I have a green card for the past 3 years. I am Mexican and my husband is US born citizen. We are retired for a long time and have homes in Mexico and the US. We travel back and forth every few months to visit family etc. A few moths ago we came back to SFO and I was detained a few hours by immigration and got a warning because we were gone for 14 months. My husband had an accident Mexico and we could not travel back to the US until he was better. They said in the future I need to return every 6 months to avoid a problem and stamped my passport about I-193 which says i entered without a visa or passport. ? After 2 months we went back to Mexico for 3 months and then back here again. NO problem with immigration. Stayed here 2 months and back to mexico for 4 months. Just returned this week and was detained again and got another I-193 stamp? The officer said i need to exchange my Green card for a tourist visa. We thought to try this forum to try to get an understanding of this.I have US bank accounts, Us medical care and property here. Also I tried to get a tourist visa when we were married and was denied because i needed to prove I would return to Mexico. It is Catch 22 as my husbamd says! Do i need to go to the Uscis office in San Francisco to get a tourist visa or try to talk to someone that understands what is the problem.
Thank you all for your help.