What if you surrender your immigrant visa?

[k_hudda 0]

Hello Guys,

Some questions going on my minds, so I thought VJ is the best place to share. Here are some questions:

What if you surrender your immigrant visa(IR1)?

Can we reapply in the future or no?

Can we travel to the US after that or no?

Please advise on those questions.

Regards,

K

[YuAndDan 153]

Why would you want to do that? the visa is a multi entry one good for 5 years.

Please explain more.

If your are Canadian you can travel to the US either way.

[k_hudda 0]

Thanks for your immidiate reply,

my situation is little bit different here. I am not a canadian citizen, still 14 months to go to become canadian. If i will go to states i have to cancel either one. As per us rule i have to stay in there for 6 months 1 day to maintain my residency. And physically its next to impossible to maintain residency in both the countries.

I dont wanna surrender my canadian residency so i was just thinking about it. I havent decided yet but i need some advise on this.

Thanks,

Why would you want to do that? the visa is a multi entry one good for 5 years.

Please explain more.

If your are Canadian you can travel to the US either way.

[YuAndDan 153]

Thanks for your immidiate reply,

my situation is little bit different here. I am not a canadian citizen, still 14 months to go to become canadian. If i will go to states i have to cancel either one. As per us rule i have to stay in there for 6 months 1 day to maintain my residency. And physically its next to impossible to maintain residency in both the countries.

I dont wanna surrender my canadian residency so i was just thinking about it. I havent decided yet but i need some advise on this.

Thanks,

You can enter the USA on visa get green card then return to Canada. You would file for a re-entry permit. Is applied for same way as advance parole using form I-131. A re-entry permit allows leave for more than 6 months. Note the instructions with I-131 indicate it is not needed for leave of up to a year nto 6 months.

http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/i-131.htm

[Yodrak 7]

YuAndDan,

What visa is multiple-entry good for 5 years?

Yodrak

Why would you want to do that? the visa is a multi entry one good for 5 years.

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