visa spouse and stepchildren

[brentrob 0]

I am married to a mexican citizen-wife. I would like to get papers to visit my family in US. I have lived/married in Mexico with her for 2 1/2 years.We do not want to reside in US. She was turned down last year for b2 visitor visa. The consulate officer did not even allow her to present evidence of financial support or anything. Basically said your a widow and cannot prove you wont stay in US. I have the financial means,but would be lying as to where I intend to live. what options do I have. thanks

[canadian_wife 1,826]

Sadly, she must qualify for a tourist visa on her own. All she can do is reorganize her ties to Mexico (of which she'll need a lot because she is married to a USC) and try again. Nothing really you can do

Good luck

[NicciNono 1]

çim in the same boat. My hubby couldnt get his visa either, so we did the resident one. If he gets it, we wil visit the states for a while, if we like it we will stay an if not just leave and later apply again for tourist visa. Maybe that way they will see we dont intend to live there. Good luck. Its heart breaking.

[Done--Really 331]

Don't EVER say anything in CDJ about trying to get an IR-1 visa because he was turned down for a B1/B2--you need to show intent for him to immigrate, not to visit. Once he has his green card, he will have to be in the US 6 months a year to keep it valid, and after three years, he can apply for citizenship and then he is free to leave the US as often as he likes--even to live the rest of your lives in Mexico, but he MUST get citizenship first--don't even think about not doing that. And don't even think about letting the green card expire due to lack of presence--three years is NOTHING in your life when he can be on the road to citizenship so easily.

Just do it, girl, and if you or he are ever wavering on that score, I will haunt you until you take that step which allows complete freedom to come and go for the rest of your lives. It's a one-time offer that you must not turn down or walk away from.

[pushbrk 13,042]

I am married to a mexican citizen-wife. I would like to get papers to visit my family in US. I have lived/married in Mexico with her for 2 1/2 years.We do not want to reside in US. She was turned down last year for b2 visitor visa. The consulate officer did not even allow her to present evidence of financial support or anything. Basically said your a widow and cannot prove you wont stay in US. I have the financial means,but would be lying as to where I intend to live. what options do I have. thanks

Easiest option is to have your family visit you and your wife in Mexico.

[BBCC 16]

Don't EVER say anything in CDJ about trying to get an IR-1 visa because he was turned down for a B1/B2--you need to show intent for him to immigrate, not to visit. Once he has his green card, he will have to be in the US 6 months a year to keep it valid, and after three years, he can apply for citizenship and then he is free to leave the US as often as he likes--even to live the rest of your lives in Mexico, but he MUST get citizenship first--don't even think about not doing that. And don't even think about letting the green card expire due to lack of presence--three years is NOTHING in your life when he can be on the road to citizenship so easily.

Just do it, girl, and if you or he are ever wavering on that score, I will haunt you until you take that step which allows complete freedom to come and go for the rest of your lives. It's a one-time offer that you must not turn down or walk away from.

My wife and I have the same problem. We live in Canada and have no desire to live permanently in the US. My non-citizen (& non-canadian) wife was turned down for a B2 visa twice as she was a student, did not own property, etc so could not overcome this so-called burden that she wouldn't immigrate.

I work with green card holders at my job who live near the US but not in it. They just return enough frequently, never stay out of the US for more than a few months at a time and their green card status has ever been questioned. Citizenship is not necessary to do this either.

There needs to be a way for a non-citizen spouse to visit the US with their US citizen spouse when they permanently reside outside the US. This burden needs to be different than for the general B2 visa requirement because such circumstances are quite different for such married couples.

Eventually, she will obtain Canadian citizenship and none of this will matter.