My parents just recetly got their Green card

[jo_caldoni 0]

Hi,

My parents just got their Green Card last July 2009.After I Petitioned them here.I am a US citizen.Unfortunately,they want to go back home

to our country in the Phil.How can they preserve their green card status once the leave the country.

thanks

[DEDixon 39]

Hi,

My parents just got their Green Card last July 2009.After I Petitioned them here.I am a US citizen.Unfortunately,they want to go back home

to our country in the Phil.How can they preserve their green card status once the leave the country.

thanks

They have to continue coming every year or so and they can't just come and go, they have to stay for months then leave and repeat.

For a lot of people, it is usually a huge financial drain to keep a green card active and so they (worse when it is "they") have to decided if it is worth it.

The other option is to keep the GC going until they qualify for citizenship then they can leave and never return, but what good is that?

[jo_caldoni 0]

Hi,

My parents just got their Green Card last July 2009.After I Petitioned them here.I am a US citizen.Unfortunately,they want to go back home

to our country in the Phil.How can they preserve their green card status once the leave the country.

thanks

They have to continue coming every year or so and they can't just come and go, they have to stay for months then leave and repeat.

For a lot of people, it is usually a huge financial drain to keep a green card active and so they (worse when it is "they") have to decided if it is worth it.

The other option is to keep the GC going until they qualify for citizenship then they can leave and never return, but what good is that?

thanks for the reply.How many months should they stay.?

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

It will depend on the border officer when they return, but to be a resident, generally you are expected to spend more time inside the USA than outside, so 6+ months per year.