Marmalade

I do agree the whole immigration process is very confusing until you talk to many, many people going through the same thing. That is why I am a member of BE. I have learned a great deal from all of my friends on BE that I would not have known otherwise

meauxna

I think what PG is getting at is that what we have seen happen over the past 6 years does not jibe with what people have known for the 50 years previous.

LPRs who had convictions or incidents from before their grant of LPR (which were not a bar at the time they happened or at the time the LPR case was adjudicated) find themselves inadmissible under TODAY's standard and on the bus back home.

Citizenship is powerful protection against that.

snowbunny

Can't agree more. "They" would have a much harder fight trying to strip someone of citizenship than LPR. Major laws would need to change vs the almost unlimited authority without oversight that USCIS "enjoy."

MsElui

and how good to know that you never had to deal with uscis again!

englishinfl

[QUOTE=meauxna;6762132]I think what PG is getting at is that what we have seen happen over the past 6 years does not jibe with what people have known for the 50 years previous.

LPRs who had convictions or incidents from before their grant of LPR (which were not a bar at the time they happened or at the time the LPR case was adjudicated) find themselves inadmissible under TODAY's standard and on the bus back home.QUOTE]

Hi
Well, I've only been here 5 years. I wasn't granted LPR status until a couple of years ago, so my permanent resident card has a long time left on it.
Fortunately I don't have any criminal convictions or "incidents" on my record either, and I intend to keep it that way. Maybe the immigration officer PG spoke to was used to coming across AOS cases or LPR's that often broke the law or something and then had problems.
I try and do things by the book, and stay within the bounds of the law, I find it easier all round.

englishinfl

I'm grateful to all the people that have commented sensibly on what I have written too, in the short time I've been reading on here.
I've leaned a lot of things that I wasn't aware of since I've been looking through the site.
Hopefully I've been through as much as need to go through as far as the immigration prcess is concerned, unless of course I decide that I want to go down the citizenship route at a later date

englishinfl

A "random visit"? You mean you visited them, or that they actually had time to come and randomly visit you?

LoL, so are you trying to say something along the lines of "just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you" ?

englishinfl

Ok, let me rephrase that then, just in case it wasn't clear to anyone else.. I don't know any dual UK/US citizens personally.

I get it though, it's clear to me now, I understand everyone... it IS possible to have dual.
'k?

meauxna

Well this will blow your mind then.. how about THREE citizenships.. or FOUR?

englishinfl

Sorry, I can't reply... my mind is blown

meauxna

No one wants to argue with you over this, but I sense a hint of smugness here.. PG isn't a law breaker, but she has every reason to be as concerned as anyone else.. because she is here at the mercy/pleasure of "the rules". She has no control over the rules and it doesn't matter that she thinks she's playing by "the rules"... the rules get changed midcourse!

Let's take something silly, like Prohibition---say the US decides alcohol is truly the Devil's Brew and outlaws it. Now it's well known this would affect PG... will she become a Merlot Outlaw?! If they change the drinking age to ... 25 years old, but now decide to retroactively apply today's law on yesterday's actions.... well, she being a blushing 24 would be an underage drinker and potentially removable.

She too immigrated through a USC spouse; I'm just saying, be careful about where you feel 'too' comfortable. None of it has anything to do with how many years are left on your PR card validity.

Noorah101

I know an immigration attorney who is fond of saying "There's nothing Permanent about Permanent Residency". (no, not one of the attorneys who visits these forums).

Rene

ian-mstm

Three! <raises hand> Yup... that's me!

Sorry englishinfl... didn't mean to blow your mind!

Ian

Bluegrass Lass

LOL! My OH is a tri-national citizen. South Africa, Britain and now the US. Although, I think if he wants to renew his SA passport to claim his SA citizenship, he would have to give up his British and American passports..which won't be happening.

fatbrit

You cling to some quaint notions that have no basis in reality. You need to widen both your reading and circle of acquaintances. For the latter, here's as good a place as any. We have all sorts here.