MH wrote:
> In article ,
> Navigatore wrote:
>
>>Hi everyone,
>>
>>I am a naturalized US citizen (originally from Germany). I sponsored
>>my wife (also from Germany) for a greencard. It looks like that we
>>have to go back to Germany for an extented period of time (i.e.
>>years). How will this impact her greencard? Anything that we have to
>>consider before we leave the US? Will we have to reapply for it when
>>we come back or is there a process that we have to invoke to keep it?
>>Any information will be helpful. Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Does she already have her greencard? She could try to apply for "permission
> to re-enter", I believe it's called. If I remember correctly, usually after
> about 6 months of non-residency, you lose your greencard status.
>
> Can she apply for US citizenship? I hear that Germany now lets you keep your
> citizenship there if you can show close ties to Germany (as you obviously
> can)... (I lost my german citizenship when I became a Canadian a few years
> ago)
>
If she became a US citizen, how would the government in Germany know?
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