In this episode, Attorney Joseph explains the critical concepts of how to maintain green card status, as well as ways to demonstrate you did not voluntarily abandon green card status when you traveled abroad for over a year. His simplified explanation and scenarios will help you succeed in your attempt to reenter the U.S., whether it's through an SB-1 visa at an overseas embassy/consulate or CBP entry at the airport. 

9 FAM 502.7-2(B), Returning Resident Status; 9 FAM 502.7-2(C), LPR individuals who are unable to return to the United States within the travel validity of their Form I-551 or Re-entry Permit, may apply at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate for a special immigrant Returning Resident (SB-1) visa; INA 101(a) (33), lack of fixed dwelling place in the U.S. is not dispositive; 8 CFR 211.1(a), only required “unrelinquished lawful permanent residence”; 8 CFR 211.1(a)(2), if LPR remains outside the U.S. for more than one year, the regulations require invalidation of this green card, but DHS takes the position that residency also has been abandoned; INA 101 (a)(27), If visit abroad is temporary, residency is not deemed abandoned.

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