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That in any calendar year I should not remain outside the US beyond 180 days or my permanent resident status could be revoked and that it is also at the discretion of the IO at Poe to admit

Thank you all. This is a relief because we are a bit overwhelmed about my daughter’s continuing education. We’ll make sure to bring her school’s report card and other school records on our next US arrival in November. We do not expect our stay outside the US beyond 180 days. I was lectured about trips outside the US both at the embassy and Poe

Essentially, my question now is if I can travel with my Immigrant Visa on my passport since it was issued in February of 2023 and expires at the end of this month. The IO told me yesterday at the POE that I would get the plastic green card in a few months. There is a note on the IV that says that “upon endorsement it serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for 1 year”. My daughter and I have to travel next month and return at the end of November. I am not sure whether I’ll receive the plastic green card by then which is why I thought I would need a travel permit. 

Hello to all in this wonderful community. I am hoping to get some recommendations regarding my adjustment of status situation.

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My husband is a US Citizen and we got married in 2013 in Paraguay. Our daughter was born in 2014 in Paraguay where we were all living (my daughter obtained US citizenship at birth through her father). In 2020, my husband took a work opportunity in Florida and he moved back to the US. He filed the Immigrant Visa petition via form I-130 in 2020 so we could all reunite. I arrived here in Florida yesterday with my daughter. My passport contains the IR1 visa stamp. Now that we are here we face the challenge of figuring out our daughter's education.

She is currently enjoying her South American school's winter break and with my husband we are looking at local elementary schools. We would like her to finish her school year in Paraguay in November of 2023 while we still navigate how the school system here is.

Today, we went to apply for my social security card. Do we have to fill out any forms (i485 maybe?) for me to get my green card? Is it feasible for me to apply for a travel permit so that I can travel back to Paraguay with my daughter so she can properly finish her school year and if so, is it better if I apply for a travel permit at a local USCIS office? Or do I have to wait until I get the green card in the mail to make any travel plans?

Thank you all for your tips.