Green Card & travel

[julesrose 0]

Once you get your green card, can you then travel back to Canada? or are the "conditions" limiting you from leaving the US?

Thanks!

[payxibka 10,045]

Once you get your green card, can you then travel back to Canada? or are the "conditions" limiting you from leaving the US?

Thanks!

A conditional greencard has the same rights and privileges as a 10 yr card

[julesrose 0]

A conditional greencard has the same rights and privileges as a 10 yr card

Ok and what might those be? or where can I find them?

[payxibka 10,045]

Ok and what might those be? or where can I find them?

Depends on what you what you want... but if your question is can you travel? yes... Must you maintain your permanent residency like a 10 yr card? Yes....(google maintaining permanent US residency). The only difference between a 2 yr card and a 10 yr card is that you must demonstrate an ongoing marriage relationship at the 2 yr mark. That is the only difference.

Edited May 30, 2010 by payxibka

[zenaxe 22]

The green card allows you to live and work permanently as a resident of the USA. It also allows you free travel. The only exception is that you can't be out of the USA for longer than a year or you jeopardize the visa. Conditional simply means that it's a two year green card based on you being married less than two years. Ninety days before the expiration of the green card, be sure to file for removal of the conditions so you can obtain the ten year card.

But regardless of that issue, the green card means you are free to travel anywhere and return to the USA as a resident.

You should familiarize yourself with the differences between a permanent resident and a US citizen ie voting rights etc.

Later...

[HeatDeath 430]

You can travel back to Canada anytime you want, using only your Canadian passport and US green card. In terms of maintaining US residence, you can stay out for up to 6 months with no problems at all. Between 6 months and a year, the primary consideration will be whether you maintained a US residence, but a reentry permit might be a good idea. Between 1 year and 2 years, you need a reentry permit, that you apply for and receive before you leave. After 2 years, you will be deemed to have abandoned your US residence.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

** moved from moved from "Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from Family Based Visas" to General Immigration Related Discussion as this isn't an AOS question specifically, more a general Immigration questionn**