Temporary visa

[Paul_Light 1]

Hi everyone,

 

I’m a U.S. citizen living in Thailand with my Thai partner (we are actually planning on getting married next week).

 

I have the opportunity to go back to the U.S. to work for a couple of years.

 

i would really like her to come with me, probably a deal breaker if she cannot.

 

What type of visa should we apply for? It’s for 2 years. She does not want to work or remain in the U.S.

 

We have a home and family here in Thailand.

 

Thank you.

[appleblossom 4,252]

2 minutes ago, Paul_Light said:

Hi everyone,

 

I’m a U.S. citizen living in Thailand with my Thai partner (we are actually planning on getting married next week).

 

I have the opportunity to go back to the U.S. to work for a couple of years.

 

i would really like her to come with me, probably a deal breaker if she cannot.

 

What type of visa should we apply for? It’s for 2 years. She does not want to work or remain in the U.S.

 

We have a home and family here in Thailand.

 

Thank you.

 

There's no temp visa for spouses of USC's, so it would have to be a full immigrant visa application if based off your status. Assuming the job can't wait until you get one of those for her, which will take at least 18 months, then she'd need to look at her own visa independent of yours i.e. employment based. What does she do?

[OldUser 9,552]

Agreed, there is no temporary visa for this in the US. She can try getting work / student visa independently of you. It will be difficult because you're her tie to the US.

[Paul_Light 1]

5 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

There's no temp visa for spouses of USC's, so it would have to be a full immigrant visa application if based off your status. Assuming the job can't wait until you get one of those for her, which will take at least 18 months, then she'd need to look at her own visa independent of yours i.e. employment based. What does she do?

Thank you for your fast response.

 

She doesn’t want to do anything. 😀 Literally just be at the rented condo when I get home from work.

 

I’d like to go back to work at the end of November 2025 for 6 months minimum or 2 years maximum.

 

What if she did a B2 visitor visa and we took a short trip to Mexico every 6 months?

[OldUser 9,552]

2 minutes ago, Paul_Light said:

What if she did a B2 visitor visa and we took a short trip to Mexico every 6 months?

Good chance of this working for the first 6 months and then getting visa revoked and entry denied.

 

A short trip to Mexico doesn't count as being away from the US.

 

If she was to stay 6 months at a time in the US (not recommended), she'd have to spend 12-18 months outside the US before reentering as a rule of thumb.

Edited Thursday at 02:07 PM by OldUser

[Crazy Cat 44,226]

15 minutes ago, Paul_Light said:

What if she did a B2 visitor visa and we took a short trip to Mexico every 6 months?

Bad idea.  Visiting Mexico does not reset the clock or make any difference.  If CBP suspects she is abusing her B2 (actually living in the US), then they can revoke the visa and even ban her from the US for years. 

[Crazy Cat 44,226]

***Moved this topic to Tourist Visas***

[Boiler 47,299]

The only realistic option would be an immigrant visa might qualify to DCF

[appleblossom 4,252]

14 minutes ago, Paul_Light said:

Thank you for your fast response.

 

She doesn’t want to do anything. 😀 Literally just be at the rented condo when I get home from work.

 

I’d like to go back to work at the end of November 2025 for 6 months minimum or 2 years maximum.

 

What if she did a B2 visitor visa and we took a short trip to Mexico every 6 months?

 

Nope. That would essentially be trying to 'live' in the US on a visitor visa and would be a sure way to get her visa revoked. 

 

If employment based isn't an option, then I think a spouse visa is probably the only realistic route - as @Boiler said, you could try for DCF which would be much quicker. But you'd need to decide if it's all worth the hassle and cost if you only want to be there for a max of 2 years. 

[smilingstone 524]

4 hours ago, Paul_Light said:

What if she did a B2 visitor visa and we took a short trip to Mexico every 6 months?

 

You mean what if she openly abused the condition of the visa? Not reccomended. 

[Paul_Light 1]

4 hours ago, smilingstone said:

 

You mean what if she openly abused the condition of the visa? Not reccomended. 

I understand.

 

What would be your recommendation for someone that wanted to remain in the U.S. for a 2 year period?

 

Again, not working.

[smilingstone 524]

4 minutes ago, Paul_Light said:

I understand.

 

What would be your recommendation for someone that wanted to remain in the U.S. for a 2 year period?

 

Again, not working.

 

It would be either student or employment visas. Both very difficult to get in the current climate. 

 

Honestly, if it were me and I was so adamant to not be apart from my partner, and if they were so adamant to not work, I would just remain in Thailand. 

[FromTheHills 19]

yeah try direct consular filing for the faster processing time since youre both abroad. do not fill the i-130. and then she can abandon the green card down the line

[Paul_Light 1]

2 hours ago, smilingstone said:

 

It would be either student or employment visas. Both very difficult to get in the current climate. 

 

Honestly, if it were me and I was so adamant to not be apart from my partner, and if they were so adamant to not work, I would just remain in Thailand. 

 

I just thought that it would be fun to show her around and also make a little money for a year or two.

 

I quit working at 54 years old and I'm curious how I would handle going back after 3 years.

 

Like many, I just with that the visa process wasn't so complex, lengthy and expensive.

 

It's not like we intend on living in Texas for a long time.

[OldUser 9,552]

3 hours ago, Paul_Light said:

I understand.

 

What would be your recommendation for someone that wanted to remain in the U.S. for a 2 year period?

 

Again, not working.

Student, work or spousal visa leading to GC. No other solution

Edited Friday at 02:04 AM by OldUser