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Left US for 5 months. Can I go back?

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jsoldi   0

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Hi all, I got my permanent residence through marriage and we divorced one or two months after I got it. Then, about two months after I came to Peru. This was on October 16 2012. Now I'm still here and I wonder what would happen if I try to go back to the US? Will they let me back in? One of the reasons I came to Peru is because I lost my job over there so I pretty much don't have any ties to the US other than a bunch of family members (including my mom and brothers). I've read somewhere that they ask for ties to the US before they decide to let you in.

My biggest fear, if anyone has experience on this is, say they decide not to let me in and I don't have a flying ticket back to Peru for the same day I travel to the US, and say I don't have the money to buy a ticked right away. Is there a chance they'll lock me in a cell to start deportation procedures? I just don't mind being deported as much as being in a cell for a month, which is the time people stay in there until they're deported to Peru (I know this because I know people that have been deported to Peru, but they were staying illegally in the US). If anyone can guarantee to me they won't put me in a cell for a month (I'm pretty claustrophobic) they I won't mind risking it.

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Fight for Love   98

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you have ALL the right to come back if you have your greencard with u and you have nothing to be scared about!!! i hope this time things will work out with u here in the US :thumbs:

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also make sure not to over stay outside the US for more than 2yrs. USCIS will consider that greencard abandonment!!!

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Ippsy Pippsy   31

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also make sure not to over stay outside the US for more than 2yrs. USCIS will consider that greencard abandonment!!!

I think 6 months would do it...

At this point, if you have a green card, you don't have to worry about strong ties. You DO have to worry about being in the USA for long enough to still be considered a permanent resident. Otherwise, you abandon your green card. If you want to leave the USA for longer, there is a form you can fill out that gives you more time to be away before they will consider it abandoned.

Check the rules on it, you may wish to hurry back asap.

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Peter_Pan   661

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Weren't you supposed to apply for ROC just after the divorce?


USCIS [*] 22 Nov. 2011 - I-129 package sent; [*] 25 Nov. 2011 - Package delivered; [*] 25 Nov. 2011 - NOA1/petition received and routed to the California Service Center; [*] 30 Nov. 2011 - Touched/confirmation though text message and email; [*] 03 Dec. 2011 - Hard copy received; [*]24 April 2012 - NOA2 (no RFEs)/text message/email/USCIS account updated; [*] 27 April 2012 - NOA2 hard copy received.

NVC [*] 14 May 2012 - Petition received by NVC ; [*] 16 May 2012 - Petition left NVC.

EMBASSY [*] 18 May 2012 - Petition arrived at the US Embassy in Bucharest; [*] 22 May 2012 - Package 3 received; [*] 24 May 2012 - Package sent to the consulate, interview date set; [*] 14 June 2012 - Interview date, approved.

POE [*] 04 July 2012 - Minneapolis/St.Paul. [*] 16 September 2012 - Wedding Day!

AOS/EAD/AP [*] 04 February 2013 - AOS/EAD/AP package sent; [*] 07 February 2013 - AOS/EAD/AP package delivered; [*] 12 February 2013 - NOA1 text messages/emails; [*] 16 February 2013 - NOA1 received in the regular mail; [*] 28 February 2013 - Biometrics letter received (appointment date, March 8th); [*] 04 March 2013 - Biometrics walk-in completed (9 out of 10 fingerprints taken, pinky would not give in); [*] 04 April 2013 - EAD/AP card approved; [*] 11 April 2013 - Combo card sent/tracking number obtained; [*] 15 April 2013 - Card delivered.

[*] 15 May 2013 - Moved from MN to LA; [*] 17 May 2013 - Applied for a new SS card/filed an AR-11 online (unsuccessfully), therefore called and spoke to a Tier 2 and changed the address; [*] 22 May 2013 - Address updated on My Case Status (finally can see the case numbers online); [*] 28 May 2013 - Letter received in the mail confirming the change of address; [*] 31 July 2013 - Went to Romania; [*] 12 September 2013 - returned to the US using the AP, POE Houston, everything went smoothly; [*] 20 September 2013 - Spoke to a Tier2 and put in a service request; [*] 23 September 2013 - Got "Possible Interview Waiver" letter (originally sent on August, 29th to my old address, returned and re-routed to my current address); [*] 1 October 2013 - Started a new job.

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