Subh5313 Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Hi- I got my GC from L1 on Aug 2013, we need to go back to India for my fathers medical condition, What do I need to do if I have to get my citizenship without jeopardizing US passport process by 2018, Thanks. Link to comment
SoNearCitizen Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 If you are absent for more than 6 months at a stretch, then you automatically have to wait another five years to apply for citizenship. If you stay for more than an year outside the country, you'll automatically lose your GC. You can keep your GC alive by taking a reentry permit which will be valid for 2 years. So you can reenter the US after two years if you have the reentry permit before you leave the US. But the reentry permit is not good enough to stop resetting your citizenship clock cycle. In your present situation, if you have to keep your chances of applying for citizenship alive by 2018, you should not take trips to India for more than about 3 months at a stretch. You should also maintain a residence here in the U.S for the next two years. Link to comment
Subh5313 Posted November 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Thanks for the reply, Quick question if I keep my residency here and stay in India and come every 6months (before the end of 6 months) and stay for a week, since I have completed staying here for more than 30 months from start date, will that work? Link to comment
JoeF Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 2 hours ago, Subh5313 said: Thanks for the reply, Quick question if I keep my residency here and stay in India and come every 6months (before the end of 6 months) and stay for a week, since I have completed staying here for more than 30 months from start date, will that work? No, that won't work. You actually have to live here. Living abroad and just visiting the US once in a while can also result in you losing the GC. Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Is there any reason why you cannot discuss specifics with a Lawyer so that he can suggest the best way forward? Link to comment
Subh5313 Posted November 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Thanks, I am still exploring between me and my wife if we can spend some time with parents, wanted to understand the options better, I hate the family to be separated having said that in a way that aging/medical attention requiring parents cannot be abandoned, this is creating a pressure on all of us including the kids. One option is to get them here, healthcare is so prohibitively expensive kills the option otherwise that would have been the most preferred. Link to comment
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