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Hi. Im an Asylee in US since summer 2013. Im going to apply for a green card next summer as soon as I can obviously, but I've been away for 3 month. Can that affect on my green card application? I do have a refugee travel document and I am in US right now. Anyway, can that travel somehow affect on my asylee status and on the future green card application? I have not been to my home country also. Should I apply for a green card at the same date when my asylum case has been approved?
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Traveling for three months outside the US could raise questions as to the nature of your stay in the other country/countries in which you have been staying. If it appears that you have gained some type of status overseas, such could give you a problem on the adjustment of status. Any time spent outside the country is deducted from the one year period required to apply for permanent residence.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
Answered on Oct 20th, 2013 at 11:54 AM