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After obtaining a green card

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#1
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  • 2022/05/22 10:02

I will receive my green card soon. When I receive it, I plan to purchase an airline ticket and go to Japan for the first time in several years. Is there any problem if I travel outside of the U.S. without any formalities once the card arrives in my hands? I was worried. I posted this because I thought I could hear from people who have obtained a green card through Vivi. Please let me know if you know what to expect. Thank you in advance.

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#2
  • 永住歴うん十年
  • 2022/05/22 (Sun) 14:55
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I think you are wrong about not being allowed to leave the U.S. for more than a year, but I don't see any specific information about that in a search, so I think it would be better to check directly with Immigration.

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#3
  • こーの字
  • 2022/05/22 (Sun) 15:36
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Maybe you misunderstood
that staying outside the US for more than a year is considered renouncing your permanent residence status
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I have never been outside the US since I got my GC in 2020.
However, I was not told by my lawyer that I should not leave the US within a year of obtaining the GC.
Below is a link to the relevant page of the Immigration Bureau.
I hope this helps.


https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/after-we-grant-your-green-card/international-travel-as-a-permanent-resident

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#6

It is the experience of an old timer who got a GC by marriage and has already renewed it many times, but I was advised by others not to leave the country during the temporary GC, but if I went to the immigration office before my trip to report that I was going to Japan from when to when, they would write a note to that effect on the page of my passport and They also stamped my passport with an immigration stamp. This was in the days when immigration was located across the street from Restaurant Row. If I had any concerns, I would take my passport and go to the immigration office for advice. It was an analog era, but immigration was closer to us than it is now. During the Corona Disaster, I had to renew my GC, but this time I was able to renew it online without fingerprinting or an interview. It is a convenient era, isn't it? If you have any concerns about leaving the country, I think you should ask immigration before you leave, so that things will go smoothly at the airport immigration when you return.

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#7

Back in 2012, I went outside the US several times within a year of getting my GC and had no problems. The line at immigration is the same as for citizens, and I remember being very impressed with how smoothly I was able to get through the immigration process. Especially since I had been on AOS status for over 5 years before that, so I had to get a travel permit every year and always went to a separate room … I'm in the process of renewing my GC, and it's easy and helpful to be able to do it online now. Fingerprinting seems to be back.

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#8

I don't think you are allowed to be away from the US for more than six months now.
More than a year was a long time ago.

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