How to maintain my green card while living abroad

jayoa said:
The rules state clearly that you cannot be out of the country for more than 6 months at a time. If you do otherwise there may be problems that may cause your physical presence in the US to start counting all ove
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Your confusing physical presence with continuous residency. Physical presence does not reset it itself, but is accumulated over time. Continuous residency on the other hand can reset itself with trips over 6 months.
 
Thank you Jackolantern.
Yes, my top priority is to get citizenship in 2012, because my future planning after 2012 depends on that.
So, I will not take job in UK.
Now, can I still go for studies outside and if yes, then how can I maintain continuous residence?
I can visit US every 4 months or so and plan to come back within 1 yr, if that is very important.
 
Bobsmyth said:
Your confusing physical presence with continuous residency. Physical presence does not reset it itself, but is accumulated over time. Continuous residency on the other hand can reset itself with trips over 6 months.
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However you want to define it is up to you, we all know that we are talking about continuous presence which is what they ask for on the N400 application, which is also what the 6 month travel rule is for. The term physical presence in my statement should be taken in context of what the discussion is.
 
defleopard22 said:
Thank you Jackolantern.
Yes, my top priority is to get citizenship in 2012, because my future planning after 2012 depends on that.
So, I will not take job in UK.
Now, can I still go for studies outside and if yes, then how can I maintain continuous residence?
I can visit US every 4 months or so and plan to come back within 1 yr, if that is very important.
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For your own sake, this sounds like a better plan.
 
Thank you Jayoa and everyone else for your useful insight.
I have one more question,like I have rented my place. If they ask me during the naturalization interview, and I tell them that I had rented my place. Will it look bad. Do I need to rent another cheaper place, or what do I need to do to take care of that.
 
jayoa said:
However you want to define it is up to you, we all know that we are talking about continuous presence which is what they ask for on the N400 application, which is also what the 6 month travel rule is for. The term physical presence in my statement should be taken in context of what the discussion is.
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Read your previous post carefully. You stated " ..may cause your physical presence in the US to start counting all over"
Physical presence does not reset itself. It is accumulated over time. Being outside of the US for over 6 months at a time does not cause your physical presence to start counting all over, it simply puts it on hold.
 
defleopard22 said:
Thank you Jayoa and everyone else for your useful insight.
I have one more question,like I have rented my place. If they ask me during the naturalization interview, and I tell them that I had rented my place. Will it look bad. Do I need to rent another cheaper place, or what do I need to do to take care of that.
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Renting out your place in US does not amount to maintaining a primary US abode. In order to prove that you did not intend to break continuous residency for a trip more than 6 months but less than 12 months, maintaining a primary abode in US is the strongest evidence used in determining whether you intended to break continuous residence.
 
Bobsmyth said:
Read your previous post carefully. You stated " ..may cause your physical presence in the US to start counting all over"
Physical presence does not reset itself. It is accumulated over time. Being outside of the US for over 6 months at a time does not cause your physical presence to start counting all over, it simply puts it on hold.
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I really care less if it resets or holds itself because I have not and do not intend to go anywhere until I go through the entire N400 process. That statement is based on what I have read from others here and don't really care to research myself. Be it as it may, it spells trouble for anyone not to play by the rules including continuous presence.
 
jayoa said:
Well then, perhaps I can't read or need glasses. Whatever the case may be, you are on your own now, I am tired of this endless lecture.
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Now I know what the other thread was talking about.
Sometimes it is just wise to acknowledge a mistake and move on...
 
jayoa said:
Whatever the case may be, you are on your own now, I am tired of this endless lecture.
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If one repeats incorrect information with a stated unwillingness to learn correct information, they should expect a lecture. I've gotten a few over the years too.
 
ok guys, adding one more dimension to this discussion.
I am eligible for tier 1 general visa for UK (Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP), now called highly skilled worker). if I go to Uk for less than 1 yr, is going on HSMP rather than on a student visa raise a flag for INS?
Will it matter to INS, if I go to UK on student visa or as a migrant (Even for 1 yr or less).
 
Is that part of the process for becoming a permanent resident of the UK? If yes, that definitely presents a bigger problem for obtaining US citizenship or maintaining your green card than being there on a student visa.
 
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