If I marry someone on temporary visa, must I live in the U.S. with her in order that she receive a green card?

Merlin Fleischhacker: you must live in the US to even apply for her to get a visa and remain theresome like some type of immigration fraud

Irvin Guiles: You must be living in the US under the same roof for at least 2 years, you need to have bank accounts in common, etc. If you are living in Thailand then your spouse will be deported as you have breached the conditions of the spouse visa. You cannot live in different countries or even different cities within the US. You MUST be living under the same roof for at least 2 years after the date of marriage

Leisa Brodnex: If you have a bonefide marriage and for some reason you must live separately, then there is a chance that the Green Card be approved.If you plan to travel with a colleague, marry her, then leave her in the USA hoping for a Green Card while you return to live your life separately in Thailand, that arrangement smells of visa fraud so will be unlikely to be viewed as 'bone fide". And in addition, bein! g granted a Green Card from a temporary visa, while not impossible, is totally unlikely without the couple having impeccable proofs that they are living together as man and wife, and have a believable story, that "they just happened to meet, fall in love and marry" during her temporary stay.Tell you friend this plan won't work, and she needs find someone else to help her move to the USA.Fred WahlMatchmaker...Show more