>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 08:36:02 -0700 (PDT)
Frederic,
I'm sure there is, but as many times as I called INS
as many answers I ended up with. One of the answers
was, once per year. That fit my requirements so I
stuck to it.
Ursula
--- Frederic Dufaux <frederic.dufaux_at_compaq.com>
wrote:
>
> Ursula,
>
> Is there a minimum requirement on the length of the
> stay in the US in
> order to keep the green card?
>
> Your email suggests that coming to the US once a
> year is enough, but I
> have heard from other (not very reliable) sources
> that you had to stay
> in the country for a minimum number of months every
> year.
>
> --Frederic
>
>
> Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 08:21:55 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Ursula Chavez <uchavez01_at_yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> Sender: owner-swiss-list_at_ars.net
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>
> I left the US with the extended green card in
> 1991
> (valid 18 months) and stayed in Switzerland until
> 1996. You have to travel back to the US at least
> once
> per year. And as more and more years past the INS
> inspectors took a closer look at the passport.
> They
> noted every time how long I had been out of the
> country. Regarding taxes, as a green card holder
> you
> must file a US tax return. You can deduct a
> specific
> amount which should get your income back to 0.
> Check
> the tax code for the amount.
> http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf.
> Good luck
> Ursula
>
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