GC holder and outside US stay

[SimoFati 0]

As a green card holder how long can you stay outside the usa without issues reentering?

In what case could have problems? and please do you have or know of somone's experience?

Have you heard of anyone loosing status in this stuation?

Thank you all

[Dan J 277]

As a green card holder how long can you stay outside the usa without issues reentering?

In what case could have problems? and please do you have or know of somone's experience?

Have you heard of anyone loosing status in this stuation?

Thank you all

If you no longer maintain residence in the US, and are perceived as moving outside of the country, you can loose it pretty much right away.

But otherwise, you will need a re-entry permit after 1 year, and you will loose status after 2 years.

[SimoFati 0]

As a green card holder how long can you stay outside the usa without issues reentering?

In what case could have problems? and please do you have or know of somone's experience?

Have you heard of anyone loosing status in this stuation?

Thank you all

If you no longer maintain residence in the US, and are perceived as moving outside of the country, you can loose it pretty much right away.

But otherwise, you will need a re-entry permit after 1 year, and you will loose status after 2 years.

I am afraid that even if you maintain a residense here ..they can stil say you abondand your status?what do you think?

[GabiandVi 34]

I have a few friends (USCs) married to Chinese women, living and working in China. Their wives have permanent residence visas for the US. One has been married for 9 years and another for 7 years. They have never lived in the US. They applied for something called a "white passport." I'm not sure it exists any longer and I don't know what the official name for the document is. I remember them talking after 9-11 about how the policies have changed and they were told they could be denied entry at the port of entry. They never have been.

I never applied for my husband's visa because we weren't planning to live in the US and I had heard from my friends that getting the white passport was difficult.

I know if you work for a US entity abroad, your years abroad with that entity are counted the same as living in the US.

[Dan J 277]

I have a few friends (USCs) married to Chinese women, living and working in China. Their wives have permanent residence visas for the US. One has been married for 9 years and another for 7 years. They have never lived in the US. They applied for something called a "white passport." I'm not sure it exists any longer and I don't know what the official name for the document is. I remember them talking after 9-11 about how the policies have changed and they were told they could be denied entry at the port of entry. They never have been.

I never applied for my husband's visa because we weren't planning to live in the US and I had heard from my friends that getting the white passport was difficult.

I know if you work for a US entity abroad, your years abroad with that entity are counted the same as living in the US.

White passport is a re-entry permit.