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The French Bakery E-2 visa story

Old Jun 1st 2009, 3:49 pm
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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
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Originally Posted by penguinsix
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
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.
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And if the Mister is "by now an American citizen" how did that happen and why isn't she?
Cos they aren't married?? Tho I suppose each should be able to apply for citizenship independently of the other in the E2 situation...
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Originally Posted by meauxna
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.

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!
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Originally Posted by sunflwrgrl13
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!
So did I ..here..

http://www.boston.com/news/local/new...up_for_bakery/
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Originally Posted by penguinsix
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
Hi:

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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Originally Posted by Rete
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.
my guess would be birth as 1946/7 when he was conceived there was a big party, which the Americans had been invited to
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Originally Posted by penguinsix
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
As a resident of Colebrook, also on an E2 Visa, I hope the US Embassy in London will be as sympathetic when my next renewal rolls around! In the bakery's case, I believe the problem was that they no longer employed anyone, hence the marginality issue. The successful appeal was based on defining economic impact as being relative to the area the business was in, and that the bakery was a tourist draw in this beautiful but struggling area. I was able to help explain things and get letters written from the Chamber of Commerce and the local Main Street organisation.

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.:
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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! .:
Geography was never your thing then ..
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Geography was never your thing then ..
Ha ha - and me with a degree in Geography as well!
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