Best possible visa for my wife to visit

[flesh1mp 3]

My wife from the Philippines came to the US on a k-1 visa and we got married here. We started filing the paperwork for AOS and everything related to that. I have not been enjoying my work lately so my wife encouraged me to reach out to my previous job in Japan and see about returning there to work long term, most likely for many years even possibly to retire from that position. 

 

In my research, I saw that if she were to stay outside of the US for more than 6 months, she would abandon the permanent residence status and would not be allowed to return.

 

The problem for us is that if we both want to come back to visit my family for holidays or for her to come with me to a funeral, she would not be allowed to because of abandoning the permanent residence status. Would it be possible to get another visa for her that would be multi entry that would allow her to come back to the US with me to visit when I need to?

 

Thanks in advance. 

[aaron2020 11,651]

Visitor visa.   That's the only one that would allow her to visit.

[Just Paul 4,591]

If she leaves without AP or GC the AOS is abandoned. 

 

If she were to apply for a tourist visa it would be on her own status, ties to outside the US, etc.  If you are still in the US one option is for her to get her AOS done then be in the US for the majority of the next two years.  Then she is able to come and go with the GC.

 

 

[Liam2021 555]

Right now she can't not leave until she have AP in hand.

After she get her resident status(GC),She can apply for Re-entry permit.

https://www.uscis.gov/i-131

Edited December 12, 2018 by H&T