How to keep a green card for permanent residents living abroad for a long time?

Moreover, living abroad will also have a negative impact on naturalization in the future, and even fail to meet the conditions for naturalization. Therefore, many people have to travel between China and the United States for many years, making the green card a chicken rib-it is a pity to give up, but it is too difficult to keep it.

American immigration law stipulates that green card holders can re-enter the United States with green cards within 1 year after leaving the United States; If the green card holder needs to live outside the United States 1 year and less than 2 years, he/she needs to apply for a re-entry permit in order to return to the United States in the future. Although green card holders can enter the United States with their green cards within 1 year after leaving the United States, many green card holders have the wrong idea that they can keep their green cards as long as they return to the United States for a few weeks every year. But in fact, returning to the United States for a few weeks every year does not prove that green card holders have the intention to live permanently in the United States and the desire to maintain permanent resident status. Although some green card holders return to the United States for several weeks every year, they are still cancelled by the Immigration Bureau because they do not have enough contact with the United States to prove that the United States is their permanent residence. Obviously, whether the green card holder has the intention to live permanently in the United States and whether he has the desire to maintain permanent resident status does not depend on whether the green card holder lives in the United States every year. But quite a few other factors determine the wishes of green card holders. These factors include: 1, and the length of stay outside the United States (the longer the time, the more attention should be paid). 2. The purpose of leaving the United States (studying abroad, traveling, visiting relatives and other purposes are slightly less dangerous than working abroad). 3. Whether to fill out tax forms with the IRS like American residents. 4. Do you keep regular contact with the United States, such as state-owned real estate, bank account, credit card, driver's license, etc. 5. Do you have any close relatives in America? 6. Work situation and location, such as whether the employer is an American employer or a foreign employer, and whether the work outside the United States is temporary, permanent or has a fixed term. According to these factors, it is suggested that foreigners who plan to live outside the United States and hold green cards can take the following measures: Re-entry permit is necessary for permanent residents to stay in China for a long time to work and study. Re-entry Permit, also known as white paper, is a travel document issued to permanent residents who are expected to stay outside the United States for more than six months, that is, an access document when they return to the United States. However, the re-entry permit does not guarantee a smooth return to the United States, and the holder still has to pass the inspection when he arrives in the United States. Even if you go back to the United States every year, if you stay in the United States for a short time and stay abroad for a long time at a time, if this happens frequently, your green card will be confiscated (the immigration officer will judge the past passport records and the records of work, family, economic and social relations, tax payment and marriage in the United States). In addition, according to the new regulations for applying for re-entry permit, the applicant must complete the fingerprint record in the United States before leaving the country (the consulate outside the United States does not accept the fingerprint record of re-entry permit), otherwise the application will be rejected. It should be noted here that it often takes some time from submitting an application to fingerprinting, and sometimes the applicant can't stay and wait in the United States. Declaring federal and state income tax As a permanent resident of the United States, you must apply for income tax from the IRS and, if necessary, report to the local state, city or local tax authorities. In order to maintain the "intention to emigrate", it is also important to pay taxes. If a permanent resident has not filed income tax with the United States for any period of time while living abroad, or says that he is a "non-immigrant" in his tax return, the United States government may think that the permanent resident has given up his permanent resident status. It is also good to bring the necessary documents to prove that you have a strong desire not to give up your right to live in the United States. The general resident population can consider: 1. Leave an American address: if you have a property, don't sell it easily, you can rent it. 2. Letter from your employer who works overseas: If you are sent overseas by an American employer, you should get a letter from your employer to prove the working conditions and the length of time. If the working hours are uncertain, try to keep other contacts with the United States. If the green card holder is employed by a foreign employer, works for a specific project outside the United States, or works for a short time, he needs to obtain an employment contract and a certificate indicating the working conditions and length of time. If the working hours are uncertain, you should pay attention to keeping as many other contacts with the United States as possible. 3. Bank accounts and credit card accounts in the United States, and update the driver's license in the United States. Keep your credit card, your driver's license and change them in time in the United States. Keep a bank account in the United States. Some employees who are sent abroad to work but still receive US dollar wages should ask their employers to deposit US dollars directly into their US dollar accounts. If military service registration is overseas, male, aged between 18 and 26, then when he reaches 18, he must pay attention to the "military service registration Bureau" of the United States and never ignore it, which shows that he is willing to serve in the United States Army. If you don't register, you may encounter trouble in naturalization in the future. At present, the inspections at the major ports of entry in the United States are getting stricter and stricter. According to the latest regulations, permanent residents also need to record their fingerprints when entering the country. Therefore, for permanent residents who live abroad for a long time, they need to be carefully prepared to avoid embarrassment or problems.