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Post by kalbigrill on Aug 4, 2022 4:57:49 GMT
I am a U.S. citizen and my wife is on a green card. She received it last year and so there will be at least 4 more years until she can become naturalized.
I have read that anyone who stays outside the United States for more than 180 days (some sources say 1 year) is considered to have their permanent residency abandoned.
Does anyone know if there are ways around this? If we move to Saudi Arabia, it'll be more than just 180 days. It'll be possible, but difficult, to come back every 6 months... but that would be very exhausting/expensive. Especially since we also have a toddler.
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Post by fsaeed81 on Aug 7, 2022 0:29:54 GMT
I am a U.S. citizen and my wife is on a green card. She received it last year and so there will be at least 4 more years until she can become naturalized. I have read that anyone who stays outside the United States for more than 180 days (some sources say 1 year) is considered to have their permanent residency abandoned. Does anyone know if there are ways around this? If we move to Saudi Arabia, it'll be more than just 180 days. It'll be possible, but difficult, to come back every 6 months... but that would be very exhausting/expensive. Especially since we also have a toddler. We’ve been in the predicament for the past 8 years. You can get these “advance parole” travel documents that will allow you to stay out while the document is valid and you can renew it 2 - 3 times. That gets you at least 6 years. So ask yourself how long you expect to stay. Personally, this is a very difficult situation and I don’t think I would of done it if I could go back. Better to come as a bachelor and have the wife finish her required time in US, get the citizenship and then come.
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