Not sure if the immigration issue is yours or hers, but why not solve it by applying for citizenship? Has the one with the immigration issue been in the country for a while? I know some immigration difficulties in the US (if that's where you are) are tough. An immigration lawyer can help. My husband's best friend is an immigration lawyer. My husband is a naturalized US citizen. If I wanted, someday I could possibly be a Czech citizen, if I learned the language well enough...after a set number of years. We now live in Europe, but my husband and I lived together in the US for most all of our marriage, though my husband had become a US citizen before we originally met. Anyway, just wondering if you (or your wife) has thought about what may need to be done if you do end up splitting, or otherwise not being together anymore. No one should be trapped in a bad marriage forever.