How to maintain a green card after immigrating to the United States?

Customers who immigrated to the United States through EB-5 investment have returned to China to visit relatives. However, if you stay in China for a long time, you should pay attention to: According to the immigration laws of the United States, immigrants who have left the country for more than six months have green cards, and the immigration authorities may doubt whether the holders give up their right of abode.

After the new immigrants in the United States successfully obtained the green card,

How to maintain the green card?

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For green card holders who have left the country for less than half a year, the US Immigration Service does not think that the parties have interrupted their residence period, and the examination at the time of entry will not be too strict. Unless special circumstances show that cardholders may have given up their residence, or green card holders often leave the country regularly, which constitutes a pattern and arouses the suspicion of immigration officials. For green card holders who have been abroad for more than 6 months, the Immigration Bureau will doubt whether the holders have given up their right of abode.

However, the judgment on this issue depends largely on the subjective judgment of immigration officials. Generally speaking, immigration officers will consider the following factors in deciding whether to allow entry:

1. Family status: Have any family members or relatives settled in the United States?

2. Work status: Do you have any career development, pay taxes, or apply for tax exemption for foreign income in the United States?

3. Economic and living conditions: Do you have real estate or long-term leased houses, bank deposits, credit cards, membership cards, automobiles, various insurances and certificates in the United States, and do you have tax returns?

4. Time, purpose and motivation of leaving the country: Is there a re-entry permit after leaving the country for more than half a year? Is there any special reason for this long-term departure? For example, getting sick, taking care of sick relatives and dealing with real estate. Immigration officials will combine the above factors to judge whether the green card holder has given up his identity as an American resident.

Therefore, green card holders should make full preparations for entry before leaving the United States. He should put everything in a convenient place as far as possible without giving up his resident status, and take it with him in order to submit it to the immigration officer. These include:

1, tax return information: tax return is very beneficial. Green card holders intend to maintain their permanent resident status, and they can fulfill their obligations to American society as permanent residents by filing tax returns on time. American permanent residents working overseas should also fill in forms 1040 and 1 1 16, and consult an accountant to calculate the tax returns in proportion. According to the US tax law, American permanent residents can get a tax-free annual income of $70,000 if they work overseas.

2, relatives and family members address, nature and place of work, etc. If the reason for leaving the United States is to be sent overseas by the company, it is necessary to specify the working hours and the nature of the work in the company's letter.

3. Property ownership, bank account, credit card, valid driver's license, auto insurance, medical insurance, etc. American Express (if the green card holder needs to leave the United States for more than half a year).

4. Re-entry permit (if the green card holder needs to leave the United States for more than six months).

5. Contact with local communities in the United States: Join various social groups, alliances, clubs and various membership cards. Go back to America often, even for a short stay. Green card holders must carefully take as many measures as possible to keep their green cards without giving up their resident status.