WakingUp wrote:
Anyone here have any experience with ticas getting tourist visas to visit the USA? What's the general experience like? How much money does the USA typically want to see to grant a tourist visa?
1. Never give traveling money directly to a chica. You will never see it or her again.
2. If you have a chica bugging you to come to the USA who does not already have a VISA, dump her. Once that idea has taken hold, you will never hear the end of it.
3. If you want to, consider taking her with you to a vacation spot inside the country; Caribbean - Puerto Viejo, Cahuita; Guanacaste - Brasilito; Mountains - Orosi, Poas. Avoid the touristy resorts with spas. Consider AirBNB.
4. Negotiate the costs in advance, only pay her after the trip. If you do, she will spend the money and 'desperately need' more post trip. Budget incidental expenses as part of the vacation costs.
Traveling with a chica will NOT save you money. Do it only if you want to travel and have sex readily available. Don't take her to Jaco, they have chicas available.
PS. Tourist visas to the US are good for 10 years and more easily renewable. I have taken two different chicas to the US on 'visa runs' before my residency was approved. Both chicas got their visas when they were students and were traveling with their parents on family vacations.