Hi, I'm currently in grad school in the US with an F-1 visa. I'm a Chinese citizen so my F-1 visa expires every year. My husband (who is a US citizen) and I got married last year but we haven't applied for the green card yet. Now he has accepted a 1 year job offer in Canada starting in september 2010 and we want to move to Canada together. However, I have unfinished dissertation work here in the US and I want to work on my thesis from a distance. I still need to be able to travel back to the US during the year. The question is, should we apply for a green card right now? As far as we can tell, we have basically the following options:
1. Apply for a green card immediately, then move to Canada.
2. Do not apply for a green card, and try to renew my F-1 visa (multiple entries) and apply for a Canadian visa. I feel a little risky since I'm only taking a few dissertation credits.
3. My husband moves to Canada, and I stay here in the US, and this will be torturing...
If anyone can think of any other suggestions or options, that will be great! Thanks in advance!
Should we apply for a green card?
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Hi, I'm currently in grad school in the US with an F-1 visa. I'm a Chinese citizen so my F-1 visa expires every year. My husband (who is a US citizen) and I got married last year but we haven't applied for the green card yet. Now he has accepted a 1 year job offer in Canada starting in september 2010 and we want to move to Canada together. However, I have unfinished dissertation work here in the US and I want to work on my thesis from a distance. I still need to be able to travel back to the US during the year. The question is, should we apply for a green card right now? As far as we can tell, we have basically the following options:
1. Apply for a green card immediately, then move to Canada.
2. Do not apply for a green card, and try to renew my F-1 visa (multiple entries) and apply for a Canadian visa. I feel a little risky since I'm only taking a few dissertation credits.
3. My husband moves to Canada, and I stay here in the US, and this will be torturing...
If anyone can think of any other suggestions or options, that will be great! Thanks in advance!