After US entry once IR1 is approved can I go back to my home country?

[forever_green 0]

Hi all. Does anybody have an idea if the beneficiary, after receiving immigrant visa and entering the US for a time with her husband can legally come back to her home country to continue working?

I have a very nice job in my home country in an American company. Mine is a significant position in the company and they won't be able to replace me at once when I leave. I do not want to put a strain in my relationship with the company admin. and the owners so my husband and I are planning that once I receive my visa (and hopefully, I do) I travel to the US and spend time with him for a while but afterwards come back to my home country to work.

Our other concerns are:

1. How soon upon entering the US through the IR1 visa can I leave to come back to my home country?

2. Can I legally work in my home country with a ' US permanent resident status'?

3. How long can I stay in my home country before coming back to theUS again?

Thanks in advance for your reply.

[forever_green 0]

By the way, I forgot to mention that I won't be staying long in my home country. I just want to give my company a longer time to find a replacement for me.

Thanks again.

[kaffy 2]

Why are you applying for an immigrant visa if you don't intend on immigrating?

edit- nevermind, just read your second message.

After your visa approved you have 6 months in which to enter the US. Shouldn't that be enough time for your company to hire and train a replacement?

Edited February 11, 2009 by kaffy

[Shimool 1]

Hi all. Does anybody have an idea if the beneficiary, after receiving immigrant visa and entering the US for a time with her husband can legally come back to her home country to continue working?

I have a very nice job in my home country in an American company. Mine is a significant position in the company and they won't be able to replace me at once when I leave. I do not want to put a strain in my relationship with the company admin. and the owners so my husband and I are planning that once I receive my visa (and hopefully, I do) I travel to the US and spend time with him for a while but afterwards come back to my home country to work.

Our other concerns are:

1. How soon upon entering the US through the IR1 visa can I leave to come back to my home country?

2. Can I legally work in my home country with a ' US permanent resident status'?

3. How long can I stay in my home country before coming back to theUS again?

Thanks in advance for your reply.

This is what I know, but double check if possible -

Once you get your green card (should be in a couple of weeks after you get to US), you can go back to your country. However, you will need to fill out naturalization forms and stuff within 2 years of getting green card. You can work at home because you still will have a passport from your home country

[kaffy 2]

This is what I know, but double check if possible -

Once you get your green card (should be in a couple of weeks after you get to US), you can go back to your country. However, you will need to fill out naturalization forms and stuff within 2 years of getting green card. You can work at home because you still will have a passport from your home country

You are at risk of losing your PR status if you decide to simply move back to your home country for an indefinite period of time.

Edited February 11, 2009 by kaffy

[geezer 1]

Hi all. Does anybody have an idea if the beneficiary, after receiving immigrant visa and entering the US for a time with her husband can legally come back to her home country to continue working?

I have a very nice job in my home country in an American company. Mine is a significant position in the company and they won't be able to replace me at once when I leave. I do not want to put a strain in my relationship with the company admin. and the owners so my husband and I are planning that once I receive my visa (and hopefully, I do) I travel to the US and spend time with him for a while but afterwards come back to my home country to work.

Our other concerns are:

1. How soon upon entering the US through the IR1 visa can I leave to come back to my home country?

2. Can I legally work in my home country with a ' US permanent resident status'?

3. How long can I stay in my home country before coming back to theUS again?

Thanks in advance for your reply.

1, You can leave as soon as you get your green card.

2. Yes you can work but you need to be aware that your income may ba subject to US income tax.

3. Dont stay more than six montha if you can help it. It is possible to establish "commuter" status by conclusively establishing your domicile in the USA but even then you can't be out od the county for about 30 months out of a 5 year period.

BTW If you think your going to want to return to your home country in the future its best to live in the USA long enough to obtain citizenship.

[forever_green 0]

Why are you applying for an immigrant visa if you don't intend on immigrating?

edit- nevermind, just read your second message.

After your visa approved you have 6 months in which to enter the US. Shouldn't that be enough time for your company to hire and train a replacement?

