Visa calamity?

Question

Im planning on getting married in the philippines, and bring my then wife with me back to the US. The problem is that she and I do NOT want to stay in the US. She is coming back to meet my family face to face and shop for things for our new life together, and possibly work while she is here. In all we set the time we spend here to be for about 2~3 years, then we both go back home. Is it wrong to get a visitor visa and then when she is here and decides to work with me to save money, apply for any type of work visa? If we dont plan to stay in the US does she REALLY need to apply for any type of visa that would allow her to stay here permanently (sp?) if we only need two years? I need help as I'm pulling hair out right now

Answer 1

What you'll need to do for your wife to work in the U.S. is to apply for an immigrant visa. It's a long (about 1 year) process and will end up costing you a couple thousand dollars without using an immigration lawyer. Visitors Visas for a single person comming to the USA are practically non existant and extreamly difficult to obtain. They cannot legally work in the US on a visitors visa. You cannot get a drivers licence or SS card without a immigrant visa aka green card. It takes 3 years minimum to obtain perminant resident status. The only benefit for my wife to immigrate to the US is the fact that she could collect my social security one day. My wife and I lived in the US for only 1 year before moving here to the Philippines perminately. It's a long and difficult process (due to the ton of red tape) to get her to the states.

There are 2 Yahoo groups that would be of benefit for you to join about living in, moving to or retiring in the Philippines. Living in the Philippines 3 and Retiring to the Philipines discussion groups. asawa.org/asawa is a message board that also has a ton of useful information.

Answer 2

You can consult an immigration lawyer right now even before going there to discuss your options. Consultancy fees are not that expensive ranging from 100 to 200 dollars per hour *(maybe less depending on where you are). Believe me, it is worth it. Also visit uscis.gov to read about immigration and work visa issues. From what I know about visitor visas, it's only temporary and has a very short term mostly in just a few months. She can't stay for even a year on a visitor's visa let alone work legally. It is easier for you guys to get her the necessary paperwork as your fiancee/wife.

Answer 3

She cannot come to the US with you! You have to apply for an
I130 visa. This is a spousal visa. This allows her to come to the US. This will take about 6-10 months. You have to prove that you can support her and that your relationship is valid. Once she gets here you have to apply for yet a few more visa's. I765 which allows her to work and get a SS #. This is a work Visa, You also need I485. This is adjustment of status and a green card application, and if you plan on staying here for 2 years you NEED a green care, visitors visa will NOT work when your married. If she wishes to visit her country while visa's are processing she needs to apply for I131. this allows her to re enter the US.
Start applying, its a frustrating process as well as costly!

Answer 4

I would suggest a fiance' visa and get married (at least civil) over here. Then she would qualify for a bonafide green card. In ~ 2-1/2 years she would then qualify for US citizenship. At that point your options are completly open for the rest of your lives together. By not getting this first you are putting a severe restriction on your future plans.

You may not want to live here now, but what about 20 years from now? Hard to say.

It is probably much harder to get a tourist visa, have her turn illegal and then get this changed later.

Answer 5

Image7070 hit it exactly for the types of forms you need and the things you have to apply for.

I am currently going through the process to bring my wife here. You CAN NOT go there and get married and bring her home with you. A tourist visa is next to impossible. She has to prove that she has many assets in the Philippines in order to get the tourist visa, I tried that one too.

I strongly recommend the fiance visa. It is much faster to bring her here with that, around 6 months. Spousal visa is almost a year. I wish I had known before I got married.

There are many documents she needs to get before you go there so that you can bring them back here with you to apply for any type of visa. Here are some of them:

4 signed G-325A (Get this and fill it out on the web and take it with you or fill it out together there and print it out)
4 birth certificate (NSO version if available)
4 Passport copies (picture page and stamp page)
4 passport style photos (USA type)
2 NBI clearance (photo copy)
2 Baptismal certificate (photo copy
Letter of intent to marry
Many photos of the 2 of you together and in front of known landmarks or signs, like airport signs.

All copies have to be in color!

If you decide to get married there it will take about 3 weeks to get the papers you need. You will have to go the consulars office in Manila or Cebu to obtain the Legal Capacity for Marriage. This is at the US embassy and you have to have it to get the license in her town for marriage. If you were married before you need copies of all papers pertaining to why the marriage ended, divorce decrees or death certificates. I recommend Cebu if possible it is easier and faster there. $30 US for the paper. Go in early and then will have you come back at 11:30 for the interview and to get the paper. You both need to be there, the website says just you but it is wrong.

Good luck and have fun. Filipino women are the best there are and she will make you very happy. Just be patient and in the end you can be together.

Answer 6

If she doesn't have a work visa, then no company can legally hire her. So make a decision on what she is going to do and apply for whatever is appropriate.

Answer 7

You need a spouse visa

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Talk to an imigration lawyer. Don't do anything rush.

Answer 10

yeah go for it. first talk to an immigration lawyer though.