After CR1 Question about travel, green card & SSN

[VZQUEST 0]

My wife just had her CR1 interview and was approved. Because of personal family issues, she will not be able to move here permanently until June. We were thinking of having her fly here to the US for a few days next month so that she can at least enter the US at a POE and get the process started for Green Card and Social Security Number. She would only be here a few days and then would have to return back to her native country until June. Do you know if this would pose any problems that she would only have a round trip ticket for a few days? Also, she has already purchased her one way ticket for her June trip to the US. If this is likely to mess anything up, we will just have to wait until June. Any advice appreciated.

[simple_male 1]

My wife just had her CR1 interview and was approved. Because of personal family issues, she will not be able to move here permanently until June. We were thinking of having her fly here to the US for a few days next month so that she can at least enter the US at a POE and get the process started for Green Card and Social Security Number. She would only be here a few days and then would have to return back to her native country until June. Do you know if this would pose any problems that she would only have a round trip ticket for a few days? Also, she has already purchased her one way ticket for her June trip to the US. If this is likely to mess anything up, we will just have to wait until June. Any advice appreciated.

Congratulations for the Visa! I think, she will be fine, since she will be back in USA in June, about 3 months from now. The basic rule to keep the continus permanent residence is, one has to stay at least 50% of his/her time in USA and one trip out of USA should not last more than 6 months.

Edited March 1, 2008 by simple_male

[Coco&Kitten 42]

Hi!

I agree, I think she will be ok. I did something similar, I came here to the US last November (through POE) and then I went back to Spain after 3 weeks to spend Christmas holidays over there. I then returned in January, they do not question anything if you leave for less than 6 months. Also, it is going to take a while for her to get her green-card, so everything should work fine. By the time she cames back her green-card will be waiting for her.

Kitten

[VZQUEST 0]

Hi!

I agree, I think she will be ok. I did something similar, I came here to the US last November (through POE) and then I went back to Spain after 3 weeks to spend Christmas holidays over there. I then returned in January, they do not question anything if you leave for less than 6 months. Also, it is going to take a while for her to get her green-card, so everything should work fine. By the time she cames back her green-card will be waiting for her.

Kitten

[VZQUEST 0]

Thank you both for responding. We have come this far (it has taken almost a year) so we didn't want to do anything that would jeopardize the process at this point.