Legal Question in Immigration Law in Tennessee

My wife and her daughter recently were issued IR-1 visas. My wife came in October and has already received her green card. We must bring her 10 year old daughter later this month so she can enter the USA withing the 6 months time frame. The daughter currently is actually living with her grandmother and attending school in Brazil. We plan to allow her to continue with her school there for at least a couple more years while my wife will spend the majority of her time in the USA. The problem is, I understand that this could compromise the child's permanent residence status. What can we do to preserve this?


Asked on 1/07/10, 12:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Luba Smal Smal Immigration Law Office

Yes, it could compromise her lawful permanent resodent status and be considered abandonment of a green card.

She should not stay longer than 6 months abroad (and never longer than 1 year). She can also apply for a reentry permit.

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Answered on 1/12/10, 3:25 pm


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