Can I keep my Green Card on hold?

[AlexFlorida2010 0]

Hi,

Here is the situation:

I get may green card, and I enter United States as a legal immigrant.

An emergency happens and I have to leave Usa to attend a sick parent.

How long can I stay outside the country before my green card is no longer valid?

Is there a way to notify the Us immigration that I have to go back to my native country and and get my green card suspended,

to be reactivated when I will be able to return to America?

Edited March 16, 2011 by AlexFlorida2010

[OBX 51]

This link may help.

Maintaining Permanent Residency

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

Generally, under 6 months outside the USA (one time) should be fine; 6 months- 1 year may cause issues. Over 1 year without a re-entry permit and your greencard is considered abandoned.

[AlexFlorida2010 0]

Thanks.

So once I get my re-entry permit I can stay outside Usa as long as I need, and once I am able to return I can start working in America right away?

How long does it take to become citizens, after I get a 10 years green card?

If I have to leave Usa, with a re-entry permit in my passport, is the count of the required time to apply for the Us citizen put on hold?

[RICARDO4EVA2 195]

Thanks.

So once I get my re-entry permit I can stay outside Usa as long as I need, and once I am able to return I can start working in America right away?

Yes if you apply for a re-entry permit then you can stay outside the country for up to 2 years without visiting and yo must be in the country when you apply. The permit can be sent to your US Consulate.

How long does it take to become citizens, after I get a 10 years green card?

It takes 5 years to become a US Citizen typically however if you are missing for 6+ months then you will need to add that to the back end of the residency requirement.

If I have to leave Usa, with a re-entry permit in my passport, is the count of the required time to apply for the Us citizen put on hold?

the hold starts basically if your visit goes over 6 months.

[Wayne and Claudia 40]

Thanks.

So once I get my re-entry permit I can stay outside Usa as long as I need, and once I am able to return I can start working in America right away?

How long does it take to become citizens, after I get a 10 years green card?

If I have to leave Usa, with a re-entry permit in my passport, is the count of the required time to apply for the Us citizen put on hold?

Please, fill in your information so we know what visa it is that you have applied for. Your questions are difficult to answer specifically without that information. Have you applied for a CR-1?

[AlexFlorida2010 0]

Please, fill in your information so we know what visa it is that you have applied for. Your questions are difficult to answer specifically without that information. Have you applied for a CR-1?

Yes I have applied for CR1.

I read the info about the re-entry permit and they are pretty clear. Thanks.

I still have a last doubt though: if I need to come back to Italy

for several months, and I get a rentry permit to use when I will be able to return to the States,

can i work in Italy while I am attending my father to go through his chemio, without loosing my green card?