Citizenship Eligibility

[Boiler 45,537]

Has ben mentiond in passing, but his first step would be to see if he can get back into the US as a LPR.

Everything else rather hangs on this, and there is no mention of how he has sought to retain his US residency.

[jana_victoria123 0]

Has ben mentiond in passing, but his first step would be to see if he can get back into the US as a LPR.

Everything else rather hangs on this, and there is no mention of how he has sought to retain his US residency.

what do u mean?? how could my husband lose his US residency when he didnt stay here in Phil for 1 yr.

hubby has his flight skeduled already..

what seems to be the problem?????????????

he is pretty sure though that he could come back...

Edited March 28, 2006 by cloe

[Boiler 45,537]

Has ben mentiond in passing, but his first step would be to see if he can get back into the US as a LPR.

Everything else rather hangs on this, and there is no mention of how he has sought to retain his US residency.

what do u mean?? how could my husband lose his US residency when he didnt stay here in Phil for 1 yr.

hubby has his flight skeduled already..

what seems to be the problem?????????????

he is pretty sure though that he could come back...

You can lose residency in a day, theoretically, there is no magic timeline:

Maintaining Permanent Residence

Maintaining Permanent Residence You may lose your permanent residence status if you commit an act that makes you removable from the United States under the law in section 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. If you commit such an act, you may be brought before the immigration courts to determine your right to remain a Permanent Resident.

You may be found to have abandoned your permanent resident status if you:

* Move to another country intending to live there permanently.

* Remain outside of the US for more than one year without obtaining a reentry permit or returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year.

* Remain outside of the US for more than two years after issuance of a reentry permit without obtaining a returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year.

* Fail to file income tax returns while living outside of the US for any period.

* Declare yourself a “nonimmigrant” on your tax returns.

[jana_victoria123 0]

Has ben mentiond in passing, but his first step would be to see if he can get back into the US as a LPR.

Everything else rather hangs on this, and there is no mention of how he has sought to retain his US residency.

what do u mean?? how could my husband lose his US residency when he didnt stay here in Phil for 1 yr.

hubby has his flight skeduled already..

what seems to be the problem?????????????

he is pretty sure though that he could come back...

You can lose residency in a day, theoretically, there is no magic timeline:

Maintaining Permanent Residence

Maintaining Permanent Residence You may lose your permanent residence status if you commit an act that makes you removable from the United States under the law in section 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. If you commit such an act, you may be brought before the immigration courts to determine your right to remain a Permanent Resident.

You may be found to have abandoned your permanent resident status if you:

* Move to another country intending to live there permanently.

* Remain outside of the US for more than one year without obtaining a reentry permit or returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year.

* Remain outside of the US for more than two years after issuance of a reentry permit without obtaining a returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year.

* Fail to file income tax returns while living outside of the US for any period.

* Declare yourself a “nonimmigrant” on your tax returns.

Ic,, now i understand what u've meant hubby just wnt back here to phil from May 2005 - April 2006 to finish College. hubby didnt work here in phil and right now he is leaving the country by april 3, 2006

[gag54611 1]

cloe,

Best not to be overly concerned about this case right now. Since he went back to finish college, it seems that he has a real reason to be there. So, maybe he could have something from his university that shows that he attended while he was in Phil for the last 11 months. I know that he doesn't have much time, but that might be a sensible option.

Best of luck,

G

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*If* it was just to finish college, I would think that's less of a problem. It's common in the US for one's residence to be in one state with one's parents, but to go to college somewhere else entirely. Like I went to college in Virginia, but my parents lived in New Jersey and so my legal residence was always in New Jersey even though I was physically living in Virginia for four years. It might depend though if he was treated as a foreign (American) student or as a local student.