U.S. Tourist Visa

[cottmann]

my friend will be happily visiting me in Lo Pueblo del Nuestra Signora, Reina de Los Angeles, aka L.A.

"El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora, La Reina de Los Angeles sobre El R├нo Porciuncula," please!

One more bit I've heard: It helps if the Thai applicant has made one (or preferrably more) trips out of Thailand in the past. It helps substantiate the claim that he *will* leave the USofA and return to Thailand.

Yes and no. If he's been to Western Europe, the UK, Japan or Canada -- absolutely. If it's a hop across the border to Laos, or a shopping trip to Hong Kong or Singapore, it means squat.