Thanks for your reply, kaffy.

It's a long story. I am a subspecialist in a certain medical field that has not yet many members (or diplomate, or board certified members, to be exact) and the branch of the company where I am working now is in the province. Though this is in the province, it is located in the city. There are already a lot of this kind of medical facility (like our company offers) in this city even before us but there are only few native board certified subspecialists in this place and they have formed their own group. In essence, each of them is involved in this medical industry. None of them was willing to be a part of our company because probably they will have conflict of interest with their own. The American company who brought me from our other branch to this place to head the facility (only a board certified subspecialist in this field can become one) offers a much, much lower cost of service in this area. I discussed the situation with my husband and we both agreed that since this will help a lot of poor patients in this place, I better accept the position. The position was offered a year ago. We expected that we would start on the same year. But, though it is too shameful to tell you this about our country, the truth is we have not started yet because of 'red tape' and a lot of people trying to pull us down. We projected last year that I would be working with them at least a year or more before I get my visa, but, as of this time, we are still about to start functioning. Everything else has long been finished. It is just that a lot of people try to stop us obtaining our permit to operate. We do follow all rules, but it is different when you live in a 3rd world country like ours. This is my problem now. I am almost complete in the NVC phase and we have not yet started our operations. Officially, I have began signing all the pertinent papers for this since last year so I just could not resign now, or I would delay the company furthermore. A lot of people are dying too, because of the lack of affordable treatment in this place. In fact, 10% of those who enlisted to avail our services since 6 mos. ago, have died already. They died waiting for our affordable treatment.

If I won't have any problems with the NVC, and the medical, we project that the interview would be somewhere between May or June. July, the most. By then, our company has just started our operations (hopefully). Since, my profession is not common, and not all of those who share the same profession as me are board passers already, it will not be easy for us to find my replacement. Again, those few who are qualified to do so in the area, do not want, too. We are left with the few who are have already established their profession in the other places in our country. So, it would be hard to convince them. Other options are those who are jsut about to finish their school, but they have their own provinces to come home, too, and they stil have to take the boards. There are still many provinces in my home country who do not have this kind of subspecialists yet. This is why I want to give my company a longer time to find a replacement for me.

Thanks again for your reply and sorry for writing too long. I had to do this so that you would understand my situation and won't get annoyed with me for asking my questions. Thanks again.

[forever_green 0]

Hi all. Does anybody have an idea if the beneficiary, after receiving immigrant visa and entering the US for a time with her husband can legally come back to her home country to continue working?

I have a very nice job in my home country in an American company. Mine is a significant position in the company and they won't be able to replace me at once when I leave. I do not want to put a strain in my relationship with the company admin. and the owners so my husband and I are planning that once I receive my visa (and hopefully, I do) I travel to the US and spend time with him for a while but afterwards come back to my home country to work.

Our other concerns are:

1. How soon upon entering the US through the IR1 visa can I leave to come back to my home country?

2. Can I legally work in my home country with a ' US permanent resident status'?

3. How long can I stay in my home country before coming back to theUS again?

Thanks in advance for your reply.

This is what I know, but double check if possible -

Once you get your green card (should be in a couple of weeks after you get to US), you can go back to your country. However, you will need to fill out naturalization forms and stuff within 2 years of getting green card. You can work at home because you still will have a passport from your home country

Many thanks, shimool, for your input. I appreciate that.

[forever_green 0]

This is what I know, but double check if possible -

Once you get your green card (should be in a couple of weeks after you get to US), you can go back to your country. However, you will need to fill out naturalization forms and stuff within 2 years of getting green card. You can work at home because you still will have a passport from your home country

You are at risk of losing your PR status if you decide to simply move back to your home country for an indefinite period of time.

Noted. Thanks, kaffy.

[forever_green 0]

Hi all. Does anybody have an idea if the beneficiary, after receiving immigrant visa and entering the US for a time with her husband can legally come back to her home country to continue working?

