@Jack ***************

You have to hold the green card for 3 years before eligible for citizenship. Her getting citizenship wasn’t hard, only took 4 months from start to finish. I can’t remember how much but it wasn’t that bad.

It may be because you don’t have a long term visa.

@Jack ***************

Yeah I said that. Thats why I didn’t stay with just her green card and got her citizenship. We wanted to live full time in Thailand but be able to return whenever we wanted. We will only be going to the U.S. for a visit every few years.

@Michael ******

I used to have good luck with wise, but it started taking up to a week to get my money, so I switched to Remitly, and it’s almost instantaneous now.

@Jack ***************

Yes, k-1 is the fiancé visa, and gives you 90 days to marry after entering the states. After you marry, you start the green card process to permanent resident.

@Brian ********

That’s why I went the K-1 route back in 2017. It was practically impossible for a regular Thai to get a tourist visa. It worked out well for me. Married in the states 8 years and now retired and happy in Thailand.

Green card won’t be any good for your situation anyway, if you’re not moving to the U.S. You can’t be out of the country more than 6 months of any given year or you lose your green card. That’s why I got my wife’s citizenship and U.S. passport before we moved to Thailand, so she can come and go as she pleases. Good luck on your tourist visa. Hope an agent can help.

@Dianne *********

It was quick and easy for me, too, without an agent. Only 2 hours and I was out of there for 1900 baht. 👍🏼

@Cory *********

I think processing times differ based on where you live and the processing center your case is at. At least it did back in 2017.

@Jim *******

I can’t remember. But I know I lost about $30 on the final conversion, which wasn’t a big deal to me with that much money.