It is not possible to get a green card when only staying two weeks?

[linuxpro]

From what I have read advance parole takes months. I am not sure we can make that.

I am only asking because I read that US green card holders do not require a visa for Canada. That means beIng married to a USC, and holding a US green card is like having a visa for both the USA and Canada. Being that we are a hundred times more likely to visit Canada, than the USA, it might be worth our time.

[cafeconleche]

Your question is unclear. You want a GC, and you want to use it as a visa? That's a waste of time and money, and you could lose it in a couple of years of not residing in the US. Get visit visas.

[linuxpro]

Sorry;
I am the USC, and I work for major US bank in Singapore that qualifies as a 319b company. She works her with me, and is from Myanmar. She cannot qualify for a B2 visa.

The only way to get her into the USA was to petition for a K1. Currently the K1 is only stalled for a document that we sent to the embassy yesterday via currier. We plan to marry in the USA with family and friends present.

We cannot take much time off, so we will return to Singapore after only two weeks.

We planned on forgoing the AOS. I recently learned that getting a US green card is much like getting a permanent visitor visa into Canada as well. That means two countries for the price of one! (Three counties if you include Mexico, but Mexico has not much to offer).

We have no real plan to ever live in the USA. We might visit from time to time, but are far more likely to visit Canada.

OK, the obligatory question is “Why do you not want to live in the USA?”. Where do I begin? Let’s just say I am not compatible with culture in the USA. She is not compatible with ill-behaved children. Neither of us are comparable with the high income taxes in Western countries.

I plan to retire in Myanmar. The country does not permit dual citizenship. So I have to give up my US citizenship eventually.

[cafeconleche]

Why doesn't she qualify for a B2 visa? Because she's married to you? If you can prove you don't intend to immigrate and have enough ties to Singapore, she'll get a B2. Then, she can get a Canadian visa. By the way, Mexico has a LOT to offer, so I have no idea what you're talking about there.

Getting a GC is a lot of hassle and cost, and just visiting the US once in a while isn't enough. After doing that a couple of times, it could easily be revoked. It's a permanent resident card, meaning they expect you to reside in the US permanently. Some people get away with these visits, but it's no guarantee.

Also, you two could have married in the US after she got a B2. The K1 is for people to immigrate to the US after marrying there.

[linuxpro]

Also, you two could have married in the US after she got a B2. The K1 is for people to immigrate to the US after marrying there.

Myanmar was, until very recently, a communist country. If a Myanmar citizen is not independently wealthy, he or she cannot get a B2. The US embassy might as well just set up a desk outside. The desk only needs two things; a do it yourself "Reject" stamp, and a metal box to put the fees in. She has a lot of ******** friends who are Myanmar. Many have tried. The approval rate for a B2 is about 5% for Myanmar.

She Aldo lives in Singapore with me. Her family lives in Myanmar. They would consider her a person with no close ties.

The only way for her to get a visa to the USA is marriage, or school. Her cousin went to merchant marine school in the USA.

We chose the K1 to circumvent the B2, and because we planned to marry before we ever thought of visiting the USA. Getting a B2 when you already plan to marry a USC is a no-no. We plan to obey any and all laws.

I have taken many vacations in Mexico myself. If I was going there to fish, eat, and drink with my brother and collage buddies then Mexico would be just fine. But my Fiancé does not drink. She is not compatible with ferrel children. She does not like seeing soldiers with M16s. She would be scared of Mexico.

We have no long term interest in the USA. We only really plan to marry there, have a social visit and honeymoon, and get her a SSN. I need her SSN for tax reasons. Yes I know we can get a tax ID for her, but that requires a lot more paperwork.

If we can get a B2 later so we can visit Seattle she would love it.

The USA and Canada have much to offer when it comes to tourism.

[rayb]

Linuxpro,

Once your babe gets a taste of North America, she might not want to go back to Singapore. At least here, she can chew gum in public and not get slapped with a board on her behind.

It's not that North America is all that great, but unlike Mexico or the Philippines, a woman doesn't have to give birth on the street (Mexico) or be held hostage in the hospital until her relatives pay cash to bail her out (Philippines).

I know that Singapore has a good health system, but you might not be able to stay there forever, if your status runs out or you lose your employment.

--Ray B

Myanmar was, until very recently, a communist country. If a Myanmar citizen is not independently wealthy, he or she cannot get a B2. The US embassy might as well just set up a desk outside. The desk only needs two things; a do it yourself "Reject" stamp, and a metal box to put the fees in. She has a lot of ******** friends who are Myanmar. Many have tried. The approval rate for a B2 is about 5% for Myanmar.

She Aldo lives in Singapore with me. Her family lives in Myanmar. They would consider her a person with no close ties.

The only way for her to get a visa to the USA is marriage, or school. Her cousin went to merchant marine school in the USA.

