Can a US citizen's wife request other types than spouse visas?

Question

I'm a US citizen married to a Thai citizen.
I was born in USA and moved to Thailand for about 20 years.

I'm 24 years old and planning to study Master's in USA this August.

The problems are
1) I have no money to support my wife yet (But I will have had a domicile in August because the university has accepted me.)
2) My parents have the money to support both me and her, but they live in Thailand. (We moved back to Thailand for 20 years, so my parents are not premanent residences anymore.)

This prevents us from filing the affidavit of support (I-864) which requires a sponsor to have enough money and be a
1) US citizen who has a domicile in USA or
2) Legal permanent residence who has a domicile in USA

My cousin works in a research lab in USA and she can arrange a job interview for my wife.

So if I don't file an I-130 yet, can my wife apply for an employment visa?

Is there any solution to this affidavit problem?

Some more details.

My Dad has a saving account in USA with lots of money in it. (Maybe more than 5 times of 125% of the poverty level.)

I have no income so my assets has to be 5*125% of the poverty level. Is this correct?

I am eligible to withdraw money from that account at any time.

Will this count as my assets? Anything my Dad needs to do?

Answer 1

If your wife has any perticular skills that can be concidered part of a 'skilled/highly skilled migrant programme' she can apply for several other visas.

However, if she is going to be doing a very 'simple' kind of job, she has no chance, besides for a spousal visa.

Fair enough, I dont seem to see the problem really? Wait till you have domecile in the USA(Strict as embassies are, I doubt theyll accept 'but i will have in a months time!'), and state, with proof, that your parents have enough money to support you both, and that should be the end of it?

Answer 2

Well Work visas are tricky and sabjusct to caps. I belive they are already alloted for a year ahead. So H1B way will take a year. Wether your wife can get H1B in general, orresearch lab is wiling to go thru paperwork is another question.

Second as a spouse of US Citisen - She will have problems getting anything else other then immigrant or spousa; visa.

Third - Can Cousin sponsor you guys???

Answer 3

on the face of it, there is an anomoly between pondering everybody independant/no longer allowed to be a dependant at 18years previous.. yet no longer allowed to marry until eventually 21 (until eventually they take position to be a nationwide of an EEA united states) transformations were made (correct or incorrect) with the finest of intents, yet as you're searching they have some exciting knock on outcomes. You do have one decision: grow to be an ecu citizen - by demonstrating you're utilising your ecu rights. to attempt this, bypass artwork and stay in an ecu united states for say 3-6 months eg eire or the different united states. As a 'correct' she might want to connect you in that united states as your 'friend' and get each of the therapy accessible to locals. it is also conceivable to then keep on with for an EEA relations allow to go back at the same time with her to the united kingdom (and they are all loose visa/facilitates) As on your present day project. - she must have medical assurance for her go back and forth to the united kingdom besides - I doubt the fee of therapy contained in the united kingdom for her (paid in my opinion) is more desirable than she might want to have paid contained in the U. S.. My adventure is that US form therapy is heavily extra extreme priced, from saying hi to the physician by to getting the numerous 'merely in case' checks. now to not indicate, with the intention that one has medical cover (many times contributed to - no longer loose - even in a company, as you could opt for your factor of canopy etc) So sure, the 21 years barrier is unlucky.. ...yet did you no longer seem at this before getting pregnant ? What might want to her project were, had she been contained in the U. S. (BTW getting a significant different visa into the U. S. - your different decision, takes plenty lot longer than getting a uk significant different visa. the U. S. does no longer have a 21 year barrier, yet does have earnings criteria and also takes about 10 months to procedure it....) As above, you've some ideas, and skills to get admission to therapy contained in the united kingdom.. you merely want to make your options up who/what's going to pay (You in my opinion or her assurance or her US cover back contained in the U. S. ? ) you could continually visit her contained in the U. S.... a minimum of for ninety days at a time..with some breaks inbetween (ninety days) by all potential bypass on your MP, and spotlight the anomoly that your project highlights.. yet don;t assume it to regulate anytime quickly.

Answer 4

No you can't. A friend of mine went through this after marrying an American. She thought she could continue with the student visa she was in the process of getting... I went with her to the INS and they flat told her that she was stuck waiting on ther husband's petition to complete.

Answer 5

Apply for a working visa for your wife.