Maintaining U.S. Permanent Resident Status and Options and Recommendations…

A U.S. Permanent Resident Card (“Green Card”) is a privilege many wait years to obtain, and sometimes pay a lot of money for, and something many can only dream of obtaining.  Although a Green Card allows a person to live, work, and travel in/to the United States, a Green Card has some important limitations.  One important limitation Green Card holders should be aware of is associated with the concept of “abandonment of residency;” failure to properly understand this concept can lead to the U.S. government taking away a Green Card holder’s U.S. permanent resident status.  In part one of this article, the “abandonment of residency” concept will be discussed.  Part two, to be published soon, will discuss options and recommendations to prevent a U.S. government finding of abandonment of U.S. residency.