> [QUOTE=Sunny]You guys are jerks. I thought this was a helpful group.
> FYI: I researched
> it and I now know that we need to do everything by the book and speak
> with
> immigration ourselves, or hire another imm. attorney. So thank you
> for the
> smart ass remarks, but I'm a little smarter than you give me credit
> for. I
> wouldn't jeopardize something that we worked long and hard to achieve
> (PR
> status for my husband.) Excuse me for thinking that you guys were a
> helpful
> bunch instead of condescending jerks. To those that weren't
> sarcastic,
> thank you sincerely for being helpful.
>
> These guys are making a genuine attempt to help you. Here is the
> information which you were looking for and which they cannot state
> openly since they are attorneys (they have to keep their licenses
> without falling foul of USCIS).
>
> It depends on what you say to the officer at the Port of Entry to
> the USA:
>
> Your Response # 1: I went to visit a sick relative (something along
> these lines).
> Officers response: Welcome back to USA
> (As backup you should have documentation of your continued residence
> in USA such as bank statements, credit card statements, house
> mortgage, W-2 wage statements, copies of your tax returns, letter from
> employer, etc.)
>
> Your Response # 2: I went to work abroad for a year.
> Officers response: Please sign the form revoking your USA PR. If you
> do not sign the form, then you have to go before an immigration judge.
>
> Now that you have a fairly good idea of what will happen, I would
> strongly encourage you to always tell the Officer at the Port of Entry
> the Truth and nothing but the Truth.
>
> By the way, I really think you owe these guys an apology. They are
> real attorneys specializing in immigration and were genuinely trying
> to help you. Me, I am just a commoner like you trying to find our way
> in this maze of immigration law.
there is only ONE attorney who responded to this thread and his
response was not entirely forthwith and informative. It caused others
to believe that her husband could not leave the US for an extended
period of several months without incurring revocation of his residency
in the US. This is not entirely true as there are many ins and outs
about leaving and returning to the US after an extended period aboard.
It is done daily but many residences but should be done only with the
insight of an experienced immigration attorney who can detail all of
the facts surrounding such an extended leave and not just the horrids
that might occur.
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I'm not an attorney. This disclaimer is valid in NYS!
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