Thanks for the info. Do you think that if you were here on a work visa that you could be out of the country for as long as Charlie is gone sometimes? Guess, if you have to, you can get a work visa every time yu come back into the country. This seems to be taking a big chance that the country won't be halting visas for some reason. Also, can you buy US property under these circumstances? I think that countries can do that, but I don't know about individuals. Living here and not being a citizen could present some problems I would guess.