So in the case where I am not able to receive the background check before my visa expiration, do I overstay my visa or leave the country with the chance that I may be denied at the border upon re-entry?
Thanks for the response!
Getting ahold of the FBI background check is the bit I am working on now. The option of having my prints taken here, mailing them to the FBI and then getting them back here sounds like it may take longer than I have available still on my Visa (Until April 7th).
Any...
Hey Bajo,
The citizenship process that you detail here and on your website, does this require you to denounce your current citizenship (which I am very reluctant to do) or would this be a dual citizenship?
That's interesting. Any specific suggestions on schools that allow you to get that visa? And can that be renewed indefinitely? And how much more of a hassle do you think it would be to constantly renew this as opposed to the residency to study which if I recall correctly lasts 1 year?
Studying...
Ya, that's the conclusion that I came to as well.
I believe that I can apply for that after I've received my student visa therefore resolving both my immigration and taxation dilemmas.
Hey Jeff,
Ya I have already met with one lawyer who strongly pushed me in the student visa direction. He briefly mentioned some other options but brushed them aside because of the costs associated.
The fee for processing the student visa with this lawyer ($800USD before procedural processing...
Ya, that's correct. No overstays to date.
Hoping I will be able to get all the documents necessary processed for a student visa (considering I continue to push in that direction) before my current 90 days expires in early April.
Hey group! First time posting but long time reader.
I've been in the country for 3.5 years now making visa runs (only just recently realized that this doesn't really protect me from anything).
I'm currently working in country as an independent health and fitness consultant and would like to...