We chose the K1 to circumvent the B2, and because we planned to marry before we ever thought of visiting the USA. Getting a B2 when you already plan to marry a USC is a no-no. We plan to obey any and all laws.

I have taken many vacations in Mexico myself. If I was going there to fish, eat, and drink with my brother and collage buddies then Mexico would be just fine. But my Fiancé does not drink. She is not compatible with ferrel children. She does not like seeing soldiers with M16s. She would be scared of Mexico.

We have no long term interest in the USA. We only really plan to marry there, have a social visit and honeymoon, and get her a SSN. I need her SSN for tax reasons. Yes I know we can get a tax ID for her, but that requires a lot more paperwork.

If we can get a B2 later so we can visit Seattle she would love it.

The USA and Canada have much to offer when it comes to tourism.

[linuxpro]

Linuxpro,

Once your babe gets a taste of North America, she might not want to go back to Singapore. At least here, she can chew gum in public and not get slapped with a board on her behind.

It's not that North America is all that great, but unlike Mexico or the Philippines, a woman doesn't have to give birth on the street (Mexico) or be held hostage in the hospital until her relatives pay cash to bail her out (Philippines).

I know that Singapore has a good health system, but you might not be able to stay there forever, if your status runs out or you lose your employment.

--Ray B

I am taking her to Disneyland on a Saturday. After about two hours of seeing American children behaving at their worst, she will be begging me to take he back to the hotel. She has no patience for ill-behaved children.

You listen to much urban legend. It is not illegal to chew gum in Singapore. It is illegal to sell it, or spit it on the ground. Bringing gum for personal consumption is not illegal.

My contract says that the company will move my immediate family and pay the legal costs of immigration at the end of my contract should they decide to end it.

I really do not want to live in the USA. It is far too easy to get thrown in jail indefinitely under the %#€* Patriot Act if you stand up for your rights (voice of experience). I do not care for the trashy, third world, behavior of Americans, and their overweight, ferrel children.

Laws in the USA favor business over people. They are enforced based on revenue for the state or city, not for public safety. The USA is for some, but not really my type of place to live.

In Singapore there is only one building that is fortified, with multiple layers of security, and bullet resistant windows... The US Embassy.

[rayb]

Linuxpro,

I don't really believe that folks are spanked and jailed for chewing gum in Singapore, but was simply poking fun at the reputation Singapore has for intolerance of gum culture.

I'll have to remember your referring to American rug-rats as "feral children." The analogy to wild cats, dogs and pigs is hilarious.

One thing that is a constant reminder of the benefits of being able to go anywhere in North America without restrictions (except for crossing into Canada if you have DUI's in your history), are the stories one hears of expats whose income dries up or whose employment-based visas end and are given notice that they must leave in 4-6 weeks, which is common in HongKong, with possible similarities in Singapore.

In the U.S. foreign folks whose English is passable can survive for decades without real fears of deportation, starving or without access to basic medical services, and that's "without Green Cards."

--Ray B

I am taking her to Disneyland on a Saturday. After about two hours of seeing American children behaving at their worst, she will be begging me to take he back to the hotel. She has no patience for ill-behaved children.

You listen to much urban legend. It is not illegal to chew gum in Singapore. It is illegal to sell it, or spit it on the ground. Bringing gum for personal consumption is not illegal.

My contract says that the company will move my immediate family and pay the legal costs of immigration at the end of my contract should they decide to end it.

I really do not want to live in the USA. It is far too easy to get thrown in jail indefinitely under the %#€* Patriot Act if you stand up for your rights (voice of experience). I do not care for the trashy, third world, behavior of Americans, and their overweight, ferrel children.

Laws in the USA favor business over people. They are enforced based on revenue for the state or city, not for public safety. The USA is for some, but not really my type of place to live.

In Singapore there is only one building that is fortified, with multiple layers of security, and bullet resistant windows... The US Embassy.

[linuxpro]

I am an EP1. If i lose my job i can stay six months. I doubt Merreyl will dry up anytime soon.

My grandparents risked their lives immigrating from Germany, and fighting for the USA.

My father returned from The Vietnam War not much of a man. He beat the crap out of me when he was stoned, and drunk. We had to live in the ghettos were the Mexican kids beat me up. I would defend myself only to get in more trouble.

In order to escape poverty, I went into the military. They sent me to Kuwait. Ten days later i was nicked by a bullet in the leg. Six days after that they sent me home because my mother died.

Then the bastards illegally bombed the crap out of retreating Iraqis making criminals out of all of us.

I never forgave the US government for any of that. 17 years of therapy could not erase it. I threw the damn metal in the rubbish.

Otherwise i am just about the best patriot the USA ever had. I never once bought a new car that was not a USA built Jeep.

And what do i get for all that? My name on the %#*€ watch list. You might say I have a lot of issues with the USA.