> > > > did none of that. but could not come back because that person
> > > > was very
> > > > ill. All his family is in the US, however, and he even sold all
> > > > his
> > > > assets in home country to come to US.
> > > >
> > > > I have been looking for lawyers who've worked on an SB-1 but not
> > > > found
> > > > one yet. Does anyone know anyone in New York City
> > >
> > > Sorry... USCIS doesn't really care why you didn't come back! If
> > > you
> > > are
> > > not currently in the US and you are denied entry to the US...
> > > well,
> > > then
> > > nothing has really changed!
> > >
> > > However, if you claim status as a PR, you have the right to a
> > > hearing
> > > in
> > > front of an immigration judge who will determine whether or not
> > > you
> > > have
> > > abandoned your status.
> > >
> > > Ian
> >
> > His questions are becoming more and more comical. I reckon he is
> > pondering about lying to entry officer and hope his father slips in
> > somehow. A daft idea. Lying to immigration officer means getting
> > banned for life from US.
> >
> > Being away for 4 years means abandonment of residence for sure. Any
> > attemped entry will mean the entry officer will cancel his residence
> > and
> > take away his green card at the first sight.
> >
> > If he's got a compelling reason for such a long absence, file for
> > returning resident visa at the embassy. If he doesn't, don't waster
> > the
> > filing fee. It is very very very very difficult to get a returning
> > resident visa. He'd better have a bullet proof evidence why he was
> > unable to go to US for 4 years.
> >
> > --
>
> I'll warrant that lying to an IO is a bad idea, but it's not an
> automatic ban for life! You've been watching too much TV.
>
>
>
> Being away for 4 years does *not* necessarily mean abandonment of PR
> status. It's possible to leave the US for one day and abandon
> status...
> it's also possible to leave the US for 10 years and not abandon
> status.
>
>
>
> You seem to have no concept of the process involved. Why are you even
> bothering to respond with answers that are entirely wrong and/or
> misleading?
>
> Ian
Lying to immigration means immigration fraud, and USCIS has the right to
ban you. Tell me if the regulation changed since the last time I read
it :rolleyes: Never said it was automatic. Granted I could've said
"could mean" instead of just "means"
Being away for 4 years means abandonment of residence. The burdon is on
you to prove otherwise. That's why they provide returning resident visa
for eligible people. And you are talking rubbish. I dare you to find
anybody who was out for one day and lost their residence.
Stop acting like you know the law when all you do is speculating and
interpreting just like most of us here.
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