what if I was deported but was a permanent resident, can is till apply for a green card?
149642
if you are a Lawful Permanent Resident you already have a green card!
759844
If you are a Conditional Permanent Resident based on marriage, you may be able to file a waiver to remove conditions on your own, even if divorced, if you can prove that the marriage was entered into good faith.  You must however file to remove conditions either jointly or separately or face deportation procedures.\n\nHere is a link from the USCIS website with more information on filing a waiver to remove conditions on your own:  http://www.uscis.gov/propub/ProPubVAP.jsp?dockey=25f542fdfc98923a7509016a19d4eb41
56829
No you are not deportable. If you are a resident you still have a process with the immigration office, but you have to let them know what the reason for the divorce was, if it was abusive partner or just differences...
680841
if you follow the rules you can stay\n\nif you don't then you get deported\n\nGET A DANG GREEN CARD AND LEARN ENGLISH
738459
I think that anyone already here should be eligible to APPLY for permanent residency provided all of the conditions are met:\n\nThey don't have a criminal record\nThey are self supporting\nPay all the necessary fees for processing their application (no different than now)\nWill be ineligible for citizenship, just permanent residency.  If they want to be a citizen some day then they have to leave the country and apply to reenter.  That's a penalty for being in the country illegally.  A fine is also appropriate as long as it is not unreasonable.
1173991
You need to have had the restrictions on permanent residence removed first. As long as you did that, you would still be elligible, even if you got divorced. Also, your permanent residence status would not be revoked.
585444
Maintaining Permanent Residence\nMaintaining Permanent Residence You may lose your permanent residence status if you commit an act that makes you removable from the United States under the law in section 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. If you commit such an act, you may be brought before the immigration courts to determine your right to remain a Permanent Resident.\n\nYou may be found to have abandoned your permanent resident status if you:\n\n    * Move to another country intending to live there permanently.\n    * Remain outside of the US for more than one year without obtaining a reentry permit or returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year.\n    * Remain outside of the US for more than two years after issuance of a reentry permit without obtaining a returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year.\n    * Fail to file income tax returns while living outside of the US for any period.\n    * Declare yourself a “nonimmigrant” on your tax returns.
85356
A green card will give you the status of permanent resident in the US. Which means you can permanently stay in the US.\nOther kinds of visa are temporary and after they expire you either have to leave the country or re-apply for a new visa.\n\nYou DO NOT have to carry it with you all the time. Only if you travel abroad. You will need to present it when you re-enter the US.\n\nA green card is valid for 10 years and will need to be renewed..pretty much like a passport. The renewal is just a matter of sending a single form..you don't have to go through the whole process again.\n\nHaving a green card is a mandatory step if you want to become a US citizen.\n\n\nRestrictions:\nYou are still an immigrant (actually a resident alien). So\nyou are subject to deportation if you mess up with the law.\n\nYou cannot and should not vote.
359481
Hi Sujan.  Any application for a green card will only be approved when a immigrant visa number becomes available for you.  Since both consular processing and adjustment of status draw from the same pool of visa numbers, they'll take the same amount of time.
24375
You can be out of the country up to one year, without needing to apply for a reentry permit. As noted above, there is no limit to the total amount of time you can be out of the country, but you do have to travel to USA, however briefly, at least once a year.\n\nUSCIS:\n"You may be found to have abandoned your permanent resident status if you:\n...\n* Remain outside of the US for more than one year without obtaining a reentry permit or returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year."\n\nAs always, USCIS is intentionally vague, allowing them to do as they please (as an immigrant, your life is a privilege, not a right).\n\nNote that if you're planning to apply for a U.S. citizenship, you need a continuous residence of 5 years, and being out for a long time would reset the count.
172673
There are several ways to obtain permanent residency, or a "green card" as it is popularly known. Most green card holders are those that have obtained jobs in the US and whose employers are sponsoring them; this is the surest way of securing permanent residency in the US. Another way is for a relative to sponsor you for a green card; however, this process takes years. Alternatively, you can marry an American citizen, although doing so for the sole purpose of obtaining immigration papers is illegal. Also, you can enter the annual diversity lottery program administered by the U.S. government, which provides green cards to nationals from particular underrepresented countries, provided they meet certain criteria for education and national origin (yes, Indonesia is eligible).
1133193
No, you can't . Most of these morons think that becoming a legal resident and citizen is an easy task, It's not.\nYou have to apply in your country of birth for legal residence,  doing so will take about seven to 10 years. to do that you must prove to have a clean record and have no convictions, you must show proof that you have the monetary capacity to live in your native land and pay for your food, clothing and place to live (which is a bit contradictory since most immigrants aim to come here because they lack this) after that you must have a background check and wait for this to clear. If you're lucky (and I do mean Lucky) you'll have an interview with someone at the American Embassy and depending on how that goes you may have to wait about a year to receive your "green card". All this is done while you live in your country, not here.\n\n\nGood luck
491367
nope, they shouldnt be deported until they commiit a felony and any way the government is comming out with a law for giving greencards for the immigrants who are out of status. so just wait before you take any step.
369317
You cannot be deported if your green card expires while you are in the US.  At worst, it can be a bit of a headache if you ever need to prove that you are in the US legally (to receive benefits such as a driver's license in some states, get a new job, recieve social services like worker's comp, unemployment insurance, etc.)  There may also be a relatively small fine, as all green card holders over the age of 18 are supposed to have their green card on their person at all times.  Having said all that, as long as you don't have any complicated issues to resolve (criminal problems, physical presence issues, etc), it is nto very expensive to either renew your green card or to apply for your citizenship.
594570
First, someone with a greencard isn't a citizen, they're a resident alien. They are legal, but not citizens.\n\nSecond, yes, they will be deported because they violated the terms of their green card.
1134491
no.  in order to enlist in any branbch of th emilitary you must be a LEGAL permanent resident with a green card.
970125
Yes. If you have already been deported and  reenter, it is certain that you will be denied entry again. It will not help for you plead your own case. \n\nSince you have lived in the United Kingdom, ask your contacts there to recommend a good immigration attorney. This will cost you money - but worth it, if you want to go back. Good luck!