When I arrive at the airport after a journey abroad, do the officials at the border control look up my green card A-number on the computer? I think I am out of status, as I took a permanent job in Canada at a University. Will I be able to keep my green card? I'm worried as I'm about to fly into LAX next month after a conference. Also I frequently fly to California to see my girlfriend. I want to keep my green card because it is much cheaper to fly to and from America to Australia than to and from Canada. So I like to pop over to Seattle to fly to Europe or Australia. I left America for good three years ago, but I always tell the officials at the American border that I'm on sabbatical. So far it seems to work.
2007-11-30 21:30:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
If anyone reports me to ICE, will it show up on a computer at the airport? That's what I'm worried about.
2007-11-30 21:32:43 · update #1
Can the border official just look at my card and see it's still in date, and not look it up, and wave me through?
So far no one has stopped me!
2007-11-30 21:39:34 · update #2
Surely they wouldn't flag my name if someone reports me, unless they interview me first and get some proof about my permanent job?
2007-11-30 21:51:24 · update #3
If you took a job in another country then they will see that as giving up your green card status (unless you are on a fixed time contract -ie) you are only working for 6 months for the new company). If you left the states and are planning to have this job for no more than two years you could have applied for a re-entry permit, but you have to do that before you leave the US. It is not just a case of you flying in and out of the country to keep your green card status there are requirements for you to keep it
(use link) Some Permanent Green Card Residents have a mistaken notion that they can be considered to be Permanent Residents even if they return to the U.S. for a few weeks every six months. They take into consideration the rule, which says that an alien cannot go out of the US for more than 6 months. Many Permanent Residents have lost their status because they showed no intent to consider U.S. as their permanent home.
Permanent residents who live abroad for a long period of time must continue to file U.S. tax returns as a resident. If the alien does not follow this rule it can lead loss of permanent resident status.
Other important steps include:
~If the alien is employed abroad by a U.S. company, the alien should file an application to preserve residence for Naturalization Purposes with the USCIS.
~If the alien has to be out of the US for more than 6 months, the alien should file a Re-entry Permit with USCIS.
~To maintain a U.S. address, the US address can be the home of a friend or relative.
~The alien should leave open U.S. bank accounts and continue to operate them. The alien should continue to maintain U.S. credit cards and renew U.S. driver’s license.
~USCIS will look at the objective facts that indicate the aliens intent, these include:
~Purpose of visit overseas.
~Length of visit overseas.
~The existence of facts indicating a fixed termination date for stay overseas
2007-11-30 22:48:53 · answer #1 · answered by Mama~peapod 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely. I have a friend who gets nailed each time he enters the US because of a glitch they haven't been able to find. The central computer flags him every time.
2007-11-30 21:46:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Is that what the computer supposed to do its job?
2007-11-30 21:42:43 · answer #3 · answered by Jet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most likely
2007-11-30 21:32:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. why else would they go through all the hassle?
2007-11-30 21:32:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