Living in another country, half the year

[capriwithlove 4]

Hi!

I'm currently living with my husband in the USA now and have applied for my AOS Green Card about a month ago. We're looking into buying a home in Mexico, to live there about 4-6 months out of the year very soon. Is it a problem if we're living there for that long? If so, is there any ways around it? We'd be staying in the USA for a few months a year and elsewhere for the remainder. Any ideas?

[aleful 1,905]

hi

 

yes, the GC is for living and working in the US, if you live out of the country for a long period of time every year, you might end up loosing your GC

 

you can go a few months each year, but 6 months is too much

 

 

[capriwithlove 4]

14 minutes ago, aleful said:

hi

 

yes, the GC is for living and working in the US, if you live out of the country for a long period of time every year, you might end up loosing your GC

 

you can go a few months each year, but 6 months is too much

 

 

Yes, it would most likely be 3-4 months a year in Mexico for us. And, not necessarily spending 6 months in the US a year, maybe a couple. 

[Boiler 45,486]

You need US Citizenship to make that work.

[p-ana 933]

To maintain the GC you'd need to be living here not just staying a couple of months or so

[geowrian 22,337]

If you aren't spending, at least, the majority of your time in the US, then you will be at risk of losing your GC. A green card establishes permanent residency. As Boiler noted, you would need to be a USC for that arrangement to work.

[Unlockable 7,314]

Your plan is risky. You may get away with it at first but the numerous and length of time outside the US will raise red flags.

 

You can even search this forum about people who have loss theirs for the same reason.