I'm a practicing orthodontist and would like to visit some family in the US and maybe even get a job there. How do I go about getting a visa when I only hold a watheeqa, a palestinian refugee document. Thank you for any help
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this is not a Saudi issue. this is something you have to take up (discuss) with US officials maybe you can find something here that applies to your case http://riyadh.usembassy.gov/visas.html
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When you go to the embassy to apply for a visit visa they are mainly going to consider 2 things. 1) Stability of your home country(Palestine). 2) Ties to your currant country of residence. They will consider the stability of your home country because if your home country is very unstable, which unfortunately it is, there is a bigger chance of you staying in the US illegally if you get a visa. The whole visa process is mostly there to insure that you are not a danger to the US and will not stay illegally. So being a Palestinian refugee is not going to make it easy but it is still very possible. Ties to your country of residence is another way for them to make sure that you will not stay illegally once you have the visa. If you have strong ties to your country of residence then you may have a very good chance of getting the visa. They will mostly be looking at if you have family here in Saudi, such as a husband or wife and/or children. Parents and siblings would not matter unless you happen to be their sponsor in Saudi. They would also consider having a very good paying job to be a tie to your country of residence. If your family in the US happens to be your husband or wife or your parents or your children that would make things a lot easier for you also. I know some people in similar situations to your who have gotten the visa and who have not so if you want any more info then please send me an email.
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