Leaving the US

[japanrandal]

I am a US citizen and my wife is Japanese. We received her GC a couple of years ago. Since then some different issues/opportunities have come up and we have decided to relocate back to Japan. Although any future is uncertain, this will in all likelyhood be a permenant move away from the US.

Questions:
1. Does my wife have to give up her GC? If so, how do we go about that.
2. Will she still be able to return to the US with me to visit family in the US after giving up her GC?
3. If we decide to try to keep the GC, what are the tax implications?

I really appreciate any and all advice on this. Also, if anyone could point me in the right direction of the official immigration policy on this I would be grateful. I don't even know where to start to find the answer to this question and am very happy to discover this site.

Thanks to you all

 

[ginnu]

I am a US citizen and my wife is Japanese. We received her GC a couple of years ago. Since then some different issues/opportunities have come up and we have decided to relocate back to Japan. Although any future is uncertain, this will in all likelyhood be a permenant move away from the US.

Questions:
1. Does my wife have to give up her GC? If so, how do we go about that.
----------------She can apply for Reentry permit with form I-131 before she goes out of US and can pick up from US consulate in Japan. Reentry permit is valid for 2 years.
for reentry read below
http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/B5.pdf
If she wants to give up GC then she can go to US consulate in Japan and has to fill up a form before consulate officer and she can get visitor visa also at that time
2. Will she still be able to return to the US with me to visit family in the US after giving up her GC?
--read above
3. If we decide to try to keep the GC, what are the tax implications?
- file your and her US tax returns
I really appreciate any and all advice on this. Also, if anyone could point me in the right direction of the official immigration policy on this I would be grateful. I don't even know where to start to find the answer to this question and am very happy to discover this site.

Thanks to you all

Read the Below links
Residency and Naturalization
by Gregory Siskind,
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2007,0116-siskind.shtm



Preservation of Green Cards during Foreign Travel
by Gregory Siskind, Esq.

http://www.ilw.com/articles/2006,1030-siskind.shtm

Maintaining Legal Permanent Resident Status
http://www.hooyou.com/reentrypermit/maintainninglegalPRS.html
Maintenance of Lawful Permanent Residence
http://www.americanlaw.com/maintlpr.html
http://www.twmlaw.com/resources/immigrant/immigrant6cont.htm

http://careers.the-scientist.com/index.cfm?attributes.fuseaction=news.display&article_id=789

http://immigration.about.com/library/blpermres.htm

http://www.quanlaw.com/ls_presidency.asp


http://www.illinoislegalaid.org/UPLOADS/001688natguide.pdf
http://www.immihelp.com/greencard/retain-greencard.html