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Usually visa or ESTA would have been denied if LPR applies for them. Who in Greece told her she cannot enter the US on her green card? What authority do they have? If she didn't formally give up her LPR status she should exit the US and re-enter as a LPR on green card. Did she keep any ties to the US? E.g. lease or real estate, bank accounts, immidiate relatives such as husband or kids? Also, green card is for living in the US, not yearly visits. What is her long term plan? Is it to live in the US? If not, then she's in danger (already is) of losing her LPR status. If she loses LPR (green card taken away), she would have to apply again whichever route she can use: marriage to US citizen, work, DV lottery etc.

Good question. Nothing adds up. If the relative had a 10 year GC and came in 2018, it would expire in 2028, not 2026. If she had conditional, then it would have expired already. More clarification is needed.

You're saying she has a green card expiring in 2026, but she came to the US on ESTA? Why did she do that? Did she submit I-407 to abandon her LPR status?

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@Arsalan111 did you use your maiden name or married name on I-485?

Good luck with I-751. Make sure to include a lot of bonafide marriage evidence, including comingling of finances. Keep track of all visits between you and your wife, e.g. dates, photos, receipts to back it up. You may end up with RFE and/or I-751 denial if you do not take it seriously. Forget about naturalization, you gotta remove conditions first which may be challenging based on your living arrengement.

Ok, you may need to check with DMV of the state you're studying in to see if you can keep your DL from another state while you're there for studies. With you not driving may not be as critical, I guess.

In a summary, @juancarlos, I agree with @Rocio0010 that you should apply after 5 years of LPR and not under 3 years. If you also have I-751 pending or to be filed, then I vote for waiting 5 years to apply for N-40 with my both hands. How long are you there for?

Most states require you to change your driver's license once you move there. California, for example, gives 10 days after moving from other state to do that. You might be breaking the law by not doing it.

Most of the jobs, including medical profession, do not require you to be a citizen. LPR status is more than enough for vast majority of good highly paid jobs.

This is very hard to pull off and prove. One thing if you were a medical professional already working, demanded by your employer to go to another city for a month to help with COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, the other one you decided to study at university in different city. You're not a soldier deployed overseas or diplomat asked to go for an assignment somewhere.

Just nothing is happening. Some lucky October / November 2021 filers are getting approved, so nothing here expected for at least another 3 month in my opinion.

Yes

But they're very wealthy, as you say, why would they need your financial help? Where would your responsibility lie if they can support themselves?

Hi, building upon my previous poll on naturalization vs neutralization. Do you consider yourself a petition filler or petition filer?

If she gets a job, good for @PRGuy and his wife. That's the goal I'd imagine

How is she going to sponsor with no income though? I would think neither @PRGuy nor his wife would sign up to be co-sponsors after realizing what they got themselves into with stepdaughter...

How though? He probably came on tourist visa, she's not a citizen for at least 5.5-6 years. Do you think they're gonna last this long? I doubt it the way it's going. Sorry to hear what you're going through @PRguy. Is your spouse on your side at least? Would you guys be willing to cut ties with your stepdaughter? I'd deal with her through legal communication only if I was treated so poorly...

@applicant2 just to be clear, your passport needs to be valid for most international travel, especially by airplane. The extension letter is usually either 18 or 24 months. It extends the validity of your expired conditional green card by 18 or 24 months. That's 18 or 24 months from the expiration date of your conditional green card. You should have valid passport, expired conditional green card and valid extension letter for travel. To your question, no, unlike passport you can use extension letter until very end, e.g. enter on the day it expires. But it's best if you're back a few weeks before its expiry to avoid any unexpected delays.

@ros88 you are right to be asking these questions. You can lose your green card by spending too much time outside of the US. Re-entry permit is only good for 2 years. @Timona asked a good question. If you're close to naturalizing, then go ahead and do it. That way you don't have to worry about losing permission to live and work in the US, whenever you decide to come back. If you're eligible under 5 year rule, you don't even need to stop you husband from starting his new overseas employment whenever he has to. It's definitely big inconveniece, and you may have to spend some time apart before joining him in new place, but it safeguards your future. Another good question from @JeanneAdil. You may be able naturalize under special procedure if your husband is working for government or similar.

Good point, @Boiler. I did not remember this intricacy. So @Cedderz if you were born there ^^^ , you should play DV lottery every year. If you win, that's a path straight to Green Card.

Through foreign spouse? By OP is in high school. How else?

You're right, I forgot about that. But OP didn't state whether he or she was born in the UK. DV lottery is based on country of birth.

@Cedderz To answer the question of what you should study, try to think what would make you feel fulfilled in life. Look at this question from personal development point of view, not from immigration stand point. From immigration point of view, software engineering degree is one of the best. You mentioned you're ok with maths, so maybe it's a career to explore. But don't make immigration the determining factor for choosing degree. You can definitely get a medical degree if you like helping people. The only caveat is tuition fees are a lot higher in the US than they are in the UK.

Hi @Cedderz have you explored the opportunity of studying in the US? Have you ever been to the US? What you can do is obtain a F1 student visa to study for your Bachelor's degree. Treat it as a valuable career investment and chance to explore the US. After completing your degree, you can apply for OPT. This would allow you to work for limited amount of time in the field of your studies. While you work on OPT, if you decide you would like to stay and work in the US, you'd need to find an employer, who would sponsor you for H1B visa. If you get selected in H1B lottery, you can work for several years and an employer can sponsor you for green card. That would allow you to remain in the US on permanent basis. By the sound of it, you're quite young. You still have time to decide what you want to do in life. So do the both: - Try to come to the US to pursue your degree with intention of going back to the UK - Play DV lottery every year, it's free. It's a long and complicated process, and job visa for you now is not realistic. The visa sponsored jobs usually have high salary and require work experience and education you may not have yet. Best of luck, and feel free asking more questions!