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Green Cards

A green card is a form of identification in the United States. It is an authorization from the US government allowing a foreign national to work and live in the country permanently.

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You have greencard you have to study outside of the USA and you are going to stay out of the USA for more than six months?

Maintaining Permanent Residence

You may be found to have abandoned your permanent resident status if you:

-Move to another country intending to live there permanently.

-Remain outside of the US for more than one year without obtaining a reentry permit or returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year.

-Remain outside of the US for more than two years after issuance of a reentry permit without obtaining a returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year.

-Fail to file income tax returns while living outside of the US for any period.

-Declare yourself a "nonimmigrant" on your tax returns.

Source: www.uscis.gov

What happens if a Mexican is in the US without a green card and marries an American woman?

you can go to a lawyer and try to find out what they can do for you even though you may have to pay a big fine for being here

Can you buy a green dot card with out putting money on the card?

Yes you can buy the green dot card without putting money on it. To be able to use it for purchases or paying bills etc, you will need to have money added onto that card.

Can a company sponsor you and provide your green card if you have been out of status in the US would they forgive you as they do when you marry a citizen?

im sorry, but that question does not make sense, they do not "forgive" anything if you marry a citizen, no matter how the citizen abtained citizenship. I am a American citizen, and I am white, I was born in Washington state. I married a Mexican immigrant, we have been together for 7 years, and we have a child that was also born in Washington state, However, they will not let my husband live in the U.S. even though he is not a criminal, and our child and myself are totaly dependant on his income, and I am disabled and cannot care for my son and myself without him. This is a common misconception among Americans-that if an illegal immigrant gets married to a citizen, they have a right to become a citizen- However, it is just not true.

If a 17 year old has no type of us papers us photo id green card SSN etc. can he still get married in Alabama or Florida?

Florida requires that you have picture ID such as a driver's license and your Social Security card or a valid passport number or I-94 card. You may be asked for a certified copy of your birth certificate.

What happens if a US citizen gets convicted of a crime before their alien spouse gets their green card?

As a US citizen, you can sponsor an alien for U.S. Green Card application for the the immediate relatives of a U.S. citizen, such as your wife.

But as a convicted criminal, most likely you are in jail, with little or no income. So it is difficult for you to "sponsor" an alien financially. The USCIS Form I-864 - Affidavit of Support is required for family-sponsored immigration. An affidavit of support is a guarantee to U.S. government that an immigrant will not become a public charge. SO you may need a a co-sponsor for her financial sponsor for Form I-864 if needed.

What countries can green card holder can travel without a visa?

USA, CANADA, MEXICO, some Central American countries, some Caribbean islands, Switzerland. and to those to which nationals of your countries are allowed to travel without a visa or resident permit. There might be some more. Note: You must hold the actual card in most cases.

Starting Dec 2008, Switzerland is a part of Shenghen nations and does not waive visa requirements for GC holders.

Can a person who is married to someone who has a valid green card be deported if his papers have expired?

Yes. Given the cited circumstances, a foreign national who remains in the U.S. after his visa has expired is considered "unlawfully present" and is subjected to deportation, per the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). INA § 212(a)(9)(B); 8 USC §1182(a)(9)(B).

How long can a permanent resident stay out of the US?

As long as he/she wants! However you may create an obstacle to becoming a citizen if you are gone more than 6 months per year. If you have not received a "green card" you will have to obtain "Advance Parole". See website noted in answer 2 and find "forms" for this document. Also see: http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/M-480.pdf

for a simple official worksheet of basic requirements for citizenship.

A Conditional Permanent Resident is issued a card valid for two years. In order to remain a Permanent Resident, you must file a petition to remove the condition during the 90 days before the card expires. The condition must be removed or you lose your permanent resident status The card is valid for readmission to the United States if the trip was not greater than one year in length. If a trip will last longer than one year, a reentry permit is needed. see site: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

In terms of inertia what happens when a card is flicked away?

