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Hi all,
My Ecuadorian friend and business partner now has acquired residency in Chile where our company is located. He resides in Chile permanently as opposed to Ecuador and has a Chilean cedula (ID card) and RUT (equivalent to a social security number). I also assume that means he can apply in Santiago as opposed to in Quito.
Despite owning a company, property and sizable assets, because he is young (30) and speaks flawless English he is (I would assume) a less attractive candidate for a B1/B2 visa applying as an Ecuadorian as he has some friends in Quito that applied under similar circumstances and were denied.
Is there a way that he can include his Chilean residency on his DS-160 form (perhaps listing it as his "second nationality") or is presenting that information to the immigration officer when he goes for his interview the only way he can do so?
He just went through a year of hard work to acquire residency in a country that is now part of the Visa Waiver Program, and I assume (I hope correctly) that if that's seen that he's much more likely to be granted a visa.
Thanks all for your help!
My Ecuadorian friend and business partner now has acquired residency in Chile where our company is located. He resides in Chile permanently as opposed to Ecuador and has a Chilean cedula (ID card) and RUT (equivalent to a social security number). I also assume that means he can apply in Santiago as opposed to in Quito.
Despite owning a company, property and sizable assets, because he is young (30) and speaks flawless English he is (I would assume) a less attractive candidate for a B1/B2 visa applying as an Ecuadorian as he has some friends in Quito that applied under similar circumstances and were denied.
Is there a way that he can include his Chilean residency on his DS-160 form (perhaps listing it as his "second nationality") or is presenting that information to the immigration officer when he goes for his interview the only way he can do so?
He just went through a year of hard work to acquire residency in a country that is now part of the Visa Waiver Program, and I assume (I hope correctly) that if that's seen that he's much more likely to be granted a visa.
Thanks all for your help!
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