Immigration Forum / USA Marriage Base / August 2008

NetComrade wrote on 08/25/08 12:40:

It means exactly what it says.
The person shows the GC and by doing so, automatically applies for admission.
A person can only be admitted if none of the grounds of inadmissibility as
listed in INA 212 apply. Essentially, these are the same issues that the
questions on the I-485 cover (communicable disease, public charge, etc. etc.)

For stays abroad for less than 6 months, the person doesn't apply for admission,
and therefore, the grounds of inadmissibility don't apply.

To give you an example: say a person becomes unemployed, and leaves the country
for under 6 months. Such a person should not have problems returning.
However, if the same person stays abroad for over 6 months, the officer at the
POE could get the idea that the person could become a public charge (due to not
having a job and the income that comes with it) and may deny admission. Of
course, this may easily be rebuttable, e.g., if the spouse has a job.