Moving Back to Peru (But still want to be be able to visit the US)

[Eric Merritt 0]

Hello all. I am a US Citizen and my wife is a Peruvian Citizen here in the use on a CR-1 (which has been granted we moved here a few months ago). The current plan is to spend a year or two in the US. However, we both want to move back to Peru before we have children. The one thing we don't want to give up is the ability to go back and forth between the US and Peru. For example, If I go visit my family I want my wife to visit with me.

So apart from my wife becoming a US citizen, is there anything we can do to make this possible? Going back and petitioning the embassy for a tourist visa every time we travel would be a serious pain (doable but not optimal).

[bestofboston 36]

I suggest both of you stay in the USA until she gets her 10 year card at a minimum. She should stay in the USA a minimum of 3 years so she can get her US citizenship so she can travel back and forth as long and often as she wants.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to Working & Traveling During US Immigration forum.

The one thing we don't want to give up is the ability to go back and forth between the US and Peru. For example, If I go visit my family I want my wife to visit with me.

So apart from my wife becoming a US citizen, is there anything we can do to make this possible? Going back and petitioning the embassy for a tourist visa every time we travel would be a serious pain (doable but not optimal).

Google the term "maintaining permanent residence"

[Eric Merritt 0]

I suggest both of you stay in the USA until she gets her 10 year card at a minimum. She should stay in the USA a minimum of 3 years so she can get her US citizenship so she can travel back and forth as long and often as she wants.

She doesn't actually have much interest in US citizenship. Especially since they push you so hard to give up your other citizenship. She is peruvian and quite happy with staying peruvian. So even if we stayed here quite some time its unlikely that she would seek that option.

Whats the 10 year card? (sorry if I am displaying my ignorance, I studied a ton about the CR-1 but have not studied much beyond that).

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

Your wife can not/should not use any GC for the soul purpose of a vistor visa. The GC is for the purpose of maintainig residency in the US. The 10 year GC will not assist/aid in this manner. Your wife might try to obtain a 10 visitor visa. Immigration policies are changing everyday, and with advance technology, the intent to use a GC as a vistor visa may be sqash in the wash of the changes in immigration policies in the near future.

[Anh map 2,098]

She doesn't actually have much interest in US citizenship. Especially since they push you so hard to give up your other citizenship. She is peruvian and quite happy with staying peruvian. So even if we stayed here quite some time its unlikely that she would seek that option.

Whats the 10 year card? (sorry if I am displaying my ignorance, I studied a ton about the CR-1 but have not studied much beyond that).

There is zero push to give up any other citizenship. You've got bad info there.

Her obtaining US citizenship means that for the rest of her life she can enter anytime, for as long as she wants. If you just go the GC route then there are residency requirements to be aware of. Green cards are not issued for a lifetime.