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Hey people!

I just decided to use this forum to ask about some immigration stuff that's been bothering me... I just recently immigrated to America.. So why move back, right? lol.. Well I was hoping to have my kids born there, and then immigrate back to America. I have a 10 yr green card, so what happens if I go back? Is there any rules? Will I "lose" my permits, and green card, or can I move back and fourth as many times as I want? If you have any links, just post them as well! THANK YOU!!!! :D :D

Cheers,

Ine

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See Here.

LPR Status is for someone who intends to live permanently in the US not hop back and forth between 2 countries.

If you spend too much time out of the US you will lose your LPR Status.

If you wait until you Naturalize then you're free to country hop all you want as long as you remember to file US Taxes.


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why not wait until you get citizenship (if you're married it only takes 3 years since the CGC)?

There is no dual citizenship for Norway:( Only for her kids if the father is USC. There's more info at www.udi.no.

OP: You should look into if you are still a member of Folketrygden. If you live abroad and don't pay taxes to Norway for more than 12 months you lose membership unless you apply to still be a member and pay a fee. This means that you don't get free health care if you live in the US and only visit Norway for short periods. Although they have recently decided that even illegal refugees should not have to pay for labour and delivery in hospitals, so it will probably work out fine.

Kristine & Stephen :: Timeline
Aug 2004 - K came to the USA on a J-1 visa
Apr 2005 - Started dating and fell in love with S
Jul 2005 - School year over, back to Norway
Apr 2006 - 2 glorious weeks together
Sep 2006 - 2 glorious months together
Nov 2006 - Engaged:) Decided to immigrate to Norway in May'07
May 2007 - Lol, immigration to Norway is not easier than a K1!
08 Sep 2007 - K arrived USA on VWP
14 Sep 2007 - Married:=)
20 Sep 2007 - S moved to Norway
02 Oct 2007 - Spousal immigration turned in
26 Oct 2007 - Immigration approved!
03 Nov 2007 - Passport back
10 Nov 2007 - Norwegian SSN approved
26 Nov 2007 - S started Norwegian language classes

Sept 2008 - Temporary residence permit renewal.
Jan 2009 - Residence renewal granted.
Sept 2009 - Temporary residence permit renewal #2.
Oct 2009 - new law potentially screwing us.
May 2010 - Finally after much drama approved!
June 2010 - Passport back just a few weeks before our USA vacation!
Sept 2010 - Permanent residence permit application submitted
Feb 2011 - OMG approved! xD
March 2011 - Passport back.
March 2013 - Permanent residency renewal #1 complete.

Next step: March 2015 - Permanent residency renewal #2

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why not wait until you get citizenship (if you're married it only takes 3 years since the CGC)?

Hi! I want to keep my Norwegian citizenship! :)

See Here.

LPR Status is for someone who intends to live permanently in the US not hop back and forth between 2 countries.

If you spend too much time out of the US you will lose your LPR Status.

If you wait until you Naturalize then you're free to country hop all you want as long as you remember to file US Taxes.

LPR? When will I be naturalized? thanks for the help!

There is no dual citizenship for Norway:( Only for her kids if the father is USC. There's more info at www.udi.no.

OP: You should look into if you are still a member of Folketrygden. If you live abroad and don't pay taxes to Norway for more than 12 months you lose membership unless you apply to still be a member and pay a fee. This means that you don't get free health care if you live in the US and only visit Norway for short periods. Although they have recently decided that even illegal refugees should not have to pay for labour and delivery in hospitals, so it will probably work out fine.

Hei!

yes, I just wanted my first child to be born there, so that the child could have dual, and then after a year or less move back, but I dont know if that will be difficult? im not a member of folketrygden anymore, but I will get back in it after I move, you know, so i can get the Norwegian benefits..

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You can only be a Norwegian or an American.

If you want to be a Norwegian and not lose your ability to live in the United States; you'll need to live there permanently and only visit Norway in between.

If you want to be an American, you will not be able to live in Norway again.

Unfortunately, in your case, you will have to choose between America or Norway.

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

President Teddy Roosevelt on Columbus Day 1915

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LPR? When will I be naturalized? thanks for the help!

LPR = Legal Permanent Resident (Greencard holder)

You have to apply to naturalize, it's the process for becoming a US Citizen but you've already stated that you don't want to be a US Citizen.


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yes, I just wanted my first child to be born there, so that the child could have dual, and then after a year or less move back, but I dont know if that will be difficult? im not a member of folketrygden anymore, but I will get back in it after I move, you know, so i can get the Norwegian benefits..

If you have your child born in Norway you will apply for CRBA and a US passport for the kid at the US embassy in Oslo. If you have the kid in the US then you will apply for a passport and register with Folkeregistret/apply for personnummer at a Norwegian embassy in the US. The process is roughly the same I think. My cousins in Seattle are born in the US and are dual citizens. An american friend of mine had her baby in Norway and he is also dual. It shouldn't matter where the kid is born since you two are married.

The UDI webpage is confusing about the topic and I haven't quite figured out exactly how it works, but I know it does work in practice.

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Kristine & Stephen :: Timeline
Aug 2004 - K came to the USA on a J-1 visa
Apr 2005 - Started dating and fell in love with S
Jul 2005 - School year over, back to Norway
Apr 2006 - 2 glorious weeks together
Sep 2006 - 2 glorious months together
Nov 2006 - Engaged:) Decided to immigrate to Norway in May'07
May 2007 - Lol, immigration to Norway is not easier than a K1!
08 Sep 2007 - K arrived USA on VWP
14 Sep 2007 - Married:=)
20 Sep 2007 - S moved to Norway
02 Oct 2007 - Spousal immigration turned in
26 Oct 2007 - Immigration approved!
03 Nov 2007 - Passport back
10 Nov 2007 - Norwegian SSN approved
26 Nov 2007 - S started Norwegian language classes

Sept 2008 - Temporary residence permit renewal.
Jan 2009 - Residence renewal granted.
Sept 2009 - Temporary residence permit renewal #2.
Oct 2009 - new law potentially screwing us.
May 2010 - Finally after much drama approved!
June 2010 - Passport back just a few weeks before our USA vacation!
Sept 2010 - Permanent residence permit application submitted
Feb 2011 - OMG approved! xD
March 2011 - Passport back.
March 2013 - Permanent residency renewal #1 complete.

Next step: March 2015 - Permanent residency renewal #2

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Just as an FYI, if you stay outside of the US for more than 12 months you will most likely lose your US permanent residency, but immigration officials at POE have been known to have issues with someone who's been outside of the country for more than nine months and in my aunt's case, six months. So keep that in mind before you make any decisions.

Diana

CR-1

02/05/07 - I-130 sent to NSC

05/03/07 - NOA2

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned

08/08/07 - Case Complete

09/27/07 - Interview, visa granted

10/02/07 - POE

11/16/07 - Received green card and Welcome to America letter in the mail

Removing Conditions

07/06/09 - I-751 sent to CSC

08/14/09 - Biometrics

09/27/09 - Approved

10/01/09 - Received 10 year green card

U.S. Citizenship

03/30/11 - N-400 sent via Priority Mail w/ delivery confirmation

05/12/11 - Biometrics

07/20/11 - Interview - passed

07/20/11 - Oath ceremony - same day as interview

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