how long can a permenant resident of USA stay outside of the US?
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YOU CAN STAY FOR 1 YEAR IF YOU HAVE GREEN CARD YOU CAN ALSO FILE FOR A 2 YEAR PERMISSION TO STAY OUT OF USA WITH USCIS. YOU CAN CHECK OUT USCIS.GOV SITE FOR MORE INFO ON FORMS & APPLICATIONS
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I believe it's like the U.S. If you establish residency there you can stay.
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Don't listen to these people.  A ten year visa absolutely does NOT allow a person to stay in the US for ten years.  She can come and stay ONLY for the amount of time they give her on the I-94 white card she gets at the airport.  Then she has to leave or apply for an extension.  She can extend for up to one year. If she spends too much time in the US, then her visa is revoked even if there is time left on the visa.  Then she will either be in the US illegally subject to deportation or in Romania and she can't come back.
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you can stay for 6 months, with no visa...it's an entitlement as a CDN citizen, you can extend it to up to one year with the help of the embassy. you cannot work thought you must have work authorization for that...\n\ni'm CDN living in america.
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It will be up to the inspector...there is NO 10 day rule, the visa is valid from day X to day X, no exceptions! The inspector can make a field decision but it will be based on courtesy nothing more. If I catch you 1 day outside your visa window you will be sitting in camp! Why, because too many non-immigrants violate the law!
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If a lawful permanent resident (LPR) stays out of the USA more than one (1) year (without prior approval from Citizen and Immigration Services (CIS.GOV)) then they may have been deemed to have abandoned their residency.\n\nThe intent of a LPR to remain a permanent residence in the U.S. is a key factor in the USCIS's determination whether the LPR abandons his/her permanent residence in the U.S. However, a mere oral or written statement of intent to remain a U.S. resident to the USCIS is not controlling. Apart from the length of the absence from the U.S., the USCIS will look to many objective facts that reflect the LPR's intent. The major factors that are considered in determining the LPR's intent include:\n\nThe length of the LPR's absence from the U.S.; \nThe purpose for the LPR's departure; \nThe existence of facts evidencing a fixed termination date for the stay abroad; \nThe continued filing of U.S. tax returns with the IRS in a resident status; \nThe location of the LPR's close family members; \nThe location and nature of the LPR's employment abroad; \nThe maintenance of other ties with the U.S. including mailing address, bank account, ownership of property, driver's license, club membership, mortgage, and credit card, etc. \nThe Totality Test to Determine the Alien's Intent\n\nNo single factor in the above list is controlling with regard to the alien's intent to maintain legal permanent resident status in the U.S. The USCIS officers will analyze all relevant factors and circumstances of the alien, and look to the "totality of the circumstances" to decide. \n\nAs a general rule, if a LPR leaves the U.S. for one year or less, he/she can use the green card as a reentry document. By contrast, when an alien is absent from the U.S. for more than one year, he/she may have a difficult time reentering the country because the USCIS takes the position that an absence of longer than one year in duration indicates a possible abandonment of U.S. residency. For those LPR’s who have been out of the U.S. for more than one year, they will need to obtain reentry permits or special immigrant visas. Many green card holders accordingly believe that in order to keep their LPR status they can simply return to the U.S. once a year and stay for several weeks. This, however, is a grave error. Merely returning to the U.S. and using the green card once a year has little bearing on the question of whether the LPR has maintained the intention to remain a permanent resident of the U.S. In fact, although some aliens have returned to the U.S. more often than once a year, they lose their LPR status because they lack sufficient ties with the U.S. indicating that they consider the U.S. to be their country of permanent residence. An alien may have multiple residences as a LPR, however, in order to keep his/her green card, he/she must retain the U.S. residence as the permanent one. \n\nTherefore, all LPR’s who wish to keep their green cards should take the necessary steps in accordance with the above to establish sufficient facts evidencing that they are maintaining strong ties with the U.S. and retaining the U.S. as their permanent home.\n\nNecessary Steps to Assure Continuity of LPR Status\n\nAn LPR who will travel abroad for a considerable length of time should take certain steps to assure that his/her permanent resident status will not be lost.\n\n· Filing Tax Returns as a U.S. resident \n\nUnder all circumstances, a LPR must file tax returns as a U.S. Resident Alien annually with the IRS. To properly file such a tax return, the LPR must claim his/her worldwide income in the return. Filing a tax return as a resident alien does not necessarily mean that the alien must actually pay income taxes if he/she is employed overseas, because treaties and foreign tax credits may minimize the tax amount actually paid to the IRS. Filing tax returns as a non-resident alien will raise an assumption that the alien has
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it's different depending on the kind of visa you have.  if it is a travel visa you can stay for up to 90 days.
