Permanent resident card, lasting another 8 years, want to visit my home country

[JohnR! 5,495]

The thing is I cannot have dual citizenship, and I don't want to give up my own. I just wish I could be in Norway so that my child grows up with my Norwegian family and then later on move back to America-- two years would be great. But sounds like a hassle. So the re-entry, is that difficult, and do you have a link to somewhere I can read about it?

The link is on my first reply to you - form I-131. The process is simple and you should have no issue re-entering the US if your permit is approved.

[Boiler 45,516]

You are misleading the OP, this is just additional evidence to support the assertion that the trip to Norway is just that and there is no intention to abandon the US as the place of Permanent Residence.

The child being a USC only has relevance once it hits 21 and is then able to petition a parent.

Abandonment is a complicated situation, most immigration Lawyers have limited knowledge, if you consult with one make sure they have at least tried Abandonment cases.

[Boiler 45,516]

The biggie is yet to be mentioned, a child born in the US or in the US subsequently could be unable to travel without the Father's permission.

[NickD 202]

The thing is I cannot have dual citizenship, and I don't want to give up my own. I just wish I could be in Norway so that my child grows up with my Norwegian family and then later on move back to America-- two years would be great. But sounds like a hassle. So the re-entry, is that difficult, and do you have a link to somewhere I can read about it?

Ironically, dual citizenship, DOS likes to call it dual naturalization, was force upon my wife after she received her US citizenship. Due to an agreement our DOS made with her home country. We learned this the hard way, she let her citizenship ID and passport expire in her home country, thinking she could enter with her US passport like I can. Wouldn't admit her because of her place of birth in that country was in her US passport. After a long argument, they finally admitted her, because she could only do this in her home country. But when we left, they flagged her, had to show evidence this was done. Now she has to maintain two passports.

Every country has different laws can only visualized our overpaid ambassadors coming up with these laws at drunken parties. But is the law.

In your case, if you want to stay here, have to follow the laws, be patient, and get your US citizenship. Stepdaughter ran into a similar situation, her biological father would not give his permission for her to travel nor renew her foreign passport. Her consulate would not even consider the fact that her mom had full custody of her. Only choice she had was to wait four years until she was 18, then she was finally free to visit her friends and relatives in her home country.

With immigration, a key factor is your place of birth that determines everything, ironically, something none of had a choice in, where we were born.

Have to know the laws of the USA and your home country, and you don't see big red signs any where. Wouldn't know even how to find these laws if we didn't have a computer, and at times, have to dig deep to even find them. For agreements between the USA and Norway, can find that in the DOS site.

You have to make a choice as to which country will be home, at least until you receive your US citizenship if you want both. But both the USA and your country has laws to maintain those citizenships. With your new baby, this is your choice where it is going to be born, have to weigh the consequences of each. Depending again on laws, will need its father for permission plus the nature of the divorce to even get that child a passport.

Is this complicated? Yes in a way, but up to us to learn about it, then to follow these laws.

[Boiler 45,516]

Some Countries like the US require Citizens to enter using their national Passports, sounds like Columbia is the same.

Some Countries acknowledge dual citizens, UK does. US will only acknowledge you as a US citizen but you can hold others.

There are a couple of European countries that do not allow you to hold another citizenship, sounds like that includes Norway.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Anchor baby? I don't understand. I'm pregnant with an American and I want to live in Norway for a while and then move back. What is so strange about that? Please leave your rude comments somewhere else, I'm just trying to get some help from this forum. Thanks.

Uh... I wasn't insulting you or being rude in any way. I was responding to these silly comments below.

Oh, and your baby being born here would be a definite aid in obtaining your US citizenship.

They won't even deport an undocumented mom with USA born kids, but sure have deported a bunch of dad's. OP would have to wait five years from the initial date of her green card for US citizenship, then they see she is a mom of a US citizen baby, that helps. After that, she will be free to travel and stay as long as she wants.

Edited September 26, 2013 by Harpa Timsah

[NickD 202]

Uh... I wasn't insulting you or being rude in any way. I was responding to these silly comments below.

No offense taken, wouldn't even know about this stuff if my wife wasn't working for a hospital. Babies from illegal parents are born here everyday. And her hospital pays her to aid these babies in getting Medicaid, Wic food, food stamps, whatever, a rather long list. Reason, under law required to provide medical services for free with emergency. Least this way, they get some money.

And she knows, of many cases where the father was deported where the mom could stay here to take care of these US citizen babies.

Was intended for the OP, by having her baby born here, and dirt poor, would be entitled as well to all these benefits. If born overseas and went through immigration, someone may have to burden that I-864.

But does have one advantage if the father being a US citizenship, then this would be have to be handled by the US consulate in her home country.

Just trying to point stuff like this out for things for the OP to consider. No disagreement about following the residency requirements to keep her green card.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

I need to caution you.

Staying out of the country for less than a year is only half of the equation. The other half is that you did not estabish residency or resestablish residency in Norway when being there.

So if you return to the United States after 11 months, CBP WILL ask you what you did there and prove that you did not abandon your US residency while being abroad. You'll need to show them that you have a place to live, a car in the driveway, your latest income tax return, basically prove that you still live in the United States, not in Norway.

The way I understand your post, you intend to "live" in Norway for a year. Depending on what that entails in regard to registration or public assistence as a citizen and resident, you may walk a very thin line.