You can stay out of the US for up to 6 months with no consequence, as long as the person has a vaild green card and passport. Over 6 months contact with the US consulate is needed and the green card holder can stay out of the country for up to a year. Over a year the green card holder will forfeit their green card and not be allowed to re-enter the country. * The US permanent resident CAN stay out of the country for more than a year if they apply for and are granted a re-entry permit by USCIS prior to leaving the country. However, for a PR to become a citizen, he/she must have 5 years of continuous residency and staying abroad for more than a year will typically break it regardless of whether a re-entry permit is issued/used.
If the permanent resident is absent from the US for more than 12 months but less than 24 months they are required to obtain a reentry permit. If more than 24 months permanent resident status is subject to revocation.
As a US citizen you can stay outside US as long as you want to after becoming a US citizen. Unless and until you commit any serious crimes which would affect US safety your citizenship will not be revoked. While you stay outside US you should file tax returns and abide with the law as a US citizen and also follow the rules of country you have moved to and intend to stay in.
my grand mother has a green card and she has been out of the country for 18months now because of medical reason. can she still go to usa with her green canrd and valid passport?
One usually worries about staying inside of the United States. One is able to stay as long as the green card is valid.
NONE. leave mexicans!
6 months
Never
A Green Card is issued for a 10 years period. You can keep on renewing it as long as you want. So there is no limitation on how long you can continuously in USA with a green card.
WOMEN GREEN CARD HOLDER MARRYS MAN EXPIRED GREEN CARD HOLDER IN THE STATES CAN THEY BOTH LIVE IN THE STATES.
11 months. if need to stay longer you can file for extension to the nearest immigration office.
The process to get green card can be through marriage,employment or through relative and should be petitioned for by the US citizen or green card holder spouse, employer or US citizen relative or green card holder in US respectively. Depending on the availability of the visas under the category you apply the time period to get a green card changes.
No it is not the same. With international Student card you can stay in USA as long as you are a student with condition. Green card lets you stay permanently.
as long as you believe in chex mix.
It depends on how you are applying for green card. The US green card can be applied through family member, employment or marriage. A family member who is already a green card holder can petition for alien relative using the Form I-130 and once the priority date becomes current the alien can get the visa and enter US as green card holder. Next is through employer who has to petition and green card can be got either with or without labor certification. Lastly after an alien marries a US citizen or green card holder and is petitioned with Form I-130, the alien can adjust status to permanent resident after two years of successful marriage using Form I-485.
YES YOU CAN BUT A LONG PROCESS BUT LEGIT
How long a person with green card can stay out side US if he is a United Nation employee?
approx. six months.
As long as it doesn't require a security clearance, but that's highly unlikely.