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@Toni ******
incorrect. The entry is stamped for 180 days. If immigration so decide they may let you extend. Just like a 1 year visa being extended year after year forever. It's still a 1 Year visa.
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I think that marriage, Elite and LTR would also work.
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You may want to do a search. Hundreds of posts on this subject.
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It is currently almost impossible to open an account on the DTV visa, even some agents are staying on their web site that they can't help. I believe the US Embassy says on its web site that this is a tourist visa and thus you can't open a bank account. For those that day it can be done, it would be helpful to include a date when they personally opened a bank account, after March 2025, on a DTV visa and the name of the bank and the branch. Vague answers like I opened one somewhere at some point are really not helpful to those who are asking.
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@Alex ******
Alex, have you done this, or is it hearsay?
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@Steve ********
IMO, no. Look, they are asking for evidence of an ongoing passive income stream. One off events are not going to cut it.
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@Richard ******
what about the wealthy global citizen option. No income required 😉
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@Don ********
please do keep us informed, as several have been rejected for one off gains.
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@Todd ********
I would think that anyone making consistent capital gains, would be classified as trading and thus probably taxable. Even selling a house every year would in most jurisdictions be taxable income. IMO
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@Richard ******
yes, if trading and making regular gains, they may accept that. Generally a gain on the sale of a primary residence is not going to be considered, IMO. However, if it was taxed and you can show two years tax returns that would strengthen your case. It's a minefield. And any gains in a trust account will not be considered.