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I thought if you leave US for more than 3 (?) months you loose your green card status.
by adenot 11y ago
I thought if you leave US for more than 3 (?) months you loose your green card status.
- eduardordm 11y ago6 months + extensions. A minor effort is required to keep the visa.
- ghshephard 11y agoBe cautious, I had a close friend have their Green Card seized while crossing the border back from Canada into the United States, even though he had documented evidence that he had spent 95% of the previous three years in the United States. He was a consultant, and traveled a lot, but thought he would hang out in Vancouver, BC for a while. Even though he only returned to Vancouver for a few days at a time, before going on the next engagement, and all engagements were in the United States, with a US employer, (And he was a Stanford Graduate) - they seized his GreenCard because his household goods (Mattress/clothing), had left the country more than a couple years ago, and used that as evidence of being away from the United States. Lesson learned - Sometimes the border staff gets caught up on stupid technicalities. Be aware of them, and don't use common sense.
- Shank 11y agoThe article is about Brazil. He's probably a Brazilian green card holder.
- jzwinck 11y agoThere is no such thing as a Brazilian green card. Green card is a figure of speech that is mostly used to refer to US permanent residency. Other countries often just call it PR.
- benevol 11y ago> Other countries often just call it PR. Very urgently needed PR, if one considers the pace at which the country is turning into an Orwellian total surveillance state (most recent data point: CISA bill hidden in the federal budget bill).
- dhackner 11y agoPR = shorthand for Permanent Resident
- rmc 11y agoTo further aid confusion, "Green Card" in Europe means a certification from your motor insurance provider that extends motoring insurance to the rest of the "green card countries" (which is basically Europe)
- briandear 11y agoYou really only have to set foot in the US once every six months. My wife (now a US citizen) and I would have to make trips to the US every six months to keep her green card alive.