Inertia affects everything all the time. One way to look at inertia is that it is the "change of state" of a thing regarding its motion, or lack of motion. If we move something that was still, stop something that was moving, or change the speed or direction of travel of anything that is moving, we are effecting an inertial change. We're changing the inertia of the object. Make sense? Before a card is flicked away, it starts from a stationary point. Its inertia is that it is not moving and does not want to move unless it is acted on by an outside force. When it is actually flicked away, it is accelerated by the fingers to set it in motion. It will be launching, and it will begin to move away from the fingers, and it will begin to spin. During this acceleration, it gains energy. We say that its inertia, that is, its inertial moment, has changed. The card is now in flight, and, because it is moving, it will not want to stop. It now is in a new inertial state. It used to be still, and now it's moving (and spinning). Remember that inertia is the resistance to a change of motion - any motion. Any change of motion. In flight, the card is being acted on by two forces. One is gravity. The other deals with the complex forces applied to the card by air. The air is stationary (mostly), and the card is moving through it and is spinning. The air will affect the flight of the card (change of direction), and will cause the card to slow down. The card is pushing air out of the way to move through the medium. Air resistance is affecting the flight of the card. The card's spin and the affect of the air also cause subtle forces to act on the card and change its direction of flight. All of the effects of air on the card cause its inertia to change. Gravity continuously pulls the card down, and eventually the card comes to a stop. The card has shed all its energy. The card had an inertial moment associated with it being still in the hand. It was then accelerated when energy was applied to overcome its "inertia of stillness" and launch it. Our card was in motion, and it had the "inertia of movement" as it flew. Then the card was acted on by air and by gravity, and its direction was changed, changing its inertia. Also, the energy it had was gradually being stolen by air resistance, which acted to change its inertia again back toward "stillness" like at the beginning. Finally, our card is pulled out of the air (gravity is changing its inertia all the while) and it hits something and stops. All its energy has been removed. It has returned to the inertial state it had at the beginning of its flight.

Can you get your passport if you have a green card?

You may be able to obtain a passport from your country of citizenship, but not from the country that has issued you a green card: passports identify and verify citizenship.

Visit your country's consulate if you're not living in your country of citizenship, or the passport office in your country of citizenship to verify your rights to a passport. It will be important to disclose that you are holding a green card from another country.

Can green card holders married in Germany divorce in Texas?

If you are a Green Card holder and living in Texas, you do not have to go back to Germany to get divorced. You can legally get divorced in Texas.

A Mexican citizen working in US what is best to get a non immigrant visa- Border Crossing Card- Passport?

It is better to get a working Visa in the USA. A BCC won't clear the reason why you cross the border every day to go to work. Also, working in the USA is illegal if you don't have a work Visa

If a citizen marries and applies for a green card for the spouse and the spouse comes to US and is abusive how can the citizen send this person back?

Contact the INS. They would be able to help you.

The person cannot just be "sent back" simply because the US citizen has changed his or her mind about the marriage. If the person has the conditional green card, the US citizen can refuse to file the joint petition to remove the conditions, but that does not guarantee that the person will not be able to obtain the permanant greencard. Once a person has legally immigrated to the US, it takes a lot for him or her to be deported. Any US citizen can bring a person to the US, but he/she cannot have the person deported for personal reasons. Marriages fail every day. Whether the ex is allowed to stay in the United States or not is not the concern of the American spouse, but of the INS officer who gets assigned to the case.

Your wife has been living in India since 2002 is her green card still valid?

A person is only allow to stay out of US for 12 months on green card. She will have to check with the local American embassy to get a permission to re-enter The United States.

What does Face card holder mean?

A face card holder typically refers to a person or organization that holds or manages a credit card or payment card that features a prominent brand or design, often linked to a particular lifestyle or status. In some contexts, it might also describe someone who possesses a card from a luxury brand or a credit card with exclusive benefits. The term can also imply a sense of prestige associated with the cardholder due to the nature of the card they possess.

What is perm in green card application?

On a green card application, PERM refers to the Program Electronic Review Management process, which is a labor certification.

If you have been in the US for 7 months and your visa has expired but you have plans to be married to a 'green card' holder how long will it take to obtain a Social Security number?

A foreign national cannot obtain a US Social Security number without proof that he or she is within the US legally. The issue of the pending marriage to a permanent resident of the US, is not relevant, as marriage to an individual with such status or a US citizen does not automatically confer residency rights to the foreign spouse. In addition those persons who are found to be illegally will not be allowed to marry, be employed, etc. and will be deported to their country of origin.

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