Was it really a good idea to move to here?
Mar 10th 2005, 7:34 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
Originally Posted by silvermine
yes that's a good idea. the one tricky question they have on the application is list all the dates and blah blah that you have left the u.s. since you were a permanent resident. since i have been here for 37 years i think i can't remember all the times. what do you do about that?
uh, sorry this is off topic.
uh, sorry this is off topic.
Mar 10th 2005, 7:55 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
Originally Posted by silvermine
yes that's a good idea. the one tricky question they have on the application is list all the dates and blah blah that you have left the u.s. since you were a permanent resident. since i have been here for 37 years i think i can't remember all the times. what do you do about that?
uh, sorry this is off topic.
uh, sorry this is off topic.
Uh... i think it said in the past five years?? so that can narrow it down some. If I'm wrong just answer the best you can remember. I dont think they lock you up if you honestly forget something? I never even updated my green card. still has my five year old pic on it.
Oh well if they want to deport me, i'll fly for free!
Mar 10th 2005, 8:02 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
Originally Posted by izibear
calle, I'm curious.
Have you spent any significant time in the UK?
Just out of curiosity. I was born in Europe, but can't for the life of me ever imagine living in my country of birth (though there are many who do, including many on this forum
). I lived there for my first two years before moving to the colonies, and then for another year or so at age 7, so can't really remember it that well, excepting for vacations spent there over the years.
Have you spent any significant time in the UK?
Just out of curiosity. I was born in Europe, but can't for the life of me ever imagine living in my country of birth (though there are many who do, including many on this forum
). I lived there for my first two years before moving to the colonies, and then for another year or so at age 7, so can't really remember it that well, excepting for vacations spent there over the years.
Mar 10th 2005, 8:04 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
Originally Posted by NC Penguin
Check the relevant US government websites for answers to your queries.
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but boy is that site complicated!
seems certain to lose green card though...if leaving for more than a year
Mar 10th 2005, 8:31 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
Originally Posted by callë
Uh... i think it said in the past five years?? so that can narrow it down some. If I'm wrong just answer the best you can remember. I dont think they lock you up if you honestly forget something? I never even updated my green card. still has my five year old pic on it. Oh well if they want to deport me, i'll fly for free!
Oh well if they want to deport me, i'll fly for free!Odd that your GC has such an outdated picture. I just obtained my 10 yr GC and I had to submit new photos for that.
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Mar 10th 2005, 8:49 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
Originally Posted by silvermine
thanks looks like you don't lose social security if you go to the u.k.
but boy is that site complicated!
seems certain to lose green card though...if leaving for more than a year
but boy is that site complicated!
seems certain to lose green card though...if leaving for more than a year
Lawful Permanent Residents (green card holders) use re-entry permits to re-enter the U.S. after travel of one year or more. For LPR’s returning to the U.S., re-entry permits are generally valid for two years from the date of issuance of the re-entry permit. The LPR should apply for this benefit before leaving the U.S.
Mar 10th 2005, 8:53 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
Originally Posted by NC Penguin
Yes. You should list the no. of days spent outside of the US in the five years prior to the application.
Odd that your GC has such an outdated picture. I just obtained my 10 yr GC and I had to submit new photos for that.
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Odd that your GC has such an outdated picture. I just obtained my 10 yr GC and I had to submit new photos for that.
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Mar 10th 2005, 8:55 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
Originally Posted by callë
And do you know if its true if they take your GC if you get citizenship? I really dont want to turn it in. Its a memory keepsake.
Mar 10th 2005, 8:57 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
Originally Posted by callë
Yeah, I remember when we first arrived and had to take them every january to show them, then about ten years or so later they no longer required yearly checking so i have never done anything else!! no one ever told me to! And do you know if its true if they take your GC if you get citizenship? I really dont want to turn it in. Its a memory keepsake.
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Mar 10th 2005, 9:00 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
Originally Posted by silvermine
thanks looks like you don't lose social security if you go to the u.k.
but boy is that site complicated!
seems certain to lose green card though...if leaving for more than a year
but boy is that site complicated!
seems certain to lose green card though...if leaving for more than a year
Warning: you could lose PR status the very day you leave. It is your intentions that matter not just the period of time spent out of the US.
Mar 10th 2005, 9:03 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
Originally Posted by MightBe
They do !!
They do. And in my case, someone dressed up as Betsy Ross give you a little American flag.
Mar 10th 2005, 9:05 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
Originally Posted by MightBe
They do !!
Mar 10th 2005, 9:11 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
So how long have you had your GC Calle? Don't you have to renew it very 10 yrs?
Mar 10th 2005, 9:18 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
Originally Posted by jjmb
So how long have you had your GC Calle? Don't you have to renew it very 10 yrs?
November 1959.
Mar 10th 2005, 9:21 pm
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Re: Was it really a good idea to move to here?
I sent a copy of it with my application. lol, do you think they're going to come get me??