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  1. Thanks for the info. With such a long and unknown timeline, then it seems best to keep working in Spain until we can move there. Once we get the visa, how long do we have to quit our jobs abroad and move there before we lose it?
  2. Why would she need a criminal report from Ecuador? She hasn't lived there for 12 years.
  3. OK, so if I get a job offer then can we do Direct Consular Filing? I was now reading that they closed many offices and there aren't any in Spain. How long can I expect it to take from when I have a job offer until she can start working?
  4. So if she gets a job that would support her with a work visa, could we move there together and then get her permanent residence since we are alrady married? So you're saying I need a job offer to bring my wife with me?
  5. I (US citizen) married my Ecuadorian wife (who received a BS in North Carolina after living there with a student visa for 4 years) in NC in May 2015. We lived in Germany for 6 years and now live in Spain but want to move back to the US if we get a jobs there (currently applying). My wife has a B1/B2 tourist visa valid until 2031. What is the quickest and cheapest method for both of us to move and start working in the US? Does it decrease the waiting time or cost if we were married in the US 7 years ago? Based on my research it seems like Direct Consular Filing is the best approach, and this website estimates it to take 7-18 months and costs $1,200. Is this correct? I also read that it's possible to expediate this process but the rules are vague. If we both get job offers with starts dates sooner than 7 months would this allow us to expediate it? I also thought about moving there together if I get a job and adjusting her status to a green card. However, that same website says this would take 21-38 months and costs $1,760. Is this really correct? If so, then it would be cheaper and better to keep living abroad until the process is complete but it seems paradoxical at face value.
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