Green card holder working for one year in Canada?? Is this possible?

[butlertl 0]

I am happily married to my American husband (married February 13, 2005) and this coming year I will be applying for a change of status to get my 10 year Green Card. I presently have my 2 year green card. I did work for 6 months earlier this year but have been having a tough time finding employment in my field since that contract ended (Washington DC/northern Virginia area).

I may be offered a very good job back in Canada in January from people who have known my work in the past and wondered if I could take it for a year. I would keep the US as my permanent home and live in an apartment in Canada coming back every 4-5 weeks to see my husband. Our eventual retirement plans in 2-3 years are to have one home in US and another in Canada and spend 6 months in each country (snowbirds).

Has anyone ever heard of this before? Is it possible? I do not want to give up my green card, I just want to temporarily work in Canada. I would retain bank accounts in the US and home phone number and house with husband in the US. Thanks for any thoughts or input.

[Ladylethal 12]

I believe there are special procedure to do that, I haven't read into it but I saw someone making a post about that, that you can get a permission to come back after a longer stay outside of the US.

[Yodrak 7]

butlertl,

If you are a conditional LPR then you will not be applying for a change of status. (Or for adjustment of status, either.)

Yodrak

I am happily married to my American husband (married February 13, 2005) and this coming year I will be applying for a change of status to get my 10 year Green Card. I presently have my 2 year green card. .....