So my wife and I currently reside in the UK where she is on a spousal Visa - however, she’s not particularly happy here and we’ve decided to look at moving back to the US.
I’m a UK citizen and she is a US citizen, and I’ve just got a couple of questions regarding this potential move. We picked the UK to start with because it seemed easier in terms of the process/allowing her to work as soon as she arrived. Some of the info on the CR1/IR1 visa is confusing us in this regard however.
We’ll have been married 2 years in July, but are within 90 days of the 2 year anniversary so not sure which visa to apply for? I have a potential job lined up in the US, but I’m unsure as to whether I would be able to take this up straight away upon moving.. this would be a make or break for the visa because we can’t really afford to live without my employment - and I’m conscious the whole process could take the best part of a year (whether my potential employer would even hang around that long is another question), where we would probably be apart, and I would be much less likely to get a job. Am I better simply applying for a green card?
She currently resides here in the UK with me - my understanding is she needs to move back to the US, and then effectively sponsor me? Issue is, that she works in the UK and cannot continue this job back in the US, so do I need to wait for her to move back AND get a job?
Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!
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