CR-1 related help....???

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Hello, I appeared in the interview 3 months before but no news yet which is fine I believe things will take time.

My concern is that I am working on a very heavy project and dont want to leaving the project in the middle and run coz by doing this company will freeze all my end of job benfits, is it possible that after getting my visa done I can stay here at least a year, or is there any option that I land in states do all the documentation and can come back for a year of time at least ?

MY visa category is IR/CR-1

Please experts need your suggestions and solutions.
 
Sounds like you are talking about Consular Processing? If so, the DS-230 immigrant visa is valid for 6 months from date of issue. Once you arrive in the US for the first time, it will take 3 months or longer to receive the actual GC, although you will have the 1yr temporary I-551 in your passport.

If you wish to be outside the US longer than 1yr after first getting your GC, you will need to file an I-131 reentry permit.
 
IR/CR 1 visa holders become permanent residents upon entry at POE. Green card typically takes about 3 weeks to be sent to you after your arrival.
As far as I am aware, the above poster is correct about the length of time your visa is valid for before entry (6 months). Once you receive your greencard you are free to leave the states, though it will be advised to apply for a re-entry permit as you are leaving for a such a long period of time. There is also the issues of possible greencard abandonment as 1 year is a long time for a new 'permanent' resident to be spending outside of the states. I 'think' though that if you keep it withing 1 year you should be fine (with re-entry permit of course).
 
If you come to the US to establish permanent residency, and then you leave to take a job in another country, it may be considered abandonment of your permanent residency (there may be some exceptions such as an American company sending you overseas). You should probably finish your foreign employment before you become a permanent resident.
 
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