What way is best/renewal of green cards?
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I'm from the UK and just married a US woman over here in the USA, we want to live here for a few years then move to the UK for a few. I want the possibility of coming back to the US later on, so if I get a green card now, then stay out the country for over 2 years can I re apply and get back in to the USA?
Or is a green card a one time deal?
What can I do to make it possible to come and go after so many years?
Or is a green card a one time deal?
What can I do to make it possible to come and go after so many years?
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If you are a "permanent resident", then you are expected to reside here. It is
recommended that if you leave for 6 months that you file I-191 If gone for a year,
you must file this.
It is important to note that if you are gone for more than 6 consecutive months, you
restart the qualification time required for naturalization (citizenship)
If you are gone for more than 2 years, you may lose your resident status and have to
go through the process again. However, if your spouse is a legal UK resident then you
could file a quick I-130 in London (if they allow that still) Currently, the London
consular people accept direct filing by USC citizens who are residents of the area
served by them.
If you are gone more than 2 yeats, you might be able to come back under limited
circumstances with a SB-1 visa.
Here's a link
http://www.foreignborn.com/visas_imm...alien.htm#1to2
Michael
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If you are a "permanent resident", then you are expected to reside here. It is
recommended that if you leave for 6 months that you file I-191 If gone for a year,
you must file this.
It is important to note that if you are gone for more than 6 consecutive months, you
restart the qualification time required for naturalization (citizenship)
If you are gone for more than 2 years, you may lose your resident status and have to
go through the process again. However, if your spouse is a legal UK resident then you
could file a quick I-130 in London (if they allow that still) Currently, the London
consular people accept direct filing by USC citizens who are residents of the area
served by them.
If you are gone more than 2 yeats, you might be able to come back under limited
circumstances with a SB-1 visa.
Here's a link
http://www.foreignborn.com/visas_imm...alien.htm#1to2
Michael
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You are allowed a year out of the US, no questions asked. If you plan to be out for 1 - 2 years, you have to secure a re-entry permit before you leave the US. There are conditions attached to your re-admission to the US - keeping up with US tax returns, no convictions etc.
If your plan is to be out of the US for more than two years, you lose your green card. But, this really isn't that much of a problem, as you can get a new one in about 3 months by going through the I-130/IR-1 process at the London Embassy.
If your plan is to be out of the US for more than two years, you lose your green card. But, this really isn't that much of a problem, as you can get a new one in about 3 months by going through the I-130/IR-1 process at the London Embassy.
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zero1 <[email protected]>
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One alternative is to wait a little longer in the US, obtain US citizenship (while
keeping UK citizenship), and forget about green card altogether.
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One alternative is to wait a little longer in the US, obtain US citizenship (while
keeping UK citizenship), and forget about green card altogether.
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Yes that would be a good alternative ... if it was possible! You can't naturalize
without being a permanent resident for three years when naturalization is based on
marriage to a US citizen.
Perhaps I just don't understand what you mean by "forget about green card
altogether".
Andy.
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I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination. "yurimn"
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[usenetquote2]> > I'm from the UK and just married a US woman over here in the USA, we want to live[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > here for a few years then move to the UK for a few. I want the possibility of[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > coming back to the US later on, so if I get a green card now, then stay out the[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > country for over 2 years can I re apply and get back in to the USA? Or is a green[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > card a one time deal? What can I do to make it possible to come and go after so[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > many years?[/usenetquote2]
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without being a permanent resident for three years when naturalization is based on
marriage to a US citizen.
Perhaps I just don't understand what you mean by "forget about green card
altogether".
Andy.
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I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination. "yurimn"
<[email protected]>
[usenetquote2]> > I'm from the UK and just married a US woman over here in the USA, we want to live[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > here for a few years then move to the UK for a few. I want the possibility of[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > coming back to the US later on, so if I get a green card now, then stay out the[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > country for over 2 years can I re apply and get back in to the USA? Or is a green[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > card a one time deal? What can I do to make it possible to come and go after so[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > many years?[/usenetquote2]
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"Andy Platt" <[email protected]>
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Sorry, I meant to wait a little longer after obtaining the green card in order to get
US citizenship. The poster was talking about living for a few years in the US, so I
thought why not stay longer and become USC. But may be it's not quite possible for
other reasons. He did not specify exactly his time frame.
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Sorry, I meant to wait a little longer after obtaining the green card in order to get
US citizenship. The poster was talking about living for a few years in the US, so I
thought why not stay longer and become USC. But may be it's not quite possible for
other reasons. He did not specify exactly his time frame.