A recent discussion on Reddit has drawn attention to the complex maze of immigration and residency issues faced by cross-border couples — especially those involving long-term Indian residents with prior US ties.

In the post, a US citizen sought advice about her husband, an Indian national who had lived in the United States for 15 years before their move to India in 2007. He had obtained a US green card around 2005, but after their relocation, the card expired in 2018. Despite that, he was later issued a 10-year US visitor visa in 2024 by the consulate in Mumbai — a situation the user described as “odd,” since technically, his permanent resident status was never formally renounced. Advertisement

Now living apart, with the wife back in the US since 2024, she plans to hire an immigration

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