james.turner

so basically, it's not a good idea?

The situation is actually that we moved out of the US in April 2014 now we are back with the intention of remaining in the US. We did not report the move to USCIS so she still has her green card. She needs to go back to Costa Rica for different reasons at least for a couple of months.

I'm afraid if we apply for a re-entry permit now, we will call attention to her absence and will just cause problems with the residency.

If it's a bad idea to get a re-entry permit, is our only alternative for her to abandon her green card, get a tourist visa to come back here, and then start the residency process all over again?

If she applies for a re-entry permit claiming she will be out of the country for more than one year, she can still come back before one year is up, right?

When they review her petition for the permit, will there be red flags since she's already been out of the country so much?

She moved here in 2011. Just last year and this she has had more time out of the country due to family issues back home.

If we apply for a re-entry permit and claim she is planning to be out of the US for more than a year, should we expect any issues with getting the permit?

Hi,

Is it difficult to get a re-entry permit? My wife is a permanent resident and has taken two trips to her home country in the past 14 months. She left the US from 4/27/14 - 9/11/14, was back in the US from 9/11/14 - 10/2/14, then left again from 10/2/14 - 6/30/15. So she was gone for a total of 13 months.

She is planning on going back to her home country again and we are worried that she is going to get flagged. We think she should get a re-entry permit to avoid any issues. Would that be difficult?

Thanks,

James

Hi everyone,

My wife is a permanent resident. She moved to the US on 6/18/11 and we were married legally on 6/25/11.

On 4/27/14, we left the United States with the intention of residing in Costa Rica. We never reported a change of address or abandonment of residency to USCIS even though we sold our house here. We returned to the US for vacation from 9/11/14-10/2/14 (so 4 months out of the country).

We just returned to the US on June 30, 2015 with the intention of moving back to the US, staying here permanently. She has not taken a trip out of the US that has lasted more than 1 year.

We have now been married for 4 years and would like to pursue citizenship for her now that we are back to stay. Is this something that we could do? Do we need to be worried that they will discover she moved out of the US for 14 months?

Thanks,

James