SebastienFrench

For future reference : thanks to the keyword "DCF" i found this thread here and guiri2000 timeline seems to be <2 months. This makes all the difference. Thanks for rooting me back to this.

It seems. Legal wise but also on the fact I could work from day 1 (maybe after 6 months which could be faster than AOS).

I would not mind a few months apart, but 2 years for a job change is a bit of a stretch and she was thinking of not even considering it. My last question, thanks again : Is there a way for me to visit on ESTA when the DCF application is pending ?

Thanks, the DCF seems to be the legal way to do this and my wife circumstance definitely falls into the change of employment situation. I just could not find this on my own so thanks a lot.

I was afraid it would fall under misrepresentation but I thought it was a way offered to american citizen having to relocate for work to bring their spouse with them. I quickly read about the DCF, it would imply for me to stay away from my wife for 16 months and more given the latest timelines published ? Or can I join her even without working (like waiting for an authorization but being with her)? I don't understand that there is not a clean way to relocate for work without the other moving spouse to have to stay behind. Maybe I am just discovering US immigration laws, sorry about my naive questions.

Hello all, I am an European citizen and my wife is an USC. We got married 2 years ago here in Europe and have lived in Spain since then. My wife recently applied to a job in the US and she is considering accepting. I read dozens of threads in this forum (thanks all for the richness of answers) about AOS from ESTA, but our situation is slightly different as we are already married. I wanted to ask your opinion on the following scenario. If I were to visit a few months down the road, with a return flight, an European job contract and an active lease here in Spain, how likely will I be to be flagged as having an intent to immigrate when entering with ESTA ? It is my understanding from all this reading that the border officer is the one determining if I have an intent at the moment of entry. If he let me through, this intent is not put into question later on correct ? If I suddenly discover during my stay that I love the US life and decide to file for AOS : being married to an USC, I have the right to do so correct ? Will I need to justify this "sudden" revelation, ie will I be questioned on the fact that we planed the above hypothetical scenario ? Will this happen during the interview ? Thanks a lot for your answers !