Legal Question in Immigration Law in Texas

I was a resident for 8 years , but came back to mexico because i got a divorce. my question is if i still can keep my residence or get my citisenship even though i left this country and only keep going back and forth ?.is there anyway i could make up to arrange this situation ?


Asked on 8/10/14, 2:41 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Rahul Manchanda, Esq. Manchanda Law Office PLLC

Please call me at (212) 968-8600 or toll-free at (800) 750-1828. Kind regards, RDM

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Answered on 8/10/14, 9:10 pm
Marlene Hemmings Marlene Hemmings, Attorney at Law

If each trip outside the U.S. was less than six months, you should be fine. If more than six months, you should have gotten a re-entry permit first. If you are outside the U.S. now, and have been gone more than six months, then Customs & Border Protection could deny your entry into the U.S.

You cannot file for citizenship unless you have lived in the U.S. for 2 1/2 out of the past 5 years, & have lived in the State where the application is filed for the three months preceding it. Furthermore, you cannot leave the U.S. once you file.

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Answered on 8/11/14, 4:48 pm


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