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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Peru
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We have had some odd experiences lately and I wanted to see if anyone else has had a similar experience. My husband currently has his 2-year green card and since establishing residency in the US has had to travel back to Peru once every couple of months, each time for about 2 weeks, in order to visit family and maintain supervision of his business. Other than these trips, he has stayed consistently in the US and has solid ties here (owns home, married to USC, bank accounts, etc.). However, upon entering the US in April (through Dallas), he was (as always) pulled aside for secondary inspection and questioned by CBP about his frequent travel to Peru. Although he explained the situation to them and noted that he spends >75% of his time in Los Angeles, they told him he was traveling too much and should surrender his green card for a tourist visa. The officer (who conducted the interview in Spanish) also demanded to know why he doesn't speak English if he is truly a US resident. I reassured him that he had just encountered a bad egg and wouldn't have problems in the future, but apparently this officer made an annotation in his record and now he was again questioned upon leaving the country (through Miami), again told that he is traveling "too much", should get a tourist visa instead of a green card, and should be able to speak English if he is a US resident. Frankly, I consider this treatment to be harassment, but I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions for how to handle the situation and avoid problems in the future. I am considering preparing a file for him to carry when traveling that lists the dates of international travel (to document the fact that he is in the US >75% of the year) as well as copies of his documents demonstrating ties to the US, but it all just seems crazy. Has anyone else experienced anything like this?

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Sweden
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Does your husband have a job in the US or only in Peru?

Frequent travel is not an issue unless he has ties to the US and that it is for tourism or visiting family. With a job in Peru they might feel like he should just get a tourist visa as he doesn't have enough ties to the US especially if he doesn't work in the US.

I don't see harassment. I see CBP doing their job from the info given.





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Filed: Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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Hi,

CBP is doing their job. It's not harassment.

Your husband can have a business in Peru. His LPR status requires him to have a US domicile where he regularly lives.

As long as he is traveling frequently, CBP is free to ask him questions when he enters the US.

Remember, as an LPR, his Peruvian income must be reported on his US tax return.

Best of luck.

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