dwightcharles

This is a do-it-yourself website.

Did you even bother to look up how to maintain your LPR status as I suggeasted in previous posts?

I actually have been researching answers to my last question even before I posted on here. I know that this is a "do-it-yourself-website" and I don't just post anything on here without doing prior research.

To answer your question, yes, I did look up how to maintain LPR status.

There are just some things that I am unclear with and that's why I post here because I find it helpful for someone to explain things to me in layman's term.

I am so sorry if I inconvenienced you but thanks for helping.

As long as you follow the rules for maintaining your LPR status, you can remain a LPR as long as you want. All you have to do is renew the GC every 10 years using the I-90 form. It is up to you whether you want the benefits and hassles of becoming a USC.

Dave

Thanks Dave! You're awesome!

As long as your home base is the US, then you are okay. You meet the requirement of having a U.S. resident.

However, your days of physical presence outside the U.S. could delay your ability to file for US citizenship.

You do not need to be physically in the US for 5 years. That is not the requirement.

Perhaps you should review the instructions for Form N-400. There is a flow chart. See if your potential job will allow you to meet the requirements for naturalization.

Thank you so much for responding. Do you know how long or if there's a limit as to when a permanent resident can maintain PR status? I mean can one remain a permanent resident status as long as he wants just as long he stays in the US and renews the green card when it's due?

but of course it will as you are seeking to accept a job outside the united states.

Factors that may help (possibly delay any findings) are: Annual Income Tax Returns, Maintaining family/community ties. Owning property or renting overseas

It boils down to one's initial intention. Unless you are working for the U.S. Govt overseas you will break your contentious residence hence delaying your eligibility for Citizenship..

You are seeing to move to Dubai permanently as they do not hold bases in the U.S. can you demonstrate that you only planned to work with them for a short period of time..? I would see the re entry permit .. that may hold some proof that you intended to return - soon.

Thanks Ricardo.

Yeah, I don't wanna go through all that hassle.

How about if I apply for Cathay Pacific? If I get the job, I will be based in New York but I'll be doing a lot of overseas traveling to Asia.

Will this also affect me other than prolong my eligibility for citizenship? Cuz I have to be physically in the US for 5 years right?

Hi guys!

I have only been in the United States as a Permanent Resident for 2 years and 3 months to be exact. I understand I cannot yet apply for citizenship because the law requires 5 years of living here.

I want to maintain my resident status and eventually apply to become a citizen however right now there is an opportunity for me to work for Emirates as a Cabin Crew. My concern is that if I do get the job, I will be required to move to Dubai for work.

I don't seek permanent residency or citizenship in Dubai at all. The company just requires its Cabin Crew to live in base.

I will go to the US as much as I can if ever I do get the job because my mom and siblings are here.

Will this affect my resident status at all? Will this be considered abandoning my status?

Thanks a lot. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

If you are flying "partner" or "codeshare" flights, then I would expect your bags to be checked to your final destination and there would be no reason for you to claim your baggage in Hong Kong. You should be a transit passenger and should not be required to go through any customs/immigration in HK. If they are two completely separate reservations, then you may need to recheck the baggage. I am not sure if you would be required to go through immigration and customs for a simple airline transfer, you need to check with the airline.

With that said, your passport would be checked prior to boarding on Cebu Pacific and they may give you a hard time. I just don't know.

I just thought about this but can I actually go to DC and request for a passport extension?

Will they even grant me one?

If you are flying "partner" or "codeshare" flights, then I would expect your bags to be checked to your final destination and there would be no reason for you to claim your baggage in Hong Kong. You should be a transit passenger and should not be required to go through any customs/immigration in HK. If they are two completely separate reservations, then you may need to recheck the baggage. I am not sure if you would be required to go through immigration and customs for a simple airline transfer, you need to check with the airline.

With that said, your passport would be checked prior to boarding on Cebu Pacific and they may give you a hard time. I just don't know.

Thank you so much btw! I really appreciate all the information you provided.

I already received an email from the Bureau of Immigration. This is their response:

Greetings. A foreign traveler seeking entry into the Philippines must have a passport valid for at least six (6) months upon the date of arrival. This is provided for in BI Office Memorandum Order No. RADJR-013, issued pursuant to the Department of Foreign Affairs Foreign Service Circular No. 21-10 dated 22 February 2010.

