Moving back abroad after getting green card.

[seoular 0]

Hello everyone.

I've looked for this topic but haven't seen it anywhere, so I thought I'd throw it out there. Apologies if it's been covered before.

My wife and I are living in Korea (I'm American) and are about to start the CR-1 visa process. We will move to the States after it's approved. Ideally I'll have a job lined up before arrival, but even if I don't we plan to go.

My question is this: Given the current state of the economy in the U.S., if it proves difficult to find adequate employment after, say, a month or two, could we - after receiving my wife's conditional green card - return to live and work in Korea for a year or so without jeopardizing her U.S. immigrant status?

[MOB 0]

Hello everyone.

I've looked for this topic but haven't seen it anywhere, so I thought I'd throw it out there. Apologies if it's been covered before.

My wife and I are living in Korea (I'm American) and are about to start the CR-1 visa process. We will move to the States after it's approved. Ideally I'll have a job lined up before arrival, but even if I don't we plan to go.

My question is this: Given the current state of the economy in the U.S., if it proves difficult to find adequate employment after, say, a month or two, could we - after receiving my wife's conditional green card - return to live and work in Korea for a year or so without jeopardizing her U.S. immigrant status?

Hello,

I think your wife has to apply for a reentry permit.

"Lawful permanent residents and conditional residents require reentry permits to re-enter the U.S. after travel of one year or more."

Edited September 20, 2009 by MOB

[seoular 0]

Hello everyone.

I've looked for this topic but haven't seen it anywhere, so I thought I'd throw it out there. Apologies if it's been covered before.

My wife and I are living in Korea (I'm American) and are about to start the CR-1 visa process. We will move to the States after it's approved. Ideally I'll have a job lined up before arrival, but even if I don't we plan to go.

My question is this: Given the current state of the economy in the U.S., if it proves difficult to find adequate employment after, say, a month or two, could we - after receiving my wife's conditional green card - return to live and work in Korea for a year or so without jeopardizing her U.S. immigrant status?

Hello,

I think your wife has to apply for a reentry permit.

"Lawful permanent residents and conditional residents require reentry permits to re-enter the U.S. after travel of one year or more."

Thanks for the help.

[DouglasFiel 53]

You need to be careful with that,,, If you are out more then 6 months,, you could be classified as abandoning your immigration. At that point you would need to reapply for immigration. I have a friend,,, USC and wife Filipino,, she had done everything for naturalization except the final paperwork/ceremony... They moved back to the Philippines for a year... She lost her status. Now they will have to apply for an IR1 for her to return.

Good Luck,