If you are a U.S. citizen working in Thailand for an American business (or non-profit group) with a Thai spouse, there is a pretty quick way to obtain U.S. citizenship for your spouse. Normally you'd have to wait 3 years after getting a green card to even apply. However, there is a clause for anyone working abroad that waives that period. So essentially, you could go to America on a K3 visa, get your green card in about 6 months, immediately apply for citizenship and have it in less than 3 months in most cases. You are also able to leave the country during the citizenship application so you'd only have to go back to the U.S. for 6 months and then come back a few months later for an interview. Just FYI for anyone in a similar situation. Detailed instructions at this link.

If you are a U.S. citizen working in Thailand for an American business (or non-profit group) with a Thai spouse, there is a pretty quick way to obtain U.S. citizenship for your spouse. Normally you'd have to wait 3 years after getting a green card to even apply. However, there is a clause for anyone working abroad that waives that period. So essentially, you could go to America on a K3 visa, get your green card in about 6 months, immediately apply for citizenship and have it in less than 3 months in most cases. You are also able to leave the country during the citizenship application so you'd only have to go back to the U.S. for 6 months and then come back a few months later for an interview. Just FYI for anyone in a similar situation. Detailed instructions at this link.

Thanks..wow wish I knew this earlier. Lawyers are useless..

Thanks..wow wish I knew this earlier. Lawyers are useless..

Lawyers and any other agents advertising to advise or help you get a visa for the USA are all scams. After thousands of dollars I gave them they did absolutely nothing. Don't ever go to Siam Legal they just squeezed the money out of me. When my wife's appointment came up at the Embassy they met us outside on the street at the entrance handed me all the papers I had done myself (even translating) and said "go inside and wait for you name to be called.

Total waste of money and time, I recommend doing it yourself, everything.

But if you work for an American company that sounds the way to do it.

LiveSteam

This has been discussed in several older threads. I know two people that have done this, one in US and one in China. It does not mean anyone living abroad. You need to be in the military or other government agency, or working for a qualified US company “engaged in the development of foreign trade and commerce of the U.S.” Helps if this is a major US based MNC.

TH