Carlos Garcia
New Member
My situation is, I'm Spanish and I'm married to a US citizen. I have my GC since December 2014 as a Conditional Resident, so it expires in December 2016. We have planned to move to Europe for personal reasons, but we don't know yet if it would be now or some time in the short future.
We just want to know which would be our options, so we can take the right decision. If it's better to give up my GC, or try to keep it.
These are my doubts..
- If we leave the US:
. From 1st October 2016, the 90 day period to quit the conditions in my GC will start. If I ask for a reentry permit and I leave the country (before the 90 days period) without quitting the conditions...which will be situation? I assume my reentry permit will expire in December 2016 (as my GC) and my GC will be revoked in 1st January 2017 because I didn't quit the conditions...is it right?
. If I keep the GC through a Reentry permit, would a be excluded from Double Taxation?
. If I give up my GC (as I'm already married to a US Citizen), whenever I decide to come back to US and reapply to get a new GC, would I be charged with the same fees and the process will be exactly the same as when I got the GC at the first time through the Fiancé visa?
- If we stay in the US:
. I know that in Spain, for my wife if she stays for 5 continuous years living there, she could get out of the country for up to 2 years (with no problems) with the permanent resident card.
Which would be my future in US for this aspect? I mean, now as a CR, and if I quit the conditions in the GC and I become a LPR, I can just be out of the country for up to 1 year without reentry permit (but with chances of getting in trouble if I cannnot convince the officers that I didn't intend to abandon US).
If I apply to be a US Citizen, would this change in any aspect? Or because I'm a citizen but really a foreigner, I would still have the same conditions?
Sorry to text this much but I need some clarity in all my thoughts.
Thanks so much in advance.
We just want to know which would be our options, so we can take the right decision. If it's better to give up my GC, or try to keep it.
These are my doubts..
- If we leave the US:
. From 1st October 2016, the 90 day period to quit the conditions in my GC will start. If I ask for a reentry permit and I leave the country (before the 90 days period) without quitting the conditions...which will be situation? I assume my reentry permit will expire in December 2016 (as my GC) and my GC will be revoked in 1st January 2017 because I didn't quit the conditions...is it right?
. If I keep the GC through a Reentry permit, would a be excluded from Double Taxation?
. If I give up my GC (as I'm already married to a US Citizen), whenever I decide to come back to US and reapply to get a new GC, would I be charged with the same fees and the process will be exactly the same as when I got the GC at the first time through the Fiancé visa?
- If we stay in the US:
. I know that in Spain, for my wife if she stays for 5 continuous years living there, she could get out of the country for up to 2 years (with no problems) with the permanent resident card.
Which would be my future in US for this aspect? I mean, now as a CR, and if I quit the conditions in the GC and I become a LPR, I can just be out of the country for up to 1 year without reentry permit (but with chances of getting in trouble if I cannnot convince the officers that I didn't intend to abandon US).
If I apply to be a US Citizen, would this change in any aspect? Or because I'm a citizen but really a foreigner, I would still have the same conditions?
Sorry to text this much but I need some clarity in all my thoughts.
Thanks so much in advance.