My friend is coming to vist me from Brazil!!?

Question

Okay I have a female friend that wants to visit me for Rio I myself have visited her and stayed at her place a couple of times I must say she has a very nice family. Anyways she doesn't speak good English so my question to some of you people out their that have experienced something like this? I need to know what is the best way for her to get from GiG to LAX scince she doesn't know that great of English I don't want her to have any trouble getting to LAX she knows alittle spanish I was thinking Lan Chile airlines she go from GIG to Santiago, Chile to LAX if any one else knows of a better way please let me know she will be coming May 2007 thanks! Oh by the way what things will she need like passport and what else?

Answer 1

There are flights from GIG to LAX. She may hop on one of them. She'll need her passort and a US visa. And a ticket to get on a plane.

You may write her small cards with a single question per card i.e. Which way to the Immigration?  Where can I find Gate 17? etc.

Answer 2

yea.. theres plenty of time for her to prepair herself.... she'll need a  visa.. which is hard for a Brazilian to obtain unless shes got some money in the bank .. which then will be no prob

good luck

Answer 3

Between now and then, your friend has plenty of time to learn a little bit of English to get by.

Answer 4

Tell her to visit the U.S. Embassy websites:

http://www.embaixada-americana.org.br/

and

http://www.visto-eua.com.br/

She will need a Brazilian passport, which she can obtain from the Federal Police.  Print a form from the Polícia Federal's website:  http://www.dpf.gov.br/

As far as from GIG to LAX, there should be a direct flight with American Airlines or something, maybe a stop in Dallas.