The following are exempt from this rule:

i. Philippine Passport holders

ii. Former Filipinos and their dependents (i.e., immediate family members)

iii. Permanent Residents and other special visa categories requiring temporary residence (with valid ACR I-Cards)

iv. Holders of diplomatic, official and government passports

v. Holders of visas under Sections 9 (except Sec. 9(a)) and 47 of the Philippine Immigration Act

vi. Holders of Special Non-Immigrant Visas under special laws

If you will be travelling back to the United States and possess a permanent resident card then the 6 months validity is no longer needed. The 6 months validity is only needed for those who have tourist visas. Thank you. ren

I also asked them if this law overrides the "policy" of Cebu Pacific and this is their response:

The information provided to you has a legal basis. Airline companies should also be aware of Immigration Laws and Policies of the Philippines and the United States of America.

I personally do not understand why I, a citizen of the Philippines would be denied the privilege of entering my own country just because of a "policy" of Cebu Pacific which does not even correspond with the Philippine Bureau of Immigration Laws and Policies.

I have no problems with the Immigration in the Philippines, US, or even HK.

It is Cebu Pacific that is giving me a headache. :C WHEW

From a government immigration standpoint, I think you are fine. You are a returning citizen with a valid passport and when you return the the US you have a valid Green Card. I think your problem will be finding an airline employee who understands the situation and will not blindly enforce the 6 month validity requirement.

The reason the airlines are so strict on this is that if a passenger is refused entry at the destination because the entry requirements were not validated, they can be fined and are responsible for the return transportation.

In your situation I don't believe you will be refused entry in the Philippines or when returning to the United States...but if the airline employee is not sure about that, they may deny boarding on your outbound flight.

That's what I thought too. And my sister called the immigration in the Philippines for me and they told her, the 6 months validity only applies to citizens who wish to travel abroad as tourists and since I am a permanent resident, that won't apply to me.

However, when I get to Hong Kong because I connect there to Cebu on a different airline, I would need to go down to baggage claim and go through security again right? Will I go through customs/immigration too? Even if Hong Kong is just my transit city?

I think it is highly dependent on the airline you are using. They are the ones that would need your passport validity the most. Since you have ordered a new passport, why not wait for it then and order your ticket? You might miss Sinulog but you just have to wing it. If you can enter PI with your current passport, how are you getting the previously renewed one from here in the US? Your best bet would be to renew again in the PI. Just have to check in with airlines if they will carry with an almost expired passport.

I still have my passport which is expiring April 2015. I'm a flight attendant and I need to have my passport with me at all times. So at the consular office when I renewed my passport, I told them about my situation and they allowed to me keep my passport and surrender it when the "renewed" one arrives.

I am not sure if this answers your question but yeah.

Hi guys. I am Dwight and a Permanent Resident of the United States and I am a Filipino citizen.

I really don't know what to feel right now. I think I am gonna be sick.

I was so excited to come home to the Philippines FOR THE FIRST time since I moved to the United States. I wanted to be home for Cebu's Sinulog where I am from and see my friends, eat the food (the struggle is real), and just be there even for a short while. I've been homesick since my first day here.

So earlier I called Cebu Pacific to book a roundtrip flight. I was super ready. As in Super ready that I designed a t-shirt for my friends and I to wear during Sinulog. I contacted a silk screen printer to do it and all. When I was about to give the rep my credit card information, she told me what later on caused my heart to be crushed into bits and pieces.

"Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months to travel"

I just went blank for a moment and saw images of my plans falling apart.

My passport is expiring April 29, 2015 which is apx 4 months away. It is NOT expired. I did a lot of research about this and found out that I can actually enter the Philippines with my current passport because Bureau of Immigration doesnt have any passport requirements for Filipino citizens entering the country, just as long as its valid upon arrival.

However, I read on New York's embassy that I might have a problem flying back to the US because the Philippines require that passports need to have 6 months validity for travel abroad.

Does this apply to me though? I mean I am already a permanent resident and I have my green card.

Also I already renewed my passport last November 20th but it takes a minimum of 8 weeks to get the card. I still have my current passport because I am a flight attendant and I need it for my job at all times.

So I still have a valid passport in hand, expiring april 29th which is more than 60 days.

Guys have u tried this? I really wanna go back home. I miss the Philippines so much.

Can I really not fly back to the US with my passport? Will Philippine airport security not let me board my fight because of this?

Please help me. I already emailed BOI and each minute that passes i get more and more frustrated because the longer I wait the more expensive the air fare gets and im sure they wont respond until normal business hours or worse after the holiday season.

Any enlightenment would be greatly appreciated.

Hi guys.

So I will be moving to Philadelphia this May for a job. I will be working as a flight attendant and have decided to rent an apartment over there. The thing is I don't have a car. I've heard from people that one can live without a car in Philly. Is this true?

I just basically need to find a place in Philly where I can get easy access to any sort of public transportation to the airport.

