/u/_CutieVelourr on My MIL may lose her job & I can’t be sponsored for a spousal visa bc my wife doesn’t work & I’m not allowed to work bc I’m on a visitor visa. So give us more time, even tho I’ve been here for a yr, by paying for our expenses bc MIL can

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Exactly. The situation sucks, but living off one person for a year while making no real progress toward a long term solution isn't a plan. At some point "we're struggling" turns into "we've been ignoring reality."