waivering green card holder

[shawna7 4]

he everyone.. I need some advice

My 16 year older is considering staying in Canada for this school year with her dad.

She just received her green card in May.. shes homesick.. My question is as long as shes coming back to the US a couple of times a month..will that suffice? or is she absolutely going to lose her status? she has her home here..she owns a horse here..and she won't be working in Canada...I don't know if any of this will make a difference.

thanks for any help

S

[Nanusia & Lukaszek 0]

She will not loose her status. The only thing is that the time she is abroad will be counted, and the date when she can apply for naturalization will be delayed by the days she's been outside the US.

[returningVJ 0]

i guess not, if its only for an year and she visits US frequently.

But you cant say with an absolute certainty that she wouldn't loose her status (specially if she stays there longer than an year). at a time she is crossing the border, if an immigration officer has enough reasons to believe that she has more ties to another country, they can decide to take away the GC. these ties include full time employment etc. (also they consider other factors, if that comes up they will serve a notice asking to appear for a hearing). bottom line is technically she could loose the status, but i don't know whether it really happens that way. check with a lawyer i guess......

She will not loose her status. The only thing is that the time she is abroad will be counted, and the date when she can apply for naturalization will be delayed by the days she's been outside the US.

[shawna7 4]

Thank you so much for responding..obviously its a tricky situation (teenagers are crazy.. ) I suspected the answer..but I really needed some others opinions..again..thank you

S