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Permanent Resident working outside US - retain residency?

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macpaf   3

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Hi,

What timing!

So I brought my (now) wife on a K-1 and got AOS in march. Fortunately (or unfortunately) I received a job offer from a very prestigious company located in Saudi Arabia - a dream job for me that Ive been applying for the last 10 years since I began my career.

Anyways. If I were to accept the offer and move out of US, is there any way my wife can continue to come back to US every 5 - 6 months and still keep her residency? or will she need to relinquish the status and get it again upon moving back to US?

Has anyone had the same experience?

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genddob   10

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Australia
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If she has PR, she needs to apply for reentry permit to permit her to be outside the US for that long. It's intended to be for permanent residents and right now she's not residing in the US. Returning here and there doesn't maintain residency. Are you maintaining a house etc in the US?

5/2/14 - Marriage to USC (Australian citizen on E-3 visa)

6/20/14 (Day 0): AOS package received at Chicago Lockbox
6/24/14 (Day 4): Text notification of receipt (I-130, I-131 and I-765 "Initial Review", I-485 "Accepted")
6/30/14 (Day 10): Received NOAs and biometrics notice for 7/24
7/7/14 (Day 17): Walk-in biometrics at Pittsburgh ASC
7/30/14 (Day 40): Email update: I-485 has moved to "Testing and Interview" stage

8/20/13 (Day 61): Text notification: I-131 and I-765 approved, "Card Production" status

8/28/14 (Day 69): Text notification: EAD/AP card mailed

8/29/14 (Day 70): EAD/AP card received

9/10/14 (Day 82): Text msg of case update - interview date notice mailed

10/16/14 (Day 118): Interview - approved. Text update of "card production" status
10/20/14 (Day 122): Received welcome letter

10/23/14 (Day 125): Received green card

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BBCC   16

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Taiwan
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Has anyone had the same experience?

Yes. The solution to keeping her green card is simple. As someone has already written, a I-327 re-entry permit will protect her green card while she is in Saudi Arabia and are valid for up to two years. The purpose of the re-entry permit is to allow her to re-enter the US when she has been gone for more than a year.

There are a few things to keep in mind. First, you must apply for the re-entry permit while in the US. About a month or two after you apply, she will to go to a biometrics appointment. Once the biometric appointment has been completed, she is free to travel to Saudi. In order to travel to Saudi Arabia immediately after the biometrics appointment, she can indicate on the I-131 petition for the re-entry permit to be delivered to the embassy or consulate in Saudi Arabia and pick it up there.

The other thing to remember is that while the re-entry permit cannot be renewed after two years, she can return to the US and re-apply for another two year permit.

Edited by BBCC

Done: I-130/CR-1, I-751/ROC

Done: I-327

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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Is this a US Company.

Is this a permanent move, if temporary how long are you expecting.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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