Ok,
I am currently in my country of origin for as long as my school lasts (will
graduate this summer). I have an address in the U.S, I have a SSN, ID from
DMV a bank account and I am going to mail my taxes. Also, I have applied for
the reentry permit (I-131 document) but haven't got it yet. Please let me
know what I should be concerned about, you guys seem to be very
knowledgeable in this area...
Andrzej
Uzytkownik "Ingo Pakleppa (see Web site for email)" napisal
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> Andy Madas wrote:
>> Uzytkownik "Joe Feise" napisal w wiadomosci
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>>
>>>Andy Madas wrote on 1/4/2005 16:10:
>>>
>>>>I am currently a U.S green card holder and want to become a registered
>>>>Resident Alien. I understand that this is a status that has to be
>>>>applied for at the Immigration and Naturalization Office. I am currently
>>>>outside the U.S, is it possible to apply for such status at an embassy?
>>>
>>>Huh? Resident Alien is another word for Permanent Resident or Greencard
>>>holder.
>
> Yep. In fact, the form I-485 that you use to apply for a Green Card
> formally is named "Application to Register Permanent Residence or to
> Adjust Status" The name actually comes from the law that says that if you
> have been in the USA since 1972, you are eligible to get a Green Card
> through "registration" rather than "adjustment of status". Originally,
> when this law was introduced in the 1920s, the idea was that people who
> had come to the USA in the 1800s may not have had any good documentation
> of legal immigration, so they were allowed to just state that they have
> lived in the USA for a long time. Over the years, the cutoff has been
> moved multiple times, last in 1986, I believe. There has been some talk of
> moving the cutoff to 1996.
>
>>>So, you *are* a Resident Alien.
>>>As a Permanent Resident, you know that you have to reside in the US, do
>>>you?
>>>
>>>-Joe
>>
>> From what I know it is required to stay at least 6 months each year in
>> the U.S. Correct me if I am wrong. Also I have applied for a reentry
>> permit, though havn't received it yet :(
>
> You may want to read my FAQ site; it has some more information on that.
> Joe and LD Jones are entirely correct, though.
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