I have a very nice job in my home country in an American company. Mine is a significant position in the company and they won't be able to replace me at once when I leave. I do not want to put a strain in my relationship with the company admin. and the owners so my husband and I are planning that once I receive my visa (and hopefully, I do) I travel to the US and spend time with him for a while but afterwards come back to my home country to work.

Our other concerns are:

1. How soon upon entering the US through the IR1 visa can I leave to come back to my home country?

2. Can I legally work in my home country with a ' US permanent resident status'?

3. How long can I stay in my home country before coming back to theUS again?

Thanks in advance for your reply.

1, You can leave as soon as you get your green card.

2. Yes you can work but you need to be aware that your income may ba subject to US income tax.

3. Dont stay more than six montha if you can help it. It is possible to establish "commuter" status by conclusively establishing your domicile in the USA but even then you can't be out od the county for about 30 months out of a 5 year period.

BTW If you think your going to want to return to your home country in the future its best to live in the USA long enough to obtain citizenship.

Many thanks, geezer. It is my first time to hear about the tax thing. So that would mean I'd be paying double tax, right? One for my home country and one for the US. I do not intend to stay too long here after I get my visa, so I think that would just be fine then. Thanks, again.

[MMW 2]

you wont pay double tax but you would file us tax on your out of country income. consult a tax attorney to be sure of the specifics. and isn't the IR-1 a 10yr visa? and you would need to make it plain your domicile is in the US. If your husband owns a house get on the mortgage. But as Geezer stated you will have required minimum stay requirements in the US you will need to keep track of.

[pushbrk 12,824]

By the way, I forgot to mention that I won't be staying long in my home country. I just want to give my company a longer time to find a replacement for me.

Thanks again.

It would be prudent to wait for the green card to come in the mail but technically, you could catch the next plane back home. Google "maintaining permanent resident status" for details on that.

[His_Wifey 1]

By the way, I forgot to mention that I won't be staying long in my home country. I just want to give my company a longer time to find a replacement for me.

Thanks again.

It would be prudent to wait for the green card to come in the mail but technically, you could catch the next plane back home. Google "maintaining permanent resident status" for details on that.

what if after obtaining permanent residence and live for a few months in the states i will have to move to europe coz husband will get orders there since hes in the military?

[ao_cons 1]

forever_green,

Well, coming from the same country as you do, I think I understand what's going on. There aren't many medical professionals who are willing to work in the provinces. They would rather go abroad where pay is higher, thus leaving many of our countrymen suffering due to lack of adequate medical aid. What is there is often too expensive (just think of the cost of drugs there). So if you're one of those people trying to make a difference in that problematic area, I understand and it's not your fault. This is not the place to discuss that, but it's necessary to mention this a little since most Americans and visa applicants wouldn't understand why someone would want to leave the US immediately after obtaining their green card.

As for the green card itself. I agree that since the visa will be valid for 6 months, the company should be able to find a replacement for you within that time. They should also be aware of your visa application process. If you tell them it's only months away from being completed, they will no doubt look earnestly for a replacement.

I'd be very careful about the time I spend overseas once I get the green card. The reason for immigrant visas is to reunite families in US soil, so they can settle there. If you leave too early, they might be suspicious and not think you're serious about living there. If you do leave within a few months of coming to the US, you might want to make it a brief visit.

Try to explain to your company that your coming back to the Philippines could jeopardize your LPR status. By the way, are you IR-1 in fact, or CR-1?

Good luck.

[ao_cons 1]

By the way, I forgot to mention that I won't be staying long in my home country. I just want to give my company a longer time to find a replacement for me.

Thanks again.

It would be prudent to wait for the green card to come in the mail but technically, you could catch the next plane back home. Google "maintaining permanent resident status" for details on that.

what if after obtaining permanent residence and live for a few months in the states i will have to move to europe coz husband will get orders there since hes in the military?

If you go with him, it's as if you never left US soil. It's a special circumstance for active military.