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There is no "maximum period of time a resident is allowed to be outside the United States in order not to lose the Green Card". Abandonment of residence is determined by looking at many factors, not j …

Was my green card automatically cancelled and am I no longer required to file US tax returns? I would say no. Unless you've actually filed I-407 to give up your green card, or you've received a …

When you say you "overstayed your visa", do you mean you overstayed your status as given on your I-94? (US visas are solely for entry and do not have anything to do with how long you can stay.) If it …

Can I use Japan as my country of chargeability ("Just Passing Through" Exception) when applying for a green card (not DV lottery)? I don't know the answer to this. The text of the law in INA 202(b)( …

Your parents can file AOS (I-485). The lawyer is wrong, but the USCIS person you spoke to is not entirely correct either. What the lawyer may be thinking of is the fact that in most categories, one is …

If your sibling petitions you, it will be in the F4 category (sibling of US citizen), which currently has a wait for visa numbers of almost 13 years (longer for people born in Mexico and the Philippin …

They may be talking about Emergency Medicaid. Medicaid is health insurance for low-income people. In most states, permanent residents have to wait 5 years after getting permanent residency to be elig …

The green card itself is sufficient for re-entry to the US after an absence of up to 1 year, without needing anything else. If she wants to be absent for more than 1 year, she can apply for a Re-entr …

There is no problem with you re-entering with the old green card before it expires (that's what the expiration date means -- you can use it up to and including that date). If you will have received y …

First of all, it's the person's country of birth that matters, not the country of nationality. Each month's visa bulletin shows which priority dates have an available visa number this month for each c …

I believe the requirements for Medicare are the same for all states. The requirements for Medicaid do differ between states. For one, some states have expanded Medicaid for the Affordable Care Act, a …

It does not need to be notarized, but it needs to be translated if the information is not in English. For all the documents that you plan to submit with the form, you should submit photocopies of the …

Yes. You don't have to be in the US or be working for the company that petitioned you to be petitioned for employment-based immigration. Employment-based immigration is based on an offer of future emp …

No, neither having money in a bank account nor earning work income qualifies a person to immigrate to the US. You generally must be petitioned by a US citizen or permanent resident relative, or petiti …

However, it only shows processing times for employment-based cases Not family-based. How can I figure out how to find processing times for family-based file? After you select form I-485, you …