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I got my green card several years ago, but I still like my life in the Philippines. So, I spend most of my time in the Philippines, and go to the U.S. only for a month or two each year. The last time I went to the States, the Immigration Officer at the airport asked me how long I was outside the U.S., and started making a big deal about the fact that I’m away all the time. He even wrote something in my passport about warning me.


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Dear Atty. Gurfinkel:

 I got my green card from my mother's petition last year. However, I have a
growing business in the Philippines that I have to attend to from time to time.
Therefore, I have to go back and forth to the Philippines, sometimes for long
periods of time. Will this jeopardize my green card? What do I need to do to
preserve my green card status?

R. R.

Dear R.R.:

Many people who obtain their green card sometimes treat it as though it were a
visitor's visa:  They come to the U.S.
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 I got my green card from my mother's petition last year. However, I have a
growing business in the Philippines that I have to attend to from time to time.
Therefore, I have to go back and forth to the Philippines, sometimes for long
periods of time. Will this jeopardize my green card? What do I need to do to
preserve my green card status?

R. R.

Dear R.R.:

Many people who obtain their green card sometimes treat it as though it were a
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Immigrants: Don’t treat your green card like it was a visitor’s visa

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | June 18, 2006 - 12:00am

Dear Atty. Gurfinkel: I got my green card several years ago, but I still like my life in the Philippines. So, I spend most of my time in the Philippines, and go to the U.S. only for a month or two each year. The...

Opinion

A green card is not a visitor's visa - Immigration Corner

By Michael J. Gurfinkel | April 1, 2000 - 12:00am

Dear Atty. Gurfinkel: I got my green card from my mother's petition last year. However, I have a growing business in the Philippines that I have to attend to from time to time. Therefore, I have to go back...

Opinion

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