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lil lost brit · Post by **lil lost brit** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:57 pm

Hi guys n girls,
im new to this forum so please be nice

. I recently moved back from Florida to southern England. Before Florida i was in Montana. In Montana i went to high school but never finished, i loved it there, id never been happier. I moved back because my dad (and sponser) plans to move to Costa Rica early next year and i did not wish to follow him. I desperatly want to get back to the usa and high school, i dont really know how to go about this or if its even possible, hence why im here lol. I am a British citizen and a permenant US resident too but thats not going to carry on once my dad has left the country, im guessing. The only ways i know of getting sponsership is, getting married, having family in the US that are permenant residents or more, through an employer, or by starting a buisness and employing to americans? If i wish to go to high school i dont think any of these are possible are they? Can any of you see a way for me to get back to Montana and high school?? Please help me! lil lost brit

lil lost brit · Post by **lil lost brit** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:28 am

Any advice would be really helpful, ive got some big decisions to make and i need to know whats possible, thanks

Post by **JAJ** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:17 am

Have you got a green card? If so, you have that (normally) independently of your parents.

But a green card can easily be lost if you are no longer living in the U.S.

lil lost brit · Post by **lil lost brit** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:49 pm

i have a permenant resident card, a work permit and something else cant remember what, ive only been outa the nation just under a month. If my sponser leaves doesnt that mean i lose my residency too?

darko · Post by **darko** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:16 pm

lil lost brit wrote:i have a permenant resident card, a work permit and something else cant remember what, ive only been outa the nation just under a month. If my sponser leaves doesnt that mean i lose my residency too?

No, it doesn't mean anything. Maybe he sponsored your card, but after you receive it you have no sponsors...You're independent.

lil lost brit · Post by **lil lost brit** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:47 pm

Really? hmm theres something to think about, even if im 17??? thanks for the help btw

lil lost brit · Post by **lil lost brit** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:47 am

Soooo, what y'all are saying is that as long as i get back to the US asap i can stay??? Im more than capable of supporting myself and there are plenty of place of work over there for me and what i do, if so this would be awsome, i miss that place so much n i am willing to do anything to be there

darko · Post by **darko** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:19 pm

lil lost brit wrote:Soooo, what y'all are saying is that as long as i get back to the US asap i can stay??? Im more than capable of supporting myself and there are plenty of place of work over there for me and what i do, if so this would be awsome, i miss that place so much n i am willing to do anything to be there

I don't understand the issue. You have valid green card, correct? It is not conditional, correct? If it is conditional (means it is for 2 years only and then your sponsor has to apply to remove condition). If you have 10yr green card which is valid you do not need anyone and can enter the country and work or study wherever you want.

lil lost brit · Post by **lil lost brit** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:32 am

I am not sure what a green card is, but i do have, a social security number, permenant resident card, and a work permit. The confusion is that my father told me that im am reliant on him being in the country or my things become void, he is not a very reliable source i might add. But thanks to you both you have helped me alot and i plan on moving back very soon, i am to get in contact with a property manger soon. Any other responses are more than welcome, thanks again.

Marco 72 · Post by **Marco 72** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:17 am

lil lost brit wrote:I am not sure what a green card is, but i do have, a social security number, permenant resident card, and a work permit. The confusion is that my father told me that im am reliant on him being in the country or my things become void, he is not a very reliable source i might add. But thanks to you both you have helped me alot and i plan on moving back very soon, i am to get in contact with a property manger soon. Any other responses are more than welcome, thanks again.

