skk wrote on 12/6/2004 13:47:
>>You could have been ordered to appear before a judge for removal
>>proceedings if you didn't do the I-407, but I don't see what you would
>>have told the judge. It's not a visitor card. You didn't live in the
>>US and didn't have a right to the card or the status. Are you even
>>planning to move back to the US right now?
>>
>>When was the last time you lived in the US?
>
>
> I am planning on moving back to the states, but went bac to the uk to
> gain experience in a new field of employment.
> I last lived in the states in 1998 and was always planning on oving back
> at some stage..
>
The Greencard requires that you *reside* in the US. You lost the GC when you
moved abroad in 1998. The document you signed just made it formal.
It is *not* and has *never* been enough to just show up in the US once in a while.
-Joe |