denied for being outside the country more than 6 mos but less than 1 year

[KJ79 0]

Hello!

wow i'm surprised your application didn't get rejected because you didn't send in your tax return forms... I've also had my GC since 2004 and I was out of the US for 8 months last year. So I send in all of my tax return forms for the past 5 years, along with all of my pay stubs with my application. So definitely bring those with you at the interview!! Bank statements like I said, and proof that you retained your apartment (bills...). The reason behind me being away for so long was partly because of school, so i'm going to bring a letter from my university at the interview. I just received my NOA, so no interview date yet, I'm hoping for it to be in July/August!

When exactly in May is your interview? Keep me posted! And Good luck!!

Hello, Bonjour...

Can you tell me more info, because your situation sounds like mine. I have my US green card but would like to return to Canada to finish university. My US husband is also going to school there (so we really aren't maintaining a US address). Did you get an application for travel document before you left the US for school? I am panicking because I don't want to loose my permanent resident status that I worked so hard for, yet we also want to finish our education.

I am worried I will have problems getting back in to the US after I complete University.....

(I am not so worried at this point about getting citizenship, I can wait patiently for that. I am more worried about impacting my perm resident status altogether)

[ma2moiselle 0]

Hello!

wow i'm surprised your application didn't get rejected because you didn't send in your tax return forms... I've also had my GC since 2004 and I was out of the US for 8 months last year. So I send in all of my tax return forms for the past 5 years, along with all of my pay stubs with my application. So definitely bring those with you at the interview!! Bank statements like I said, and proof that you retained your apartment (bills...). The reason behind me being away for so long was partly because of school, so i'm going to bring a letter from my university at the interview. I just received my NOA, so no interview date yet, I'm hoping for it to be in July/August!

When exactly in May is your interview? Keep me posted! And Good luck!!

Hello, Bonjour...

Can you tell me more info, because your situation sounds like mine. I have my US green card but would like to return to Canada to finish university. My US husband is also going to school there (so we really aren't maintaining a US address). Did you get an application for travel document before you left the US for school? I am panicking because I don't want to loose my permanent resident status that I worked so hard for, yet we also want to finish our education.

I am worried I will have problems getting back in to the US after I complete University.....

(I am not so worried at this point about getting citizenship, I can wait patiently for that. I am more worried about impacting my perm resident status altogether)

Bonjour!

No I didn't get any travel documents or re-entry permit while I was abroad for 8 months. How long will you be in Canada for? Getting back in should not be a problem if it's under 1 year. You can always go there for a few months for school, then come back to the US during the summer.... that way, you're not breaking your residence and you have somewhat of a US address. I live at home, so my permanent address while I was in France still remained here in the US. File your US tax forms as well, even if you end up not working at all in the US. I'm more worried about getting citizenship haha