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Even better. Thank you

That was our initial plan, now we are expecting our kid when we were planning a greece and new zealand trips. However, i am worried if we apply tourist then maybe CR-1 is harder. I am starting to think this is our plan (assuming tourist visa doesn’t go through) 1. Wait 2 years of marriage and apply for 10 yr green card 2. then pause at NVC until we are closer to ready to leave 3. then finish the process and move to usa 4. we both start teaching in usa at the start of the school year

Have a great day redro, i will thank seekingtruth

We would move to Florida. They need teachers there. The process for her to switch is pretty easy. Thank you for your input and linking your past journey. It is quite helpful. It’s unfortunate that i might need to resign before the interview to prove we will move. We have to do what we must to get the results we desire. Thanks again

Wow this is very promising. This looks like a good plan of doing a little delay at NVC. Thank you for your time and input.

Ok thank you. This is very informative. What if we waited to apply after 2 years of marriage, then the green card would automatically be for 10 years? Correct? That would help us settle our affairs abroad and move to usa with less of a time crunch.

Normally i sign a new contract 5-6 months before it finishes so that makes it about 18 months in total before it finishes.It would be helpful if i knew a CR-1 would be approved so then i dont sign the next contract but you never know what can happen.

Thank you. This is very helpful.

Hello everyone, I have tried to research this but haven't found anything similar to my situation. I have contacted immigration services and lawyers and have 2 recommendations for CR-1 and 2 for B2 tourist visa. My filipina wife and I got married a week ago via Utah Zoom. Thank you to this site for this recommendation. We love teaching abroad. I save a lot and enjoy teaching in Thailand compared to USA, where it is difficult to make ends meet. 2 of our consultations insist she will probably never be granted the tourist visa because neither of us are Thai so hard to prove our strong ties here except for 4 years currently teaching at our school. Just getting a tourist visa would solve a lot of problems. CR-1 could help her enter USA for visiting. How unfavorably would immigration look if she were granted CR-1 and for the first year we finished our contracts in Thailand? Then visited USA within the first 12 months, then in year 2 of our CR-1 we resided and worked in USA until she got her citizenship? Abruptly leaving mid contract in Thailand and missing the hiring season for USA schools causes further issues. Moving as teachers is really dependent on the time of the year. My main question, how will permanently residing in USA starting in year 2 and just visiting the US in year 1 of the CR-1 be viewed? Thanks in advance.