My wife is a Legal permanent resident who has filed the N-400 for citizenship, is the legal guardian of a 6 year old niece in Thailand. I am a US Citizen by birth and we want to bring our niece here with the intent of adoption and citizenship. The child's father was killed in a motorcycle accident about 18 months ago and the mother is an alcoholic that has signed the guardianship paperwork in Thailand for my wife to become her legal guardian. The child is now living with my wife's parents until we can get her here. What visa do we need to apply for and would it be more advantageous to wait for granting citizenship or applying now for the nieces visa. How do we go about making this application.
Thank you in advance for your advice and council.
Dave
Can a visa be issued based on my wife's position as the child's legal guardian regardless of intent to adopt?