RocketElephant

The reason why I'm involved is because we're taking a school trip to the USA for 11 days. I have fourteen students applying for B2 tourist visas, none of which has ever traveled abroad. I'm helping them fill out their DS-160s.
 
It asks for immediate relatives, but immediately after that it asks for other relatives.
 
If you're boiling (sorry for the terrible pun, I can't help myself) for more info, read some of my previous posts: here, here and here.
 

Wow, a lot of additional opinions here. Obviously it appears that a Green Card is not for us. But, there are some things that have been stated here that I believe are factually wrong.
 
 
My wife has gotten her B2 visa twice before. Each time, the B2 was given for one year. She's been to the US and returned back to Vietnam which further lends her credibility in acquiring a future B2 visa. Although the visa is for 1 year, she must spend at least 50% of that time out of the country. So, with a 1 year visa, the maximum she could stay in the US is 6 months. If she were in the US, and not working but visiting family, then that's exactly what the visa is for. Just because she's not seeing the Grand Canyon every weekend doesn't mean she wouldn't be considered a tourist.
 
 
This situation is entirely hypothetical and we've done nothing but ask questions. So, if you could kindly watch your accusations of my family breaking US immigration law, I'd greatly appreciate it. Or, you can edit your post to use the subjunctive tense in English which mirrors the hypothetical-ness of this situation.
 
Thanks again all, but it appears I've learned all I can from this thread. 
 
 

You have clearly not read the thread very carefully. I began the post saying this:
 
 
Then I said:
 
 
That's a few months! Not 10, not a year, a few. Then another user posted this:
 
 
There is no 'would be' in that statement. It's a direct accusation of my wife violating US immigration law. Maybe this user's first language isn't English and doesn't know to use the subjunctive as you did:
 
 
See how the subjunctive tense functions to indicate an unreal situation?? Additionally, may I point out, I NEVER STATED THAT WE WOULD USE THE B2 VISA FOR 10 MONTHS!
 
Finally, 
 
All of this would be paid for by money earned in Vietnam. We could certainly send our daughter to live with my sister and have my wife go for a month in the beginning. Then my sister would get to claim my daughter as a dependent on her income tax. 
 
But, as if I cannot express this enough, all of this is hypothetical. I'm just exploring options here. As another user said:
 
 
This is also an option, it's just that the international schools are MUCH more expensive than renting an apartment in the USA. Hell, I could pay my sisters mortgage with how much some of these international schools want to charge.

Wow, a lot of additional opinions here. Obviously it appears that a Green Card is not for us. But, there are some things that have been stated here that I believe are factually wrong.
 
 
My wife has gotten her B2 visa twice before. Each time, the B2 was given for one year. She's been to the US and returned back to Vietnam which further lends her credibility in acquiring a future B2 visa. Although the visa is for 1 year, she must spend at least 50% of that time out of the country. So, with a 1 year visa, the maximum she could stay in the US is 6 months. If she were in the US, and not working but visiting family, then that's exactly what the visa is for. Just because she's not seeing the Grand Canyon every weekend doesn't mean she wouldn't be considered a tourist.
 
 
This situation is entirely hypothetical and we've done nothing but ask questions. So, if you could kindly watch your accusations of my family breaking US immigration law, I'd greatly appreciate it. Or, you can edit your post to use the subjunctive tense in English which mirrors the hypothetical-ness of this situation.
 
Thanks again all, but it appears I've learned all I can from this thread. 
 
 

Sorry for the double post, I'm on my phone now, and I can't edit the post from this device.
If I read that correctly, if we cancel tye permanent residence status, we can file to have it reinstated again from Vietnam?
Are there any damaging effects to her long term immigration chances by cancelling the PR status?
Thanks again for everyone's help, I'm seriously feeling much less stress now, although I'm still a bit skeptical.

As MadTownGuy stated, my relationship with her almost guarantees that she will never be granted a tourist visa. USCIS will see her as a potential immigrant and deny her B2, even though we have several options to immigrate if we wanted (so frustrating)!
I've looked at the CR1, and she would get a green card on arrival. If we did get the GC and then left to return to Vietnam, what would happen?
Lastly, I do in fact keep up with my taxes. I'm required by law to file, and I don't shirk my responsibility.

Oh, so then the K1 visa is exactly what we're looking for. It's a non-immigrant visa that allows 90 days in the US to marry eith no requirement to file AOS (nor penalty for not filing AOS).
This appears to be what we're looking for. I fail to see why it's an issue if we apply for the K1 visa, go get married in the US (that's exaxtly what it's for), then return to Vietnam.