As a flight attendant, we get called for a trip approximately 90 minutes form the schedule flight. We have this time to pack our bags and get ready. So if I live there and I don't have a car, is the ground transportation reliable enough? Like when I get to the train station let's say, will I still have to wait a long time before the train gets there?

Also, if you have any apartment recommendations that are near the airport or the ground transportation systems, I would so appreciate that.

Thank you.

I just know sort of which are which. Having grown up here I know where the states are so I just need to know the ones on the boundaries. Problem is when the lines cut through the state. Here in Kentucky you can be in EST in one town, drive a few miles west and be in CST.

True. Thats what Im having difficulties with. But I guess I just have to learn it all. I mean, I already memorized all the airport codes. this shouldn't be a problem! Whew. wish me luck

I know you are young, but the internet doesn't have all the "secret answers." Most people, when they want to learn something, just learn it. Some might make up mnemonic devices, or make their own flash cards, or any such other thing that works for them. The act of doing it is what makes them learn.

There is no such thing as "only one successful method."

But if you don't know the states, I don't think you can know what states are in what zone.

yea i was thinking of doing the mnemonic too!

Yes, memorize a map with the time zone lines drawn in. Look at the states and learn them all.

Is this the only method to be successful at this? I know there's 13 states that are divided by two time zones.

I was just wondering if some other people know of an alternative way of learning this.

Hi guys.

I need your help again. hehe

As some of you may already know, I am starting training for a US airline and I have been preparing so hard for it.

I know we will be covering US Time Zones during training and I really want to study on it ahead of time. It should be the least thing I must worry about when training starts.

Do you know of any method or technique on how to easily memorize the time zone of each state in the US?

I know there's pacific, mountain, central, and eastern and there's also alaskan and hawaiian and some other more if we include them. I know what the different time zones are. What I want to know is if there's an easier way for me to remember what time zone each specific state belongs to or has?

Like what is an easier way to remember that California is Pacific or Florida is Eastern.

I mean should I familiarize myself first with the US map?

And do most Americans know by heart what time zone a certain state belongs to even without looking at the map? Because when I tried googling this, there's really not enough information about ways or techniques to remember time zones for each state so I figured maybe it was because there was no use for it because maybe everyone know it by heart.

I am not originally from the US so this is not something I know by heart since childhood. Back in my country, we only had one time zone. So I hope you guys can help me out. I really wanna learn this before my training starts.

THANK YOU.

Also keep in mind, getting into training doesn't mean you have the job. It means you got into training to THEN be hired, if you pass. Personally, and this is just me, I'd never go through that torture if my intention is to work for only 4 months. It's difficult and incredibly stressful.

Do you think it would look bad if I quit after 4 months?

I'm a flight attendant. You spend a lot of time flying and away from family and mostly in hotels however you fly everywhere and get the perks of flying free. Some people love the job or hate it. I'd say go to school... Flying will always be there even if you decide down the road to do it part time.

Thank you!

I will go though training and if I do get the scholarship I will surely go to school in August. That's like 4 months away so I can definitely use the time I have being an FA.

Do you have any tips on how to memorize the city codes? Theres like 200+ codes. Do you have any best practices or study tips I can use to do better at memorizing these codes?

great. so get back to post #17, pull out a calendar,

and start studying a calendar,

matching activities to calendar dates

and then maybe you'll learn that

you can do all, during the year.

but do, I beg of you, restudy post #17.

lol. Yup. will do. Thanks again.

When applying to the scholarship and financial aid, let them know you want work-study. TNS has many vacancies for students. Plus, you're in the NYC!

Hope you can make it. I'll be happy to show you around. It really is a wonderful school and an epic experience.

WAAAH. Im super excited. Yup I noticed that on my financial aid package. There was work study scholarship on it. It would be my pleasure to work part-time for the school if this would mean lesser money to pay. hehe

Im soo excited. I will make the most out of my stay here. Have you heard of the New School Competition? That is the scholarship competition I joined. Im crossing my fingers.

sure.

since your family is extricating themselves from an old geezer in florida

and you need the monies for their daily expenses,

you really should take the job in April,

work until school starts

then go to school, telling your employer to put you on the weekend shift.

all of this requires careful studying of a calendar, but I feel that since you want to get monies to yer mom and siblings, to get extracted from that old geezer in Florida,

you'll do what you can to help them.

April to end of july is 4 months - that's 4 months yer out of the house, sending them monies. Win-Win, both areas.

lol. hahaha

Thats actually what I wanted to do. I can utilize the 4 months to see if being a flight attendant is really for me. And your right I can still offer financial support to my family and at the same time be able to move out and be on my own. This will also be a great opportunity for me to prepare myself being all independent and alone in New York when the time comes I study at Parsons!

