Here is a little about my situation.
I am a Canadian citizen who served in the US Navy and has been a resident alien since 1989. I have been living in Japan since January 2000 continuously with the exception of a one year spent working in New York. I have applied for green cards for my wife and daughter 2A visa's. They have a priority date of Sept 2006. My status is not in jeopardy as of yet, however during my last trip back to the US this week ( I make a yearly trip in order to avoid loosing my resident status) immigration inspectors encouraged me to move back to the US as I had been living outside the US for the past ten years. I explained to them my situation. They were sympathetic to some extent. however, the law is what it is and they informed me that I was jeopardising my own status and therefore ability to sponsor my wife and daughter by remaining with them in Japan pending approval to proceed with immigration proceedings.
So, I will be returning to the US permanently in early 2010 to await my families priority dates. (currently about two? years out) My question to people who are informed and knowledgeable on this matter is:
Are there any types of visa's that I may reasonably expect to get for my wife and daughter to allow them to accompany me to the US while they await their priority dates that (and this is the big one) will NOT jeopardise their current status/application?
If not, What about taking advantage of the 90 day tourist visa through various ports of entry while waiting for her priority dates? What are the down sides to this approach? worst care scenario?
Is there any other advice that you can give me other than to hang tough and wait out the two year separation?
Thanks for reading and your advice.
I am a Canadian citizen who served in the US Navy and has been a resident alien since 1989. I have been living in Japan since January 2000 continuously with the exception of a one year spent working in New York. I have applied for green cards for my wife and daughter 2A visa's. They have a priority date of Sept 2006. My status is not in jeopardy as of yet, however during my last trip back to the US this week ( I make a yearly trip in order to avoid loosing my resident status) immigration inspectors encouraged me to move back to the US as I had been living outside the US for the past ten years. I explained to them my situation. They were sympathetic to some extent. however, the law is what it is and they informed me that I was jeopardising my own status and therefore ability to sponsor my wife and daughter by remaining with them in Japan pending approval to proceed with immigration proceedings.
So, I will be returning to the US permanently in early 2010 to await my families priority dates. (currently about two? years out) My question to people who are informed and knowledgeable on this matter is:
Are there any types of visa's that I may reasonably expect to get for my wife and daughter to allow them to accompany me to the US while they await their priority dates that (and this is the big one) will NOT jeopardise their current status/application?
If not, What about taking advantage of the 90 day tourist visa through various ports of entry while waiting for her priority dates? What are the down sides to this approach? worst care scenario?
Is there any other advice that you can give me other than to hang tough and wait out the two year separation?
Thanks for reading and your advice.