Green card

[birdyconfused 0]

My husband is being interview by the end of this month for immigration visa. But we may not be able to move permanently to USA for another 2+ years.

After getting visa, could he move there temporarily for a month or two, obtain green card, and then move back to the UK (or any other country where he has to); then come back to USA again whenever he can to reside permanently?

I'd be grateful for any help in this regard.

[Kez/JWolf 6]

You have to be resident in the US to maintain your Greencard status... you can not get it then move to live in another country... checkout the USCIS website http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

It will give you good info on what you can and cant do as a greencard holder...

Kez

[kins 0]

My husband is being interview by the end of this month for immigration visa. But we may not be able to move permanently to USA for another 2+ years.

After getting visa, could he move there temporarily for a month or two, obtain green card, and then move back to the UK (or any other country where he has to); then come back to USA again whenever he can to reside permanently?

I'd be grateful for any help in this regard.

I think you need to talk to the embassy about this. They can allow extensions if you have a good reason for living abroad but I don't know for how long.

I gained a conditional green card several years ago while living in the US, but moved back to the UK shortly afterwards. When it came to time to remove the conditional status I had to be living in the US to be able to do it, and because I was not living there I lost my green card. I was given a one-year extension but I stayed in the UK for longer. I am now going through the whole DCF process again so I can get another green card to move out there hopefully this summer.

My sistter-in-law has a green card through spending her childhood in the US. She now lives in the UK and goes back to the US once a year to see her parents. On her last trip her green card was taken away because she is clearly not a US resident.

[meauxna 15]

My husband is being interview by the end of this month for immigration visa. But we may not be able to move permanently to USA for another 2+ years.

After getting visa, could he move there temporarily for a month or two, obtain green card, and then move back to the UK (or any other country where he has to); then come back to USA again whenever he can to reside permanently?

I'd be grateful for any help in this regard.

What changed since last summer, with your plans?

You may want to speak to the Consular staff about simply retaining the approved I-130 (find out how long it would be valid for) and apply for the visa closer to the time you actually want to use it.