I have a Green Card but stay outside USA 3 years and lost my card,help me !?
407916
Contact the immigration office. They will be able to help you.
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.
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Contact USCIS they should be able to give you the correct advice.\n\nI've found them to be pretty useful most of the time, but make sure you're really clear about what you want, and make sure you're 100% certain on what action they tell you to take. It can be very confusing!!!\n\nGood luck!
917447
You should have thought about that before going AWOL. Contact the office where you get your green card renewed they should be able to help you.
854134
OR you can participate in American Green Card Lottery - usafis.com. I know some people who won, i'm also participating.... SO wish me luck PLZ!!!\n\nGood luck to you too
102992
These are good answers, although they assume you already have a permanent resident card. Is that your case?
336859
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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theres a group called legal aid in the phone book or online they will help you if you dont have money most of the time if you've been together three years  you will not be considered an alien you will still be eligible for citizen ship
326335
The only way to do that would be to prove that you are here legally ...green card etc...other than that if you dont have a ssn or a birth certificate they will not allow you to process a license request ...\n\nSorry
252420
Go to the police and report your wallet as lost/stolen. \nThen take the police report and go to INS and ask them to reissue the papers that you lost. Since you are married to a US citizen I assume that you are a naturalized citizen. So there should be no issue at all in reissueing your papers.
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There is a question you have to answer first.  When you were provided residency on your "Green Card" it was initally a conditional residency.  Your code of adjustment would be CR(number).  If you have had this condition removed, you are a lawful permanent resident, divorced or not.  If not, your residency is dependent on your marriage.  Additionally, if you choose to file for citizenship, you are required to wait 3 years if married to a citizen, and 5 years if you are not.
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check this link:\n\nhttp://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/greencard/greencardFULL.html\n\nDONT GET MARRIED WITH SOMEONE U DONT LOVE!\nplus,nowadays people at the embassy for immigrants will check everything.u need real proof of ur relation.years of letters,phone bills...i dont think u wanna spend this much.\ni am an immigrant.i love my husband.and it was very hard for him to bring me here.we had to fight a lot.and we really love eachother.so think a little-if it was hard for us that we werent faking....how it will be for those who just want a green card?\ni hope the link will help u.
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That is the application to get ur green card when u entered the US with different type of visa...working or visitor's visa..check uscis.gov  for more info
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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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Try the adoption agency that handled the adoption. Their must be adoption papers that your parents were given when you were adopted to make it legal. If you were legally adopted then you should be a U.S. citizen and not need a green card. I would definitely start with the adoption company. They may be able to tell you where you were born and that would help confine your search to a smaller area. \n\nBest of luck to you.
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Yes, there is a 12 months limit.  \nIf you stay outside of the US for 12 months, your Permanent Resident card could be terminated.  Make sure before you travel to get a Travel Permit from immigration.  This is extremely important; if you don't, you will have problems coming back into the country.\nIgnore the negative comments from Tragic_Hero; with your current passport, your Permanent Resident card and your travel permit from INS, you should have no problems whatsoever.
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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.