Visa when we want to live outside of the US "most" of the time..

[walran 24]

I have children so would want to come visit them maybe once a year (they would come to see us too) but my wife to be is from Nepal..

She will likely have a green card after we get married but neither of us wants to stay in the US for more than probably 5-6 years (and we will travel for 2 months a year during that time I think.)

For tax and other reasons we don't want her to give up her citizenship.

My question is whether a green card would still be valid if we are outside the US for a year or two at a time?

Is there another type of visa that she could or would need that would be better?

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

The visa you want is a B2 tourist visa, because a green card is used for primarily living in the USA. So the best bet is to file for a tourist visa but expect to defend your decision to the embassy because they may think that as soon as she gets here she will AOS.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

a GC is for living in the US, if you aren't ready to permanently live here or you aren't interested in living here, then your wife can apply for a tourist visa

if you get the GC, sooner or later they can take it away from her

[Alaska2012 462]

your wife will lose her green card if she doesn't live here. A tourist visa sounds, on paper, like a better choice. Problem with a tourist visa is that it's hard to get! Especially when married to a usc.

[NikLR 13,227]

If you plan on staying in the USA for 5-6 years after getting the green card then your wife should apply for citizenship. Then she will not have any issues returning to the USA to visit.

I'm unsure that she actually would have to give up her Nepali citizenship, you'd have to inquire with that government body if acquiring another citizenship voids her own natural one. Most countries allow for multiple citizenship, including the USA.

Otherwise she would need a b2 visa to visit. Giving up her green card voluntarily has shown to help obtaining a B2 in some cases.