in the US and start their business while on vacation.
And if the Mister is "by now an American citizen" how did that happen and why isn't she?
And more. But heartwarming that the loggers like their baguettes.
It would appear from the article that he and she are not married. It doesn't mention how he obtained his green card upon which he then became eligible for naturalization or if he received citizenship through birth.
Now if they were to marry (if not already) he could petition for her green card and so forth and so on and the future problems will be eradicated.
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Pfffft..old news...read this story last week...
Kinda cute that they were able to get the DoS to change their mind on issuing the visa!
Kinda cute that they were able to get the DoS to change their mind on issuing the visa!
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Re: The French Bakery E-2 visa story
Good piece in the NYTimes about a French couple that came on an E2 visa and opened a French bakery in a small New Hampshire town, developing a small business and becoming part of the community. But then the USICS came in and said 'Bakery? Ha, that's marginal--no E2 for you'
Read about their fight here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/us/01land.html?_r=1
Read about their fight here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/us/01land.html?_r=1
Other than mixing up the agencies, these articles demonstrate the flexibility of the term "marginality" -- a well documented case is necessary.
My reading is that both the denial and the later reconsideration were perfectly appropriate based upon the evidence before the consular officer.
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Re: The French Bakery E-2 visa story
It would appear from the article that he and she are not married. It doesn't mention how he obtained his green card upon which he then became eligible for naturalization or if he received citizenship through birth.
Now if they were to marry (if not already) he could petition for her green card and so forth and so on and the future problems will be eradicated.
Now if they were to marry (if not already) he could petition for her green card and so forth and so on and the future problems will be eradicated.
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Re: The French Bakery E-2 visa story
Good piece in the NYTimes about a French couple that came on an E2 visa and opened a French bakery in a small New Hampshire town, developing a small business and becoming part of the community. But then the USICS came in and said 'Bakery? Ha, that's marginal--no E2 for you'
Read about their fight here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/us/01land.html?_r=1
Read about their fight here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/us/01land.html?_r=1
Like the couple from the bakery, we came here by accident - I was looking to buy a printing business in England and found one in New England! We love the area, looking out of the window just now I saw an eagle wheeling across the sky and two days ago we saw a black bear in our garden. On the other hand the year before last we had 23 feet of snow over the winter. It's all very different from Solihull.: