Hi.
I have had a green card since 1988. I started working part-time in New Zealand (less than 6 months a year, but for every year since 2004). I have permanent residence visa for NZ (not obtained by residency in terms of time spent in the country I am not there long enough). This time, coming back to the US for the Easter break, I got stopped at immigration and sent to Secondary. Part of the problem is that I travel a lot, giving talks at different universities around the world and so I am not in the US (Texas) for long periods even when I am not working in NZ and it looks to the INS as though I am just "visiting" the US. (My British passport is full of visas and stamps -- China, Japan etc. ) I also spend time with my wife abroad in different locations including NZ. I think it is clear that I am not abandoning the US. I declare the US as my tax residence; I have a business in the US; I have no family ties in NZ; I have not moved assets to NZ (I have three houses in the US); I have not transferred my business to NZ. I have no NZ credit card, driving license etc. The INS officer told me I have to be in the US longer than I am outside the US, but I have not seen this stated on their website. Am I danger of being refused entry and if they do that, what do I say? I want to talk to a lawyer?
Michael

