A family from Oyster Bay is trying get their loved ones who fled Ukraine to Long Island, but the U.S. embassies overseas will not issue them tourist visas.
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U.S. federal immigration law stipulates that people applying for a tourist visa, the type of visa which can be secured most quickly, must be able to prove that they have a permanent residence to return to in their home country and that they intend to do so. "We hope to go back home to Ukraine," Kseniia Isaienko said."We just want a tourist visa just to stay a few months."
"You can understand the provisions of the law and why they were done originally, but now these families are caught up in this," Suozzi said. Suozzi said he is working with another local family in a similar situation.
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