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Hi all,
I'm not sure if this is a correct forum to ask but I have a question for my wife that had been approved as a conditional permanent resident.

We did the civil ceremony for the wedding on August~September on 2019 and applied for the green card and my wife got her conditional green card a couple of months ago.

We are now planning on doing the actual wedding in our home country, which is South Korea, this coming winter. 
People are not advising us to go out of the country until the condition has been removed just to be safe for more than a couple of months while my wife is planning on staying there for at least 3 months.

Is this not a safe thing to do while you have a conditional green card? 

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6 minutes ago, krnjin said:

Hi all,
I'm not sure if this is a correct forum to ask but I have a question for my wife that had been approved as a conditional permanent resident.

We did the civil ceremony for the wedding on August~September on 2019 and applied for the green card and my wife got her conditional green card a couple of months ago.

We are now planning on doing the actual wedding in our home country, which is South Korea, this coming winter. 
People are not advising us to go out of the country until the condition has been removed just to be safe for more than a couple of months while my wife is planning on staying there for at least 3 months.

Is this not a safe thing to do while you have a conditional green card? 

Travel away.   Conditions on a GC are NOT travel restrictions.

 

BTW, your ACTUAL wedding already happened 

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YMMV

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16 minutes ago, krnjin said:

Is this not a safe thing to do while you have a conditional green card?

Yes it's not safe if, while returning to the US, CBP asks you the reason for travel and you say "We went to my homecountry for actual wedding".

 

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You are good. I traveled and came back 1 wee before mu GC expired. I was not asked anything, other than how long I was out of the US.

Immigration journey is not: fast, for the faint at heart, easy, cheap, for the impatient nor right away. If more than 50% of this applies to you, best get off the bus.

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5 minutes ago, Timona said:

You are good. I traveled and came back 1 wee before mu GC expired. I was not asked anything, other than how long I was out of the US.

how long were you out for?

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2 minutes ago, krnjin said:

how long were you out for?

One month

Immigration journey is not: fast, for the faint at heart, easy, cheap, for the impatient nor right away. If more than 50% of this applies to you, best get off the bus.

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I think you should be safe up to 6 months. I will let others chime in. Not quite sure on this.

However, I would advise her not to stay out every time for atleast 3 months and make it a habit because come naturalization, she would have to account for how long she spent outside. If she doesn't meet it, then she will have to wait for few extra years before naturalization.

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4 hours ago, krnjin said:

Oh.. my wife's planning on leaving for about 3~5 months so I'm not too sure if that's safe.

You start worrying at a year.

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Op, travel away and go enjoy your 'actual' wedding though in the eyes of USCIS your actual marriage has already occurred.

3-5 months outside of the country is safe.

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My husband is a conditional green card holder. We have used both Advanced Parole and his Conditional Green Card to travel to his home country for 4-6 weeks multiple times. We also took a four month trip to backpack Europe right before Covid. No one asked him anything when he returned on any of these trips.

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19 hours ago, krnjin said:

Hi all,
I'm not sure if this is a correct forum to ask but I have a question for my wife that had been approved as a conditional permanent resident.

We did the civil ceremony for the wedding on August~September on 2019 and applied for the green card and my wife got her conditional green card a couple of months ago.

We are now planning on doing the actual wedding in our home country, which is South Korea, this coming winter. 
People are not advising us to go out of the country until the condition has been removed just to be safe for more than a couple of months while my wife is planning on staying there for at least 3 months.

Is this not a safe thing to do while you have a conditional green card? 

You have a green card period. Travel and have a great time. And remember to invite us for the cake, we need some cake in our system lol

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21 hours ago, krnjin said:

Hi all,
I'm not sure if this is a correct forum to ask but I have a question for my wife that had been approved as a conditional permanent resident.

We did the civil ceremony for the wedding on August~September on 2019 and applied for the green card and my wife got her conditional green card a couple of months ago.

We are now planning on doing the actual wedding in our home country, which is South Korea, this coming winter. 
People are not advising us to go out of the country until the condition has been removed just to be safe for more than a couple of months while my wife is planning on staying there for at least 3 months.

Is this not a safe thing to do while you have a conditional green card? 

I traveled as a conditional resident with an extension letter with no issues. You will be fine. I would definitely think about what to say at customs when you return since you already married..

 

when I was entering the US 2 weeks ago the office asked me a few weird questions about my ex wife and made a point that my GC is based on marriage.

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