Living in the US- Planning to move to Canada

[Maryamm 1]

Thanks for the information everyone, i don't mean to abandon my GC. We will think again, we just wanna live in a place that we really like, with opportunities. Well there are many opportunities here in the US too, we just don't 100% like the area where we live now. Canada is our #1 option, if it's too hard, we might just move to other cities/states in the US

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

It is strange. According to USCIS, it's 1 year. According to CBP, it's 180 days.

LPRs that are out of the U.S. for more than 180 days are subject to new immigrant inspection procedures as per 8 USC 1101.[/size]

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1191/~/traveling-outside-of-the-u.s.---documents-needed-for-lawful-permanent-residents[/size]

And here as per 8 USC 1101[/size]:

An alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States shall not be regarded as seeking an admission into the United States for purposes of the immigration laws unless the alien -

(ii) has been absent from the United States for a continuous period in excess of 180 days,

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1101

So it's probably 180 days.

If you read the rules, and I believe they have been quoted earlier, any length of time can be deemed to be abandoning residence. Intent is crucial. You seem to think CBP officers are a robotic lot who mechanically implement date rules without thinking about things. That is not the case.

To maintain residence in the USA, would the OP not have to maintain domicile here as well? A home? Bills? A driver's license? If she picks up and moves her life to Canada, works there, lives there, etc... then she is NOT maintaining residence in the USA. To get any benefits in Canada, including health care, she would have to claim Canadian residence and you cannot claim both. That rule is from several provincial health care websites and phone calls and also from the CRA.

We've discussed this issue quite a bit in the Canada forum, but you're new here.

I don't know about Canada but the points about maintaining residence are spot on, and add filing with the IRS.

[semi-immigrant 1]

the points about maintaining residence are spot on

I am not convinced about residence. Person can have more than one residence. Affluent people have multiple residences.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

I am not convinced about residence. Person can have more than one residence. Affluent people have multiple residences.

The US must be your primary residence if you want to maintain your green card. Once you're an affluent citizen you can live where you want. The rules are very easily findable via google. You can be as unconvinced as you want, but good luck in front of that immigration judge.

[Ryan H 3,812]

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