Maintaining green card status?

I got my green card in january 2007 , i stayed here for two months and went back to my home country and i came back in august 2007 after five months,


But the problem is that i again have to go back in october for a little longer time. so now i am in trouble how to maintain my green card status and not going into any trouble when i will come back. till now i have not filled any tax returns.


please suggest me what should i do and how to proceed as i want to stay here permanently and don't want to abadon my green card status.


secondly i also don't want to be in trouble when i will come back, how can i convince the immigration officer about it.


Thanks|||Go to Citizenship and Immigration Services, ask for a re-entry permit. This will allow you to stay outside the US longer, as long as you plan to keep your residency in the future.





And you are right, it is the CBP Officer that you have to convince. If you have re-entry permit then we won't send you to secondary. If you do not have the permit you are going to have a nice long chat with us as to why you are not living up to your residency requirements.





However, unlike a previous poster said there is not a magical one day over rule. Unfortunately the courts recognizes whole shades of grey on the matter.|||You can leave for up to six months and then request an extension on top of that.|||It has nothing to do with convincing the INS officer. The law is very strict, one day over your maximum time outside the US and your green card evaporates, just like on Mission Impossible.