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OK,  as far page 22 goes in the naturalization guide, it states: What if I was outside the US for between 6 and 12 months? \nIf you leave the US for more than 6 months, but less than 1 year, you have broken or disrupted your continuous residence.What is messed up about this is that all the time she accumulated prior to her trip,after the date she became a permanent resident, goes down the tubes! However , those eleven months outside now count as time she is re-accumulating back here,since her return! I  take it you guys are married at least three years otherwise she will not be eligible. Let's say she returned today, she can start counting form tomorrow! So when will she be eligible again?\n 2 Years and 1 month from tomorrow's date! Get it!  That's pretty harsh, I know!\n   It is just as  important to keep track of both physical presence and continuous residence. Physical presence involves the total number of days you were outside the US on ALL of your trips. Continuous residence involves the total number of days you were outside the US in a SINGLE TRIP! In all she has to accumulate at least 3 years because she is married to you (A US CITIZEN) In general, do not stay outside of the US for more than 6 months!
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Just so long as you go to puerto rico and return without side trips.  Puerto Rico is part of US..
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I am sorry to say that not everyone who come to visit can get a US citizenship. There are requirement clearly stated in the website: www.uscis.gov \nThe key is to be here as a permanent resident for 5 years or three years if you married to a US citizen and then you can apply for a citizenship. To be a permanent resident doesn't come easy but if you exel in sports or science, you are sponsored by a company, or if you get married to a permanent resident or a US citizen you may have a chance to become a permamnent resident ( a process that can take up to two years).\n\nGood luck, it is certainly a great country.
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The simple answer is, 8 years. But, I'm sure there is more to it than that, such as what you can do during that time. Immigration laws can be confusing I'm sure.
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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.
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International Travel\n\nA Permanent Resident of the United States can travel freely outside of the US. A passport from the country of citizenship is normally all that is needed. To reenter the US a Permanent Resident normally needs to present the green card (Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551) for readmission. A reentry permit is needed for reentry for trips greater than one year but less than two years in duration.
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You could try to apply for a tourist visa -- but I'm assuming you would like to stay in the US for a longer period of time.\n\nAnother way could be to apply for a student visa. If you have an undergraduate degree, you could try to get accepted in a graduate program, preferably one that offers teaching assistantships or fellowships so that you will receive funding. This would allow you to stay in the US as long as it takes you to complete your degree, and you would have the chance to apply for a job in the US once you're done. If you don't get a job in the US, you'd have to return to your country, though.
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To be considered a legal resident of Wyoming, a person must have domiciled within Wyoming for a period of not less than one year and not claimed residency elsewhere for any purpose during the one year period
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You have to leave and reenter the country, because you become an illegal immigrant as soon as you I-94 expires. The I-94 supercedes your you visa. The visa allows you to enter the US until 2008, the I-94 regulates the length of each visit.  You didn't get until 2008 because you probably have a tourist visa.\nOr you can apply for permanent residency.
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If you leave the United States for more than 6 months, but less than 1 year, you have broken or disrupted your "continuous residence" unless you can prove otherwise.\nRead the "Document Checklist" in the Guide to Naturalization  to find out what information you must give to USCIS prove you did not break your "continuous residence."