CR-1 or tourist (when still working abroad and might continue)

[Redro 4,611]

1 minute ago, barcman said:

Wow this is very promising. This looks like a good plan of doing a little delay at NVC. Thank you for your time and input.

 

You should really thank @seekingthetruth. He is the one that put together the "Delay at NVC" plan... 

Husband and I just applied when we were ready and decided to "go with the flow". We didn't delay our process once we started our immigration journey. 

[barcman 2]

2 minutes ago, Redro said:

 

You should really thank @seekingthetruth. He is the one that put together the "Delay at NVC" plan... 

Husband and I just applied when we were ready and decided to "go with the flow". We didn't delay our process once we started our immigration journey. 

Have a great day redro, i will thank seekingtruth

[barcman 2]

31 minutes ago, Redro said:

This couple lived and taught in Thailand together and the wife moved to the US before the I-130 was approved/ visa was issued. 

You might have to come to terms with the fact that moving to the US isn't going to be an "easy" process that allows you to plan your life around approvals. This is why I suggest pausing at the NVC level. 

But, NVC processing can take between 1-3 months. Then wait from DQ to interview can be anywhere from 2 months to over a year.  @Dewald & Brittney were DQ'ed December 9, 2022 and he had his interview February 15, 2023... 

There is a thread you can read here: 

Okay! I think I'm done sharing links. Just wanted to note the immigration process to the US is really quite tedious and the US isn't really interested in helping out couples who are in a third country together. Why give your spouse a reunification visa if you are already together.... and then they won't give your spouse a tourist visa because they think she won't ever leave. 

Final suggestion is for you and the wife to travel to several countries together and then see if she can get a tourist visa on her third try... I have a friend who was refused twice when just dating his US girlfriend but received a tourist visa after they married... 

 

That was our initial plan, now we are expecting our kid when we were planning a greece and new zealand trips. However, i am worried if we apply tourist then maybe CR-1 is harder. I am starting to think this is our plan (assuming tourist visa doesn’t go through)

1. Wait 2 years of marriage and apply for 10 yr green card

2. then pause at NVC until we are closer to ready to leave

3. then finish the process and move to usa

4. we both start teaching in usa at the start of the school year 

Edited March 29 by barcman

[Redro 4,611]

12 minutes ago, barcman said:

That was our initial plan, now we are expecting our kid when we were planning a greece and new zealand trips. However, i am worried if we apply tourist then maybe CR-1 is harder. I am starting to think this is our plan (assuming tourist visa doesn’t go through)

1. Wait 2 years of marriage and apply for 10 yr green card

2. then pause at NVC until we are closer to ready to leave

3. then finish the process and move to usa

4. we both start teaching in usa at the start of the school year 

Denial of tourist visa (multiple denials) shouldn't impact the immigration process. 

[pushbrk 12,868]

9 minutes ago, Redro said:

Denial of tourist visa (multiple denials) shouldn't impact the immigration process. 

Only real impacts are time and money.

 

[appleblossom 2,434]

2 hours ago, barcman said:

Ok thank you. This is very informative. What if we waited to apply after 2 years of marriage, then the green card would automatically be for 10 years? Correct? That would help us settle our affairs abroad and move to usa with less of a time crunch. 

It’s 2 years or more of marriage when she enters on the immigrant visa, not when she applies. 

[barcman 2]

1 hour ago, appleblossom said:

It’s 2 years or more of marriage when she enters on the immigrant visa, not when she applies. 

Even better. Thank you