Sponsor And Spouse

[James C Fox 0]

My wife will be arriving to the Untited States soon. Am I allowed to leave her in the US, while I accept overseas employment. I understand she can't leave the US without her green card and when she get green card she can only be outside the US for 6 months (conditional green card). Am I allowed to leave my wife alone in the US and accept employment in the Middle East. Can someone show me where to go and read the law on this.

Edited July 22, 2012 by James C Fox

[Anh map 2,098]

Of course you can. Nothing that says you can't.

If you don't live with each other it could make removing conditions on her GC difficult.

[pushbrk 13,498]

Of course you can. Nothing that says you can't.

If you don't live with each other it could make removing conditions on her GC difficult.

Exactly correct. US Citizens are allowed to accept employment wherever it is offered and the country allows them to work. Removal of conditions requires evidence of an ongoing marital relationship. Be very careful that one does not conflict with the other.

[Scott & Ale 3]

My wife will be arriving to the Untited States soon. Am I allowed to leave her in the US, while I accept overseas employment. I understand she can't leave the US without her green card and when she get green card she can only be outside the US for 6 months (conditional green card). Am I allowed to leave my wife alone in the US and accept employment in the Middle East. Can someone show me where to go and read the law on this.

You can take employment anywhere you want, but you MUST keep your primary residency/domocile in the US for the foreseeable future in order to be eligible for a CR-1. By taking employment overseas you need to determine if that changes your domocile. Your employment overseas would need to be temporary and not permanent (the visa you get for that country will affect this case and your wife would need to be prepared to talk about that at her US interview). It will also potentially affect your affidavit of support as well. If you were counting on US income to cover, that changes that piece of your AOS as they will not accept foreign earned income for an AOS.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2991.html#4

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/glossary/glossary_1363.html#domicile

It raises red flags, there are ways around it, but definitly does affect the eligibility for a CR1 as well as the removal of conditions.