Spouse Visa To Usa?

[alleypanda]

Sorry, my english may confused you....

Here is my situation. I'm Thai have been married for 2 years to my husband(US citizen, we are living in brunei at the moment) from what I have known, I am eligible to apply for a permanent residence But to maintain a greencard holder status I will have to live in the state for 6 months a year? Do they have a period of time that I can be outside US after they granted me a green card

I looking for anyone who might experienced same situation. I am now holding 10 years tourist visa will be expired in 2007. What I 'm worry is if we happen to go back to the state all in sudden after my tourist visa had expired I would have to wait for god know when before my visa get thru. Any expats out there got a few advice, for me please?

Thank you in advance

[lopburi3]

You would have to apply for an immigrant visa and live in the US for permanent residence. As that is not your current situation you have a tourist visa to use for visits and if you remain living outside of the US that is what you will obtain again when your current visa expires. You have no need of anything else until/if your husband returns to the US to stay. Just keep a current tourist visa in your passport.

[otherstuff1957]

I don't know about the green card, but, as the spouse of an American citizen you are eligible for permenant residency. You can apply for permenant residency even if you aren't living in the US. A fellow at the BKK embassy told me that it would actually be easier to get permenant residency here than it would be in the States !

Being a Thai who is living in Brunei might complicate things for you, but you should check with the local US Embassy. A visit there with your husband might help you sort things out.

[alleypanda]

lopburi3, thank you for your advice.

otherstuff1957 , believe it or not local US embassy make it clear that they are not in service of immigrant visas. I dont know if they are really work since there are only 200 at max americans living here and Bruneians get visa on arrival. Thanks.