The permanent resident card is the "green card". In the very olden days these used to be printed on green paper, and the name somehow stuck. If you have a green card you can go back on your own. The only problem is that if you stay in the UK for a long time you run the risk of losing your permanent residence. As a rule of thumb, if you stay in the UK longer than six months you may have problems and if you stay longer than a year you may have lost your PR. So the sooner you get back to the US, the better. If you plan to stay in the US for a long time it might be a good idea for you to apply for citizenship as soon as you qualify.

lil lost brit · Post by **lil lost brit** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:04 pm

I agree! So one last thing, erm i have my social security and residencey cards but my dad has my work permit, and is unlikley to give it back, can i report it missing and have a new one sent through?? thanks

Marco 72 · Post by **Marco 72** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:37 pm

lil lost brit wrote:I agree! So one last thing, erm i have my social security and residencey cards but my dad has my work permit, and is unlikley to give it back, can i report it missing and have a new one sent through?? thanks

Your permanent residence card is also a work permit, you don't need a separate document to work. When does it expire?

lil lost brit · Post by **lil lost brit** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:33 am

Wow you guys just keep bringing good news!! it doesnt expire until january 2018 so i should be good for a while, and by then i can apply for citizenship right??

Post by **JAJ** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:35 am

Your 10 year green card - "Permanent Resident Card" - means you can stay in the U.S. independently of your parents.

You do not need any permit to work.

After 5 years, you can become a U.S. citizen. If this is what you want, you should stay in the U.S. until you get your citizenship. Then you can live wherever you like and always have the right to come back to the U.S.

If you leave the U.S. for anything other than a vacation (before you become a citizen) you risk losing your green card.

darko · Post by **darko** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:52 pm

lil lost brit wrote:Wow you guys just keep bringing good news!! it doesnt expire until january 2018 so i should be good for a while, and by then i can apply for citizenship right??

Just so you know your card expiration date is when your CARD expires not your status. You will still be permanent resident: you will just need new card.

Post by **JAJ** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:09 am

darko wrote: Just so you know your card expiration date is when your CARD expires not your status. You will still be permanent resident: you will just need new card.

Similarly, it is possible to lose permanent resident status (eg by spending too much time outside the U.S.) while the card is still valid.

lil lost brit · Post by **lil lost brit** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:07 am

Thanks for all the help, but can someone inform me why i had to apply for a work permit if my green card allowed me to work?

Marco 72 · Post by **Marco 72** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:08 am

lil lost brit wrote:Thanks for all the help, but can someone inform me why i had to apply for a work permit if my green card allowed me to work?

If you had a green card then you didn't need a work permit. What kind of "work permit" do you have?

lil lost brit · Post by **lil lost brit** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:25 pm

I have no idea i just know ive got one, like i said in previous posts i dont have it my dad does

Post by **vinny** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:10 am

If you have a Green Card, then see also Now That You Are A Permanent Resident.

Marco 72 · Post by **Marco 72** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:20 am

The green card is all you need to live and work in the US. The "work permit" you have is probably an older visa you were on before you became a permanent resident (green card holder).

lil lost brit · Post by **lil lost brit** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:53 pm

Hey thanx for all the help, but i just hit another bump in the road. I just got an email from my dad saying that he has contacted who ever and has asked for them to cancel my residency? can this happen? hes claiming i have to send my card back. if this is true i believe that i have another way into the country, i have found out that i have a sister, well i will do soon, her mother is a us citizen, can she sponser me?

Marco 72 · Post by **Marco 72** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:49 pm

lil lost brit wrote:Hey thanx for all the help, but i just hit another bump in the road. I just got an email from my dad saying that he has contacted who ever and has asked for them to cancel my residency? can this happen?

I don't know. I suggest you ask in the following forum. A couple of experienced immigration attorneys regularly post there and they may be able to tell you

http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=34

Marco 72 · Post by **Marco 72** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:07 pm

I think your father is either lying or simply wrong. I've had a look at form I-407 (here) and there doesn't seem to be a way it can be filed on behalf of someone else. Perhaps your father filed it for himself and assumes that this cancelled your green card as well. If so he's wrong. But do ask on that other forum.

lil lost brit · Post by **lil lost brit** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:59 pm

Ok thanks Marco i have just posted on that site

Immigrationboards.com: Immigration, work visa and work permit discussion board

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