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Hello All, My wife was issued a ten-year green card late 2014. She was in the US for almost three straight years until late May 2017. She and my two boys have accompanied me to China for research. We'll have been here for ten months by the time we return late March 2018. I understand an advanced parole is suggested for individuals who will be abroad for longer than 12 months. As I mentioned, we'll only be 10. Three questions: 1. Given the current political climate regarding immigration, is there any reason to believe that my wife will be given any grief? I have plenty of documentation to prove our trip abroad was temporary, and that our home is indeed in the US. 2. My wife's Chinese passport will expire June 2018, about 3 months after we return late March 2018. Her green card is good through 2024. Will the expiration of her Chinese passport cause any problems? 3. Given everyone's experience, is there anything else I should do to ensure we all successfully pass immigration/customs upon our return? Thanks! -
I hope I have posted this in the right subforum. My wife (Chinese citizen) has recently received her IR1 and will make her initial POE in a couple weeks. I am a US citizen and we have been married for over 6 years. She has been employed in China by a US company for the last several years to help develop their Chinese market. It seems the company would still like to keep her employed after her receiving US LPR status, but will want her to be in China for a considerable amount of time each year (each trip to China for approx 3 months or so, definitely less than 6 mo). One of our concerns is quite obvious - we don't want to risk her immigration status (perception of abandoning greencard). We have read a lot about this and are confused about the real rules used to determine this. Some simply say it is required to sleep in the US more nights than out of the country, others say be out of the US for less than six months, some say be out of the US for less than a year. It is also quite possible that I have misunderstood what I have read as well. We are definitely confused. Her job pays quite well and she would hate to have to give it up, but of course would if need be. This brings us to our next question. Her US employer pays her in China in USD's that are converted by a Chinese service company (as required by China for tax reporting purposes) to RMB and deposited in a Chinese bank. I am certain we need to consult a tax advisor on how to handle this for IRS filing purposes, but can this also affect her immigration status? Just for the record, we own homes free and clear both in the US and China and have joint bank accounts (checking, savings) here in the US (no joint accounts in China). Thank you so much for considering this long-winded post. I have made the same post on VJ, hope I'm not violating any forum rules.
