Thousands of individuals make the hard decision of leaving everything they have in their current life in the U.S. to go back to where they immigrated to obtain a green card. The three and ten year bar allows for individuals who have a relationship with a U.S citizen to be able to apply for a green card. The issue is that by applying for a green card the individual has to leave the country. Once the individual leaves the country they are prevented from returning into the country for a three to ten year period. Although a waiver could be obtained it is very hard to do
