1. My wife and I are moving to India for my work. I am American and she is Thai. We want a family friend from her hometown in Thailand to come visit us after we move to Thailand. Is it required that our friend provide her plane ticket – as we aren’t sure on the dates she will visit us? Note that when she applies for a visa, she will provide a copy of my work visa and the lease agreement for our house in India along with a copy of my wife’s passport that shows that they are from the same hometown.
2. Do you retain her passport between the date of application and the date the visa is received?.