Weeeeh.

Thank you soooo much.

Ok, so, here's my take....

In 2001 I was a flight attendant for TWA and 9/11 happened. I was furloughed and then hired by Continental Express in 2002. I was a flight attendant for 4 years. The I hated about the job surpassed- by far- the things I loved about it. You will sit reserve, until you're senior enough to hold a line. It is incredibly stressful, putting it lightly. It is the highest turn-over of any industry for a reason. That said, yes, the perks are enviable. But, the perks aren't a subtitute of what education will give you.

Prior to this I did my BA, and an MA in Labor Relations. After I quit flying, I also finished an MFA in Creative Writing. Guess what? Now I study at Mannes Conservatory, THE NEW SCHOOL! I love it. I'm a college professor, a writer, pianist and producer. I fly around the world, therefore, I do not miss the perk.

I hope this synopsis of CV helps you in some way, shape or form. You are young and you can always be a flight attendant. Take advantage of the best opportunity you have which is to become an expert in your dream career.

Best of luck!

OMG!!! So you go to the New School too? OMG. That is awesome.

Thank you sooooo much. I will do my best. I will wait for the scholarship winner announcement. But if only I had all the money in the world, I will definitely pick Parsons over Flight Attendant career without no second thoughts.

I wasn't able to include it in my original post but one of the reason as well why being a flight attendant to me is also very important because right now, I am helping my mom and the whole family with our finances. If I go to school full time, I may not earn a lot even if I have a part time job on the side. That is why I am also really considering becoming a flight attendant so I can continually support my family, in my own little way with our financial situation.

But I guess, Education really is very important. I know I can achieve and do more if I go to school. This is a big step for me. I will do my very best and stand strong for what I believe is best for me and my family. In the long haul, I know getting my education at Parsons will be of more benefit not just for me but as well as for my family!

Thank you guys. and I hope to see you one day in New York or maybe in the New School campus.

post #17 seems to have some merit.

I might have misunderstood you or have not understand what you said at all. Did you wanna explain further regarding the calendar thing? I apologize.

I think you might have the idealized flight attendant life in your mind. Don't know about you, but I would certainly would not want to spend a lot of hours atending to people that will be in various degrees of crankiness and bad hair days, worst on a bad weather day, specially in a US based airline that is all about cutting costs.

I travel quite a bit, see more of my share of rude passengers that I'd like to, and and frankly I don't know how these people (the flight attendants) do it (without strangling people that is)

As a flight attendant, your career ladder prospects are limited and not much to fall back into. The first merger or bankrupt filing will find yourself out of a job faster than the tiem it might take to pack your bags for the next assignment.

Your education will be something no one can take away. Yes, you might have a debt to start with, but you have a level of control over that. You seem to have the ambition and already have thought of your own design house, which is also something you control, as in you make your own destiny. I'd say got for it.

Am I the only one who think this is a no brainer?

Thank you.

Hi,

I have just read through the posts on here & I think that at the moment you have got nothing to lose by starting the training with the airline, as collage starts in August you can use this time beforehand to start with the airline & then you can see at first hand if it's really the job you dreamed it was.

I have always tried through out my life to never have many what if's.

Yea! Thats what I was thinking too.

Thank you sir.

College is the way to go. Perhaps take the job for now and wait until school starts to see if you can juggle a part time with them? New York City is full of opportunity.

You're right. I always wanted to be in New York. I kind of know what really my priority should be however I got somehow distracted with the job offer. but i will do wait til april 4th. I hope I do get the scholarship then I know, IM PARSONS ALL THE WAY! hehe

i say do both and juggle the calendar with work when school is in session.

I am not sure how to do this because scheduling is one of the hardest parts about being a new flight attendant. When you're on reserve, you cannot just pick a day off. It's all about seniority.

But yes, I will do try to ask them if theres something I can do in order for me to do both.

Thank you.

Attend college. Education can never be lost once attained. Jobs come and go. How will u feel if u turn down school and American Airline flight attendants go out on strike?

I know. That is what I was thinking too. That what if in the future, something bad like that happens? I dont have a degree to fall back on.

Flight attendant jobs will be there even after 4 years. Maybe I just gotten so overwhelmed with the fact that I actually got the job.

Before this flight attendant thing, I was soooo determined to go to college. And for some reason, when I got the job I got distracted.

I will wait til April 4th and if I do win the scholarship, I am Parsons all the way.

But since I still have 4 months before classes starts in August, do you think it is a good idea to try going through training and be a flight attendant for a little while and by august just go to school?