Ugent Help needed: GC holder moving to India

[thayavu]

We have received our GC on March 2004. We visited India duing May 2004 and stayed there for 3 months. Now, my company in USA is transferring me to India office. I am planning to apply for a re-entry permit (I-131 form) so that I can come back in 2 years and I can keep up my GC valid.

My question to you is :

1. Since it has been only 6 months we have physically stayed in USA, will it be a problem to get the re-entry permit ?

2. If I come back to USA say after one year, will I be eligible to apply for a citizenship after spending the necessary years in USA?

3. Will there be any issues, if I get the re-entry permit for 2 years now and come back after say 1 or 1 1/2 years ?

[Annai]

I got my GC 3 months back. My parents are in india and they want me & family to stay with them. But I dont want to loose my GC.
My Questions are:

1. Is it ok to stay in India for a long period of time (more then 1 year) immediately after 3 months of GC approval.

2. Max how many days we can request for a re-entry permit?

3. When I visit to US back after a long time how long should I stay before going back to india?

Friends please advice. Your help is really appreciated.

[brb2]

Originally Posted by ****

Is this a temporary assignment, with a clear ending date? Any stay abroad, even with reentry permit, has to be temporary in nature.
No.
If you maintain your GC, all the usual requirements apply, e.g., 5 years residence in the US with no single stay abroad over 6 months.
No. The reentry permit doesn't require you to be abroad for 2 years, it merely allows it.

I was under the impression that one has to be present in the US to apply for a reentry permit and the application should be made at least a month prior to departure and the permit itself can be collected at an overseas embassy. Is that right?

[dsatish]

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