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greencard status - IMPORTANT
- Thread starter doe
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From the date you entered.
but living half a year in the US and the rest in India and repeating this cycle will be a problem with LPR status.
but living half a year in the US and the rest in India and repeating this cycle will be a problem with LPR status.
it is said that to maintain greencard status one has to stay 6 months in US and remaining can be in India"
TheRealCanadian
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One of the requirements for maintaining GC is that one has to be six months in US or rather one cannot be outside US for more than 6 months.
Actually, that's not the case. An absence from the US for >6 months breaks continuous residency for natz purposes, but doesn't automatically mean the abandonment of residency.
If one is trying to maintain a shell game of living in India and being in the US for 180 days, that will lead to forfeiture of permanent residency.
susan ward
Banned
Can someone please advice.....it is said that to maintain greencard status one has to stay 6 months in US and remaining can be in India. But the countdown for those 6 months...is it from january or the date when one enters US?
PLease can someone advice?????
you must be seen to be living in the USA. eg spend more time here than in home country. You must also file annual USA tax returns too
If you have to leave the us for longer than 6 months you should apply and be approved for a re entry document before you leave the us
One of the requirements for maintaining GC is that one has to be six months in US or rather one cannot be outside US for more than 6 months.
But those six months is counted from January or from the date of entry into US?
There is no such requirement, but there are several ways to (perhaps inadvertently) demonstrate you have abandoned your US residence, and thus forfeit your LPR.
You may void your LPR under the following circumstances:
1a. Remaining outside the US for a period in excess of 1yr, without the benefit of an approved I-131 Reentry Permit.
1b. Remaining outside the US beyond the 2yr protection given by a Reentry Permit.
2a. Moving abroad without maintaining close ties to the US. No specific timeframe required, as this one is based upon demonstrated "intent" to abandon residency.
2b. Moving abroad and taking up foreign employment. Again, no specific timeframe required as it's an "intent" based problem, but generally this'll be harder to rebut than the case where someone is simply living abroad.
3. Being convicted of a removable crime, especially a CIMT (moral turpitude).