What happens if I return to work in UK before removing conditions?

[Kirsty 0]

My 2 yr conditional visa will run out in Aug 2011. I have not been able to find work in US for some time now and have the opportunity of a job back in the UK. Does anyone know if there is a maximum amount of time I can go back to UK without it affecting my visa? when the time comes could i send in the removing condition forms without living in US? My husband would still be here in US. i realize i would have to fly back to US for biometric test. I would only take this job as a temporary measure for income and as I intend to come back to US permanently to be with my husband so wouldnt be able to do it if it jeapordises my US visa situation. This wasn't our plan at all but unfortunately the economic situation here is meaning we have to think of other options ;(

If i went back to UK and did not remove conditions,what happens, would we have to start the whole perm. residency thing from scratch again upon my return to US?

Thank you for any help!

[Lisa and Ian 7]

My 2 yr conditional visa will run out in Aug 2011. I have not been able to find work in US for some time now and have the opportunity of a job back in the UK. Does anyone know if there is a maximum amount of time I can go back to UK without it affecting my visa? when the time comes could i send in the removing condition forms without living in US? My husband would still be here in US. i realize i would have to fly back to US for biometric test. I would only take this job as a temporary measure for income and as I intend to come back to US permanently to be with my husband so wouldnt be able to do it if it jeapordises my US visa situation. This wasn't our plan at all but unfortunately the economic situation here is meaning we have to think of other options ;(

If i went back to UK and did not remove conditions,what happens, would we have to start the whole perm. residency thing from scratch again upon my return to US?

Thank you for any help!

I have read in a few places (http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Green_Card_Abandonment, for example) that the limit is 6 months off of US soil. Also, "The same will apply if you have made multiple trips outside the United States, returning only for short periods every 6 months."

Also worth a read: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/viewpoints/viewpoints/view/20100704-279100/How-to-maintain-your-green-card-while-outside-the-US

If you have a permanent job in a country outside the US, your desire to be a US resident may be questionable by immigration.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

Your visa became invalid the moment you adjusted status to resident. Theoretically, you can stay out of the country until your Green Card expires (August 2011) BUT . . . for the ROC petition you will need to prove that you live together with your husband in martial bliss, at the same address. How do you propose to do this if you live and work on another continent?

Edited November 7, 2010 by Just Bob