Please urgent help !!!

[Princessmay 0]

I am From the States and my husband is from Nigeria,we both live and work in Qatar, 
Got married in 2018, but his tourist visa was denied twice. The immigrate officer suggested that he apply for the spouse visa on his last interview...
So now we are processing a “spouse visa” so he can be able to meet my family.......
My questions is
 1. can I as an American citizen still live and work abroad while My husband stays back in the US with my family  after our visits for a year or two to be able to keep the green card before he gets his citizenship.. 
2. Or must I permanently move back to the US with him on these process ? 

 

Thanks 

 

[aleful 1,905]

hi

 

the second one, you can file for him, once you have decided to live permanently in the US. the green card is for permanently living in the US

 

so when you decide to return home to live here, you can file for him

 

 

 

 

[Unlockable 7,306]

Agreed,

 

There is a reason it has "resident" in the permanent resident status. If you read the requirements from the official site, it strictly states that a PR must be living in the US. That and paying taxes is a hard requirement.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/after-green-card-granted/maintaining-permanent-residence

 

We understand your frustration. Many people can't simply get a tourist visa for short visits to the US. It is the price many good people pay for the bad ones who abused their visitor visas in the past.