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What are the effects in my CR1 visa if I didn’t want to come to the US in more than 6 months?
Asked on Feb 01st, 2012 on Immigration - California
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How does it effect to the CR1 visa holder, who just got divorced (filed JOINT PETITION with US citizen spouse ) after 1 month in US & went back to the country and didn't want to come back to the states for more than 6months ?
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As long as you are in the U.S. before 1 year, it should still be valid.
Answered on Feb 17th, 2012 at 9:17 AM
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This will not have any effect on your Residency. However, it may delay qualifications for citizenship. You can always overcome this issue by staying in the US longer in the future. Or, you can show the reason you stayed longer than 6 months (and less than 12).
Answered on Feb 09th, 2012 at 4:28 PM
You might lose your green card status if you are outside the US for more than 6 months without first securing a reentry permit.
Answered on Feb 09th, 2012 at 12:32 PM