Reentry Permit

Staying outside the US on Re-Entry Permit Validity, Usage, and Multiple Entries for Green Card Holders

7 months ago By Chief Editor

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Background Context

Applied for I131, ReEntry Permit for my parents, who hold GC

Receipt Notice: 12/27/2022

Biometrics: Jan 2023

Left US: March 1, 2023

Approval Notice received: 03/07/2024 with validity from 02/29/2024 to 02/27/2026

Question

While the intention is to be back in the US as soon as possible, can parents stay outside US till 02/27/2026 or do they need to be back before Feb 25, 2025 (as it would be two years by then since they left)?

Can the re-entry permit be used for multiple entries, or is it just for one-time use?

FAQ Transcript

One can stay outside the US for the entire validity period of the re-entry permit, and yes, they can use it for multiple entries during that time.

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Parents who are GC holders, applied for reentry permits, left USA; do they need to return to the USA or can they wait till I-131 is processed?

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My parents who are green card holders applied for the i-131 travel document in Sept 2021. They finished their biometrics in Oct 2021 and left the USA on Nov,14th 2021.
There has not been an update to the case after the biometrics. Do they need to return to the US by Nov 14th, 2022? Or can they wait till the I-131 application is processed before returning to the US?

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If they can come back before November I think that would be a good idea just to be safe.There is no guarantee that the reentry permit will be approved, although it is very rare for reentry permits to be denied at least for the first two years.

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Consequences of green card holders staying outside the USA for an extended time. Reentry permit protection

3 years ago By Chief Editor

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My spouse has her green card from 2014 and she has been travelling regularly to India to take care of her ailing Father.
She had been coming back to USA within Less than 6 months and staying in the US for a few months
and travelling back again. This has has been going on for the past 6 years. In between she got a reentry permit for 2 years which has expired.
recently she travelled back to the US after 8 months and had a tough time with the immigration officer who questioned regarding the
extended stay in india and finally she was allowed in with the regular stamp in the passport. No comments/special notes were made in the passport.She has now applied for a new re entry permit and waiting for its approval.

she co owns the house and a partner in the LLC and has been filing US resident taxes and I have
been working and staying in the US during the entire period .

1) Based on the above details is it safe for her to travel once her re entry permit is approved?
2) Should she wait for a specific period of time before she can travel ?
3) Would carrying a copy of the House title,LLC partnership details and copy of the Tax filing help
in case she is questioned at the Port of entry.

FAQ Transcript

In a situation like this you should really talk to a lawyer. The key indicators of a situation like this are does she permanently live in the United States. Doing it repeatedly year after year for six years that does not bode well, but with special circumstances, you could make an argument that she never intended to abandon her permanent residence. More...

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