Hi all, had a consultation with an immigration lawyer and while I wait for them to respond to some additional questions thought I might inquire if there were any other similar data points out there.
My mother was a Japanese citizen when I was born and became a USA Citizen later. I am a US Citizen. 24 y/o. Never had dual citizenship. Grandmother and other family are still perm residents.
I was told that the visa they will be helping me apply for is a spouse visa “because this applies to descendant children also” This doesnt make a ton of sense to me, I thought this was only for people that married citizens. I was then told that after 3 years of making >3 mill ¥ I could apply to transition to long term resident.
I am currently living in Japan on a student visa and may do a 2nd year of language school so the >3 mill ¥ thing is a point of concern if I were to do this 3 year spouse visa.
I was under the impression I could apply directly into long term resident or perm resident status as a first gen descendant, is this not the case?
My other concern is regarding guarantors. If my grandmother were to be my guarantor and then she passed away would that nullify my visa potentially before I could transition to LTR/PR?
I know its a bit of a specific scenario but any info would be greatly appreciated. I will also continue to ask these questions to my immigration lawyer also.
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