doraemon

Thank you so much for sharing. This really helps.

I am Italy, I am not sure about the consulate, maybe Naples?

I am a US citizen living abroad. I would like to relocate back to the US, but my wife is not a citizen (nor does a green card) so we are soon going to start the paperwork for her. At the moment the processing times don't look too good as we all know, but I recently read that there are ways to expedite the process under specific circumstances. From: Policy Manual Volume 6 - Immigrants Part B - Family-Based Immigrants Chapter 3 - Filing: "Short notice of position relocation – A U.S. citizen petitioner, living and working abroad, has received a job offer in or reassignment to the United States with little notice for the required start date." Has anybody ever tried this route? Does it actually work in practice? or the adjudication is a difficult thing to obtain? I don't have a job offer at the moment but I would definitely want to have one before moving back. Thanks

Thank you all. We want to do things properly and we are just exploring options. Given that the TN visa is so special, I am also worried about using it without even thinking/considering the green card. I bet if you are married to a US citizen, you automatically end up in some easy-to-flag category when trying to use a non-immigrant visa. It just seems ridiculous to me that the processing times for spouses are this long (they have been this bad since the beginning of COVID... and getting worse, I know). We've been married almost 6 years and have a child - also US citizen - together. It makes no sense to me that one has to either split a family or plan a move years ahead. No flexibility whatsoever. Anyway, sorry for the rant and thanks again.

So you are saying: - start consular processing in Canada - get a TN visa and move to US - go back to Canada for the interview Would there be any problem at the border if they realize that you have a pending green card application? I think they will want to know where you are staying... Is "I'm staying with my (American) spouse" an acceptable answer?

I am a Canadian citizen Married to USC. Since green card processing times are really long at the moment, I am thinking of using a TN visa to move to the US with my spouse. Is it possible? Eventually I would like to apply for a green card but I am wondering if this type of visa combination can cause problems. Thanks