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Navigatore wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I am a naturalized US citizen (originally from Germany). I sponsored
>my wife (also from Germany) for a greencard. It looks like that we
>have to go back to Germany for an extented period of time (i.e.
>years). How will this impact her greencard? Anything that we have to
>consider before we leave the US? Will we have to reapply for it when
>we come back or is there a process that we have to invoke to keep it?
>Any information will be helpful. Thanks in advance.
Does she already have her greencard? She could try to apply for "permission
to re-enter", I believe it's called. If I remember correctly, usually after
about 6 months of non-residency, you lose your greencard status.
Can she apply for US citizenship? I hear that Germany now lets you keep your
citizenship there if you can show close ties to Germany (as you obviously
can)... (I lost my german citizenship when I became a Canadian a few years
ago)
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