> --- In [email protected], "dhamiltony2k5" <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > Yes, what you are saying is likely. Read the US consulate page > > about visas and such, the pundits could have come a long time ago > > with bonding some of that money raised for them to come a long time > > ago, instead of whating it?
***************** You cannot "bond" visa applicants -- they have to have their own bank accounts: "Our consular officers have a difficult job. They must decide in a very short time if someone is qualified to receive a temporary visa. Most cases are decided after a brief interview and review of whatever evidence of ties an applicant presents. WHAT CONSTITUTES "STRONG TIES"? Strong ties differ from country to country, city to city, individual to individual. Some examples of ties can be a job, a house, a family, a bank account. "Ties" are the various aspects of your life that bind you to your country of residence: your possessions, employment, social and family relationships.... HOW CAN I HELP? You may provide a letter of invitation or support. However, this cannot guarantee visa issuance to a foreign national friend, relative or student. Visa applicants must qualify for the visa according to their own circumstances, not on the basis of an American sponsor's assurance." http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/denials/denials_1361.html If Howard Settle gave money to the pundits so they could put in their bank accounts, this might make a difference, otherwise I don't see how any substantial number of pundits could be coming to Vedic City, especially since it was recently announced that the Rajas who traveled to India for pundit visas (for 2000 of them) were unable to change the State Dept.'s mind. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
