am i able to keep my US Residency when split/divorced from wife?

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2010-05-25 15:56:18 +0000	We need more info to adequately answer your question. How long were you married before you applied for your green card? How long after you got your green card? Do you have the Conditional residency, (2 yr) or have you removed the conditions already? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2010-05-25 17:24:42 +0000	If you are on a conditional greencard and you are separated, then the answer is no. If you are divorced before your conditional card expires, you can apply for the lifting of conditions on your own. I don't know what you have to do to do that, but I know it is possible. If you have already lifted conditions, in other words, you have a 10 year card, then you have nothing to worry about. You have nothing to do until that card is ready to expire or until you are ready to apply for naturalization if that's what you want. If you have permanent residency, it doesn't matter what your actual permanent address is. You don't have to give one. You just have to show your card to reenter the US. As a USC when I was living abroad and had not actual permanent address in the US, I often traveled in and out of the US. You can do the same as a legal permanent resident. EDIT: I'm not up on the residency requirements for unconditional greencards. You'll want to check that out. But I'm guessing you won't have any problems. As for the divorce, no one will care until you want to get married again, file taxes, etc. In the US, we don't have a national registry for marriages. But when you get married, or file an official paper, you have to declare if you are married, divorced, widowed, separated. At that point, you'll have to present divorce papers, but at least you won't have to worry about translations. :-) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2010-05-25 15:53:13 +0000	Are you still on your conditional green card or do you already have the permanent one? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2010-05-25 16:15:32 +0000	are you legally divorced or not; have you filed I-751 to remove conditions; if you and spouse/ex are friends, use her address Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2010-05-25 15:52:51 +0000	nope. we know you married her just to be in the USA. but now that you split you must go back! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2010-05-25 18:07:05 +0000	It depends on what sort of residency you have.......If it says CONDITIONAL you may lose your status,if It says PERMANENT RESIDENT then there is nothing anyone including USCIS can do to stop your stay here in the US. If you are currently on Conditional status you will have to file a "Good faith waiver" with the I-751 to remove conditions should you divorce before the 2 year anniversary. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No