Hello, Vjourneys,
So I came to the US in 2017 on a student visa.... I got married to a US citizen who applied for my GC.....because we decided to get married and that TOTALLY change my whole plan.... I decided to quit school, and it took about 3-4 months before we applied for my Green card ( So I was out of status for 3 or 4 months )....during those 3 or 4 months I did some work ( probably earned less than $ 500 in 4 months, but I worked )
Right now I have a 10 years GC but I don' t wanna continue living in the US....I can't apply for citizenship because I had to stay recently outside the US for Almost 1 year ( so I don't qualify )..
I wanna go back to my country and that means I wanna give up my green card
My question is: Because I broke the rules of my student visa will I ever get a tourist visa to America again? or I would have to wait 10 years....do you know anybody with a situation like that? I have lots of friends and family living in America and I wanna come back as a tourist in the future.......
So please give me some advice...thank you
1- My father was really sick and I had to take care of him.... yes, I kept my apartment in the US and I filed my taxes. I returned to America with no problems, but because I was overseas for more than 6 months in 1 trip I would have to wait 4 years to apply to citizenship. So mike you think if I give up my GC there's no way I can get a tourist visa? : ( Im trying to see my changes before I make a decision..... another option would be "visit" the US with a GC and having problems at CBP at every visit