travel with green card

[misterjay26 0]

this question is related to another posted recently... my wife just got her first green card 5 months ago. she's thinking about visiting her family in a couple months. question is.. is there some kind of restriction that you can't leave the U.S. within the first year of getting your green card? could she lose the green card if she leaves the U.S. before the year mark?

a friend in the same situation told us this, yet i haven't been able to verify it online.. so it seems like a myth. it would kinda suck if she had to wait for october to come around til she can visit her fam. anyone know or can provide some resources??

ps from the earlier post it sounds like as long as she's not away for more than 6 months she'll be fine.

thx

[aleful 1,905]

this question is related to another posted recently... my wife just got her first green card 5 months ago. she's thinking about visiting her family in a couple months. question is.. is there some kind of restriction that you can't leave the U.S. within the first year of getting your green card? could she lose the green card if she leaves the U.S. before the year mark?

a friend in the same situation told us this, yet i haven't been able to verify it online.. so it seems like a myth. it would kinda suck if she had to wait for october to come around til she can visit her fam. anyone know or can provide some resources??

ps from the earlier post it sounds like as long as she's not away for more than 6 months she'll be fine.

thx

she can traval the same day she gets the GC. there are no restrictions to when she can travel, not to stay too long.

[happyblessedme 12]

this question is related to another posted recently... my wife just got her first green card 5 months ago. she's thinking about visiting her family in a couple months. question is.. is there some kind of restriction that you can't leave the U.S. within the first year of getting your green card? could she lose the green card if she leaves the U.S. before the year mark?

a friend in the same situation told us this, yet i haven't been able to verify it online.. so it seems like a myth. it would kinda suck if she had to wait for october to come around til she can visit her fam. anyone know or can provide some resources??

ps from the earlier post it sounds like as long as she's not away for more than 6 months she'll be fine.

thx

You can travel the very same day you got ur green card. Just make sure u will NOT be out of the country for more than a year.

I went home in the Philippines in 2008 and stayed for 5 and half months and never had a problem getting back here,even went home just last November 2010.

Edited March 12, 2011 by happyblessedme

[misterjay26 0]

this question is related to another posted recently... my wife just got her first green card 5 months ago. she's thinking about visiting her family in a couple months. question is.. is there some kind of restriction that you can't leave the U.S. within the first year of getting your green card? could she lose the green card if she leaves the U.S. before the year mark?

a friend in the same situation told us this, yet i haven't been able to verify it online.. so it seems like a myth. it would kinda suck if she had to wait for october to come around til she can visit her fam. anyone know or can provide some resources??

ps from the earlier post it sounds like as long as she's not away for more than 6 months she'll be fine.

thx

pps thx for the replies guys. wonder what my friend was talking about when she told us this.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

Google "maintaining legal permanent residency" and follow the USCIS link. That will give you information you need.