My husband has had a green card since 1991. He once applied for naturalization in 2001 but was denied because of acriminal record. His record was then expunged. We then moved abroad in 2004 due to issues in his family. He returned once in 2005 and at that time applied for and received a reentry permit which will soon expire in August 2007. Our current plans are to continue living abroad. Should he return occasionally or should he just stay and then deal with any issues when we do return? Is there any way they could revoke his green card? If so how hard would it be to get another given that he is married for nearly 17 to a US Citizen and has 5 children.???
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living abroad with green card
- Thread starter askalwi
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Hmm...First of all I think his Green Card has expired (10 yrs from 1991) so yes they can revoke his green card, has he even attempted to re-newed his Green Card?
I think re-newing his Green Card would be a first step because I don't see anything on your post saying that, living abroad is a risky move. You can re-new his Green Card by living outside the U.S. however ive heard alot of cases taking along time to get it done, so what you can do is live in the U.S. Re-new the Green Card, Apply for Advance parole and then in 3 months you will be able to travel outside the U.S. while his re-newal is going through but he can't stay outside the country for 180 Days or his case will be terminated.
This case is not really clear due to no sight of renewing the green card.
I think re-newing his Green Card would be a first step because I don't see anything on your post saying that, living abroad is a risky move. You can re-new his Green Card by living outside the U.S. however ive heard alot of cases taking along time to get it done, so what you can do is live in the U.S. Re-new the Green Card, Apply for Advance parole and then in 3 months you will be able to travel outside the U.S. while his re-newal is going through but he can't stay outside the country for 180 Days or his case will be terminated.
This case is not really clear due to no sight of renewing the green card.
bengaltiger
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Even though a GC is valid for 10 years you have to be residing in the US for at least 181 days out of each year to maintain your status. At this point not only has his GC expired in 2001 but he has not even been living in this country since 2004. Since you both plan to live abroad in the future there seems to be no point in getting a GC and you will be denied anyway as the whole point of the GC is to reside in the US, the operative words being Permanent Resident, right? I am sure you can continue to get a tourist visa or re entry permit simply to visit from time to time. If you do decide to return to reside in the US then you will probably have to reapply for a GC at that time.