bringing our newborn baby back home

[ionianrain 4]

Hello guys and gals

My wife will give birth in a few months not in the U.S. but in Athens, Greece.

I'm a US citizen while my wife is on her 2 year green card (conditions to be removed in some 5 months from now).

I was wondering what is the process, so we can bring our newborn back in the U.S.

Can anyone help us, plz? We are way too green on that.

May you all be happy

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hello guys and gals

My wife will give birth in a few months not in the U.S. but in Athens, Greece.

I'm a US citizen while my wife is on her 2 year green card (conditions to be removed in some 5 months from now).

I was wondering what is the process, so we can bring our newborn back in the U.S.

Can anyone help us, plz? We are way too green on that.

May you all be happy

Google "CRBA US Embassy Athens." The US Embassy in Athens will have the forms and instructions for you.

There are generic instructions in the Guides on this site. (Look up - the button is on every page on this forum.)

Edited January 21, 2012 by aaron2020

[villaspurs 65]

OP, you might already have this covered, but if you are spending a lot of time outside of the States be sure your wife has the proper paperwork filed. Too much time outside of the U.S. could impact her green card. Again my apologies if you already know about this, but the "green" statement made me nervous!

Congrats on the baby, btw!

[ionianrain 4]

Google "CRBA US Embassy Athens." The US Embassy in Athens will have the forms and instructions for you.

There are generic instructions in the Guides on this site. (Look up - the button is on every page on this forum.)

I would like to thank you for the kind response. Indeed I found quite a few links for the CRBA and at least now, I feel relieved... Thanks again. Be blessed

[ionianrain 4]

OP, you might already have this covered, but if you are spending a lot of time outside of the States be sure your wife has the proper paperwork filed. Too much time outside of the U.S. could impact her green card. Again my apologies if you already know about this, but the "green" statement made me nervous!

Congrats on the baby, btw!

Thanks for the tip. Being honest with you now it is my turn to be nervous, because I had absolutely NO clue about the "too much time outside the U.S." She will stay there 3 months in total but I will be with her for a month in between (when I have my vacation). Is this considered "too much times"? I mean, do you have any idea? Again thanks for the wishes and the interest shown. May you and your family be blessed.

[boucakri 0]

Thanks for the tip. Being honest with you now it is my turn to be nervous, because I had absolutely NO clue about the "too much time outside the U.S." She will stay there 3 months in total but I will be with her for a month in between (when I have my vacation). Is this considered "too much times"? I mean, do you have any idea? Again thanks for the wishes and the interest shown. May you and your family be blessed.

Absolutely NOT, as Lawful Permanent Resident one is allowed to stay abroad for less than 6 months with no problems, unless the person notifies the Immigration Services about an extended stay abroad and files an authorization he/she can stay and come back to the states with no problems in a period of time not to exceed 12 months...

but here is the hic:

Extended stay outside the states will delay the process of naturalization and the subject may undergo some hardship explaining the gap on his Interview.

best of luck

[aaron2020 11,651]

Absolutely NOT, as Lawful Permanent Resident one is allowed to stay abroad for less than 6 months with no problems, unless the person notifies the Immigration Services about an extended stay abroad and files an authorization he/she can stay and come back to the states with no problems in a period of time not to exceed 12 months...

but here is the hic:

Extended stay outside the states will delay the process of naturalization and the subject may undergo some hardship explaining the gap on his Interview.

best of luck

Slow down there Boucakri. Your first day on the forum, you need to careful word your answers. Additionally, why are you replying to a thread that has been quiet and dead for 3 months?

An LPR may lose their legal permanent residency if they outside the US for more than 6 months. However, it is not automatic and an immigration judge must make the decision to revoke LPR status. The judge will base his/her decision on the totality of the circumstances. The judge will look at the ties that the LPR maintained to the US, and the reason for the LPR's absence from the US.

An extended stay outside the US without permission does not necessarily result in the loss of the green card. It merely puts it at risk.

[ionianrain 4]

Thanks

Edited April 3, 2012 by ionianrain

[ionianrain 4]

Slow down there Boucakri. Your first day on the forum, you need to careful word your answers. Additionally, why are you replying to a thread that has been quiet and dead for 3 months?

An LPR may lose their legal permanent residency if they outside the US for more than 6 months. However, it is not automatic and an immigration judge must make the decision to revoke LPR status. The judge will base his/her decision on the totality of the circumstances. The judge will look at the ties that the LPR maintained to the US, and the reason for the LPR's absence from the US.

An extended stay outside the US without permission does not necessarily result in the loss of the green card. It merely puts it at risk.

Slow down there Boucakri. Your first day on the forum, you need to careful word your answers. Additionally, why are you replying to a thread that has been quiet and dead for 3 months?

An LPR may lose their legal permanent residency if they outside the US for more than 6 months. However, it is not automatic and an immigration judge must make the decision to revoke LPR status. The judge will base his/her decision on the totality of the circumstances. The judge will look at the ties that the LPR maintained to the US, and the reason for the LPR's absence from the US.

An extended stay outside the US without permission does not necessarily result in the loss of the green card. It merely puts it at risk.

I would like to thank BOTH OF YOU guys, for taking the time to answer. Ι do appreciate the kindness of Bouckari to help me on that same way I take very careful into consideration the words of Aaron, yet I remind again to BOTH of you, that if a post is not active for some time, it doesn't mean we can't comment or that we simply ignore it. I personally believe that all kind of help that comes is good help.

From what I read here from your posts, I get the sense that since she wasn't away for more than 6 months, then she will have no problem up on entering again in the country or in her status when she will apply for her adjustment, am I correct? Again all answers are appreciated and the help you provide here, I am sure God will return it to you.

Thanks