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Even better. Thank you

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

Have a great day redro, i will thank seekingtruth

We would move to Florida. They need teachers there. The process for her to switch is pretty easy. Thank you for your input and linking your past journey. It is quite helpful. It’s unfortunate that i might need to resign before the interview to prove we will move. We have to do what we must to get the results we desire. Thanks again

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.

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.

Normally i sign a new contract 5-6 months before it finishes so that makes it about 18 months in total before it finishes.It would be helpful if i knew a CR-1 would be approved so then i dont sign the next contract but you never know what can happen.

Thank you. This is very helpful.

Hello everyone, I have tried to research this but haven't found anything similar to my situation. I have contacted immigration services and lawyers and have 2 recommendations for CR-1 and 2 for B2 tourist visa. My filipina wife and I got married a week ago via Utah Zoom. Thank you to this site for this recommendation. We love teaching abroad. I save a lot and enjoy teaching in Thailand compared to USA, where it is difficult to make ends meet. 2 of our consultations insist she will probably never be granted the tourist visa because neither of us are Thai so hard to prove our strong ties here except for 4 years currently teaching at our school. Just getting a tourist visa would solve a lot of problems. CR-1 could help her enter USA for visiting. How unfavorably would immigration look if she were granted CR-1 and for the first year we finished our contracts in Thailand? Then visited USA within the first 12 months, then in year 2 of our CR-1 we resided and worked in USA until she got her citizenship? Abruptly leaving mid contract in Thailand and missing the hiring season for USA schools causes further issues. Moving as teachers is really dependent on the time of the year. My main question, how will permanently residing in USA starting in year 2 and just visiting the US in year 1 of the CR-1 be viewed? Thanks in advance.

Thank you Carmel. This is very detailed and helpful

T thank you Amunah. It says sponsors can use assets bc I live abroad and wouldn’t have a job in usa when arriving. My thai job would meet the income requirement but not sure its accepted. I still file US tax returns. Any idea how much assets I would need to disclose if income level is only $24,000 yearly to sponsor 1?

Marrying is quite difficult in Thailand when neither is thai. Utsh zoom that is recognized by US is much better. We can still have wedding party in Thailand.

Boiler, i can do a zoom wedding through utah so we dont have to get into US but can start our marriage timeline which help in the future if we apply for spousal visa.

Thank you bear for your input. All things I have been considering. Trying to determine the most likely outcome . Cheers

I want to keep it brief, so it is not too confusing. My filipina fiance and I have been living and teaching together in Thailand for 4.5 years. She has twice been turned down for tourist visas. I have a few coworkers that can't even get their thai wives tourist visas. My fiance has never met my family bc my parents are not healthy enough to travel 24 hours on planes. What is the best way to get her a visa into the US when we don't want to move there? Can she get a fiance visa and marry within 90 days and leave? Then be able to come back on holidays? The fiance visa says its for coming to USA to marry and another form to see green card. We have already been visiting as many countries as possible to make her tourist visa approval more likely, but the wait list is 7 months in Bangkok to get an interview. The options: 1. Keep trying and probably unsuccessfully tourist visa. 2. Come and marry on fiance visa (then leave after wedding) 3. Marry via Utah Zoom wedding and try and get spouse visa (to visit) 4. Anyone have recommendations for cheap, effective basic immigration lawyer websites that would work?