Entering USA and leaving next week

[abaad 0]

Hi folks

I need to enter USA to basically save my CR-1 visa from expiry and leave as soon as possible. Which means I won't be able take my green card and SSN card with me . And I plan to come back to USA in September most probably for permanent residence.

So entering and leaving so quickly, could that cause any complication for me when I return in September?

Regards

[MargotDarko 0]

Hi folks

I need to enter USA to basically save my CR-1 visa from expiry and leave as soon as possible. Which means I won't be able take my green card and SSN card with me . And I plan to come back to USA in September most probably for permanent residence.

So entering and leaving so quickly, could that cause any complication for me when I return in September?

Regards

You won't have automatically abandoned your status, but you will most likely be closely questioned. You will need to have valid reasons for being in the US so little. The point of obtaining the CR1 visa is to move to the US and establish permanent residence in the US. Only one quick trip to the US with your visa to get it endorsed as a one-year temp green card will look very strange, and I imagine you will have a hard time proving that you have taken steps to set up your residence in the US.

Although you can leave the US for up to a year with a greencard without a re-entry permit, anything over 6 months stops the clock on the 3 years you need to apply for citizenship and will also be more closely looked at upon return. I would be careful and try to rearrange your plans unless you are prepared to go through the visa process again - not that you will definitely need to, just that it's possible.

[rika60607 215]

Hi there,

It may be worth asking your US embassy if they could put your visa "on hold" for you.

If not, I still think you can get away with your plan. Your spouse can help you by putting your name on the apartment lease, and open a joint bank account; you can put your name on energy bill once you have a SSN. That way should you run into a problem re-entering the US, you will have some paperwork to defend yourself.

You can also bring a letter from your former job to prove that you quit your job outside of US and if you sell a house you can document that too.

Basically, you have to establish that you are in transition, I doubt that you will be denied entry 9 months after 1st entry, if you show plenty of evidence that there is no ties to your home country anymore and there are ties to the US.

Rika

Hi folks

I need to enter USA to basically save my CR-1 visa from expiry and leave as soon as possible. Which means I won't be able take my green card and SSN card with me . And I plan to come back to USA in September most probably for permanent residence.

So entering and leaving so quickly, could that cause any complication for me when I return in September?

Regards