Skinner wrote:
> ok bit of backround for you, i am an english citizen who married an american citizen 2 years ago...........
> For the past year(well up till may this year) i have had my green card and have been working/ living in the states with my wife..
> acording to my "green card" my visa runs out in june 2005....
>
> But in may this year, i had to return to england with my wife due to a family illness, we rather rushed our trip bk to england and didnt out any forms for myself..
>
> We are not sure how long we shall be in england, might be a year...maybe 2.
>
> Is there any paperwork i can file so it doesnt affect my status in the states( i know about form I131 but that says to be filed BEFORE leaving the states........which of course wasnt done!
>
> Ive tried calling and looking online, but cannot find any info...
> im sure whichever form i need to fill out needs to be done within a certain amount of time! so im rather nervous about getting this all done(after spending over 2g on my imigration!)
>
> any help would be appreciated!!!!!!!!
I am not a lawyer but I suspect it is too late for the I-131
http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/article.cfm/ObjectID/46E25CCD-3076-4CAE-B8909FA9BFF73FEA/catID/C08A0295-9AFE-4F69-A9B7AEE732ECA9AB
You definitely don't have a visa. You probably have a conditional
greencard whose expiry date is in 2005. |