newbegin4 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I'm looking for the experiences of Thai nationals who have obtained a Green Card (Permanent Resident Status) from the United States, but are splitting time between residing in the U.S. and Thailand ... what has been your experience in the following areas: 1) Any issues whatsoever (complaints, funny looks, probative questioning, threatening of denial of entry, etc.) at the U.S. port of entry simply because your passport indicates long periods of absence (though less than 1 year) from the United States? 2) Providing you have not remained outside the U.S. for a period exceeding 1 year, have you had any issues renewing an expired Green Card? 3) If you don't mind sharing, please indicate what is the average balance of time spent residing in the U.S. vs. Thailand. Second-hand experiences of others that you have heard of, would also be welcome as I'm really trying to figure out if split residency is more than a theoretical problem for Green Card holders in practice. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flying Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) We never had a problem with my wife re-entry to the US Although we never stayed more than 3-4 months out at a time If you do plan to stay out more than a year just fill out the reentry form. Some claim that if over 6 months may be a good idea but we have no first hand experience with that. It is important to realize your residence is suppose to be US If not you could be seen as abandoning temp/perm residence Never had a problem re-newing green cards....except we never did actually re-new Instead she changed from 2 yr to 10 year card then shortly after applied for US citizenship Re-entry Permit Info Info on renewing Green card Edited April 16, 2012 by flying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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