U.S. Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual Volume 9 - Visas
9 FAM 42.22 N10 VISITOR VISA ISSUANCE
NOT RELINQUISHMENT OF RESIDENT STATUS
(TL:VISA-144; 06-28-1996)
美國國務院外交事務手冊第九冊
四十二 . 二二條，第十項說明（發給觀光簽證並非放棄永久居留權地位）
a. An alien is not ineligible for classification as a returning resident alien
solely because the alien was previously issued a visitor visa during a stay
abroad as a matter of convenience when time did not permit the alien to
obtain a returning resident visa. [See also 9 FAM 41.31 N12.]
a.一位擁有永久居留權的外國人，不會單純因其曾經在美國境外，為時間所迫來不及取得回美永久居留權簽證，而權宜地取得觀光簽證，而因此被認為不適格歸類為返美的永久居留權外國人。
b. For example, a permanent resident alien is temporarily assigned abroad
but employed by a U.S. corporation. The alien has been outside the
United States for more than one year and thus may not return to the
United States using the Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card. The alien
has never relinquished permanent residence in the United States; has
continued to pay U.S. income taxes; and perhaps even maintains a home
in the United States. The fact that the alien was issued a nonimmigrant
visa for the purpose of making an urgent business trip would not reflect
negatively on the retention of resident status.
b.譬如，一個臨時被派駐外國，為美國公司工作的永久居留權外國人，雖然在美國之外已經超過一年，因此不能光憑绿卡（I-551表）入境。如果該永久居留權的外國人從沒有放棄美國的永久居留權利，繼續繳付美國所得税，更甚者，仍在美國保留住家，雖然該外國人為了緊急的原因，曾經取得非移民簽證（如觀光簽證）好立即回美，觀光簽證的取得，對於他的永久居留權並不會造成負面的影響。
c. The consular officer shall not require a visa applicant to relinquish the
Form I-551, as a condition to immigrant or nonimmigrant visa issuance.
c.領事管官員 不可以申請人先放棄绿卡（I-551表）作為發給非移民簽證的交換條件。
9 FAM 42.22 N4.1 Loss by Renunciation
(TL:VISA-284; 05-17-2001)
a. The Immigration and Naturalization Service reserves the right to determine loss or retention of legal resident status. Consular officers are not authorized to make such determinations. However, in a case in which the applicant has abandoned residence and voluntarily surrenders the Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card, consular officers should request that the applicant complete the Form I-407, Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status, and accept the alien's permanent resident card and return the card to INS. The consular officer shall not require a visa applicant to relinquish the Form I-551, as a condition to issuance of either an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa.
a.移民局保留決定合法居留權是否喪失或保留的解釋權，領事管官員依法無權做如是的決定。 但是，當申請人已經放棄居留權並自願地繳回绿卡，領事管官員應該要求該申請人填具I-407表放棄合法永久居留權地位，接受繳回的绿卡，並將之送回移民局。領事管官員不可以申請人先放棄绿卡（I-551表）作為發給非移民簽證的交換條件。
b. Consular officers should keep in mind it is not the statement renouncing residence, but the absence of a fixed intent to return, that results in the loss of LPR status.
b.領事管的官員必須記住：喪失永久居留權地位的原因是欠缺回美的確定意圖，而非單純拋棄居留權的陳述。
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