Rules to maintain green card

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gcseeker02

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Folks,

Not long ago on this board I was impatiently following the forum QAs during
my CP. Its been 2 years having acquired GC.

Now I think I'll be moving to India and wanted to understand the rules to
maintain my GC. Travel once a year to US etc. Is it adequate if I travel alone
or should my family travel too. Can I apply for US citizenship as usual after
3 more years or do I lose my eligibility since I'd be in India.

Any other caveats?

Thanks,
gcseeker02
 
gcseeker02 said:
Folks,

Not long ago on this board I was impatiently following the forum QAs during
my CP. Its been 2 years having acquired GC.

Now I think I'll be moving to India and wanted to understand the rules to
maintain my GC. Travel once a year to US etc. Is it adequate if I travel alone
or should my family travel too. Can I apply for US citizenship as usual after
3 more years or do I lose my eligibility since I'd be in India.

Any other caveats?

Thanks,
gcseeker02
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The overriding thing to remember is, you should maintain ties with United States when living abroad after GC. The meaning of this has been clobbered in several discussions. Some have said, you should never live abroad while some others have said it is OK to live 6 months abroad, or 9 month, or 1 year. The thing to remember is.... maintain ties with US. This means, keep residence, bank account, car, employer, and anything else that you could use to prove that you have not abandoned your residence in USA.

Live free, Live happy.


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Vote Bush '04
 
JoeF said:
Any stay abroad has to be temporary in nature.
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JoeF, you are drawing the tail in front of the dog. The important thing is to maintain ties with United States. Nothing more, nothing less. There is no requirement to live in US to have ties to US. You could be working for US consulate in Kolkata. Or you could be the Regional Director of American firms like Union Carbide in India. In both those situations, you do maintain ties with USA. Your GC will not be taken away under those circumstances.

There are several US GC holders who live abroad and never have any problems. Live free, live happy.


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