Can I leave the United States for home while applying for a green card?

You can leave the country while applying for a green card in the United States.

Once you leave this country and return to the United States, the Immigration Bureau may turn your overstaying status into illegal residence. According to the immigration law, people with illegal residence records exceeding 180 days can be punished by not returning to the United States for 3 to 10 years. Therefore, it is best to avoid leaving the United States and re-entering the country while waiting for the green card. After receiving the applied green card, there is no problem leaving the country.

It is stipulated that those who leave the country 1 year or more need to apply for I- 13 1 re-entry permit in advance, which is also commonly known as the "white paper". People who have lived for more than six months need to prove their willingness to live in the United States with tax returns. Even if you apply for a re-entry permit to the United States and prove your willingness to live, even if you leave the country for less than three months, the immigration officer has the right to decide not to enter the country on the spot or even confiscate your green card.

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According to American immigration law, green card holders must not leave the United States for more than 40 days at a time. If you apply to the Immigration Bureau for reasonable reasons before leaving the country and get approval from the Immigration Bureau, it will be handled according to your application reasons.

The following conditions will affect your green card:

1, left the United States for more than a year.

2. You have been away from the United States for less than a year, but the immigration officer thinks that you have no intention of staying in the United States permanently.

When I lived outside the United States, I never declared tax.

4. declare yourself as a "non-resident" on the US tax return.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-American Green Card

References:

People's Daily Online-The time limit for leaving the country with an American green card is not specified.