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My wife has US PR status but is planning on staying in her home country for more than a year. In order to maintain her PR status she can not be outside of the US for more than a year though so she will need to enter the US every year. Since she is currently in SE Asia, is it possible for her to visit Guam instead of flying to the continental US to maintain her PR status?

Since Guam is a US Port of Entry will it be valid? Has anyone else done this? Any insight would be appreciated.

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Steve

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My wife has US PR status but is planning on staying in her home country for more than a year. In order to maintain her PR status she can not be outside of the US for more than a year though so she will need to enter the US every year. Since she is currently in SE Asia, is it possible for her to visit Guam instead of flying to the continental US to maintain her PR status?

Since Guam is a US Port of Entry will it be valid? Has anyone else done this? Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Steve

Yearly short visits to the U.S. do not preserve permanent resident status.

If she is making her primary domicile outside the U.S. she will most likely lose her PR status sooner or later.

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Yearly short visits to the U.S. do not preserve permanent resident status.

If she is making her primary domicile outside the U.S. she will most likely lose her PR status sooner or later.

The plan is not to make this a yearly trip for years but just to maintain her PR status for the next couple years. If we did better planning we would have applied for a re-entry permit so she could be outside the US for up to 2 years. I am planning on relocating to her country for a year or two but we will ultimately be returning to the US where we still own a residence.

I am just trying to save some money by taking a short vacation to Guam instead of flying all the way back to the continental US.

Steve

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:ot2::unsure::hehe: IM so ocnfused too. me and hubby is moving next month in GUAM and i currently have CR1 visa which the GREENCARD last for 2 yrs till next yr before it expire i have to APPLY THE REMOVAL MY SATTUS WICH IS CONDITIONAL STATUS or CR1 next yr.

MY question is SINCE GUAM IS UNDER "US TERRITORY" does it affect my STAY in US? im so confused abt this TERRITORY THING US HAS..and they made it so confusing for evey one I HATE it its pain in the ####:(

we might stay and live in GUAM FOR GOOD..wondering if I have GC( green card) I know that i can travel anywhere I went to CANADA and came back with in 24 hrs and had no problem event hoguh i plan to go to other country i know tht i can go anywhere but my question is SINCE I HAVE GC and I am residence of US I have to stay in US for 3 yrs to apply for US citizenship... will it affect the days I'll be in GUAM? pls pls pls help.. :wacko:

I HOPE YOU CAN HELP me answer all my questions and doubts..

I appreciate all your help thank you... :wacko:

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:ot2::unsure::hehe: IM so ocnfused too. me and hubby is moving next month in GUAM and i currently have CR1 visa which the GREENCARD last for 2 yrs till next yr before it expire i have to APPLY THE REMOVAL MY SATTUS WICH IS CONDITIONAL STATUS or CR1 next yr.

MY question is SINCE GUAM IS UNDER "US TERRITORY" does it affect my STAY in US? im so confused abt this TERRITORY THING US HAS..and they made it so confusing for evey one I HATE it its pain in the ####:(

we might stay and live in GUAM FOR GOOD..wondering if I have GC( green card) I know that i can travel anywhere I went to CANADA and came back with in 24 hrs and had no problem event hoguh i plan to go to other country i know tht i can go anywhere but my question is SINCE I HAVE GC and I am residence of US I have to stay in US for 3 yrs to apply for US citizenship... will it affect the days I'll be in GUAM? pls pls pls help.. :wacko:

I HOPE YOU CAN HELP me answer all my questions and doubts..

I appreciate all your help thank you... :wacko:

Living in Guam DOES NOT affect your conditional green card status, neither does it affect the removal of its conditions. Guam is not continental USA, but it is still U.S. soil.

Therefore, moving from continental U.S. to Guam, which is also U.S., WILL NOT affect your 3 year requirement for naturalization.

Don't worry so much! You're making it bigger than what it really is. :thumbs:

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my brother got his immigrant visa last March 2010 and stayed in California for 2 weeks, he had to go back for his internship in the Philippines and he was not able to apply for a re-entry permit, he is graduating in April 2011, and plans to visit Guam before March 2011 instead of California because of time restriction to avoid being away for more than 1 year since he has no re-entry permit, thank you

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