Plan, and buy ahead of time! Bought two tix about a month ago, to arrive in early Dec for @ 1K each (ANA)

Tried it twics about ten years ago - during the first attempt, the computers were down at the embassy and they just told her flat out “no” to keep the line moving. Second time - the embassy worker doing the interviewer told her to “give up”, and that she would “never go to the U.S.”. Bout a year later, she came on a K-1 - been married almost nine years now.

@Jeffrey *********

It ain’t cheap, neither - nor guaranteed!

Investigate the DTV - super easy

I flew in - a "visa waiver" upon arrival is granted to everyone from the US, therefore . . .

No

Buy a set of fishing waders so you don’t have to walk in excrement-soup every time it rains.😬

@Phil *****

Took me nine months - K1

If you're bringing ANY cash to exchange - make sure it's in new-ish $100 bills - with no markings, and dog-eared. Let your bank know ahead of time, and they'll have new ones for you.

Can one even enter with a one-way ticket?