Brother with resident card (issued when he was a baby) wants to come to US, he is 21 years old now

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Hi all,

I hope somebody can guide me. My brother wants to come to USA, he has a green card, but it was issued when he was a baby (3 years old), his picture shows a baby.

He is 21 years old. Is it possible for him to come to US showing his green card? does he need a new one?

Thanks,

Chava

[payxibka 10,045]

Hi all,

I hope somebody can guide me. My brother wants to come to USA, he has a green card, but it was issued when he was a baby (3 years old), his picture shows a baby.

He is 21 years old. Is it possible for him to come to US showing his green card? does he need a new one?

Thanks,

Chava

I am sure nothing has been done to try to maintain his residency. Establishing permanentl residency someplace else (which he has done) is de-facto abandonement. At a minimum a re-entry permit needs to be acquired because he has been gone for more than one year, the chances of which I am sure is slim to none.

Edited June 2, 2009 by payxibka

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Hi all,

I hope somebody can guide me. My brother wants to come to USA, he has a green card, but it was issued when he was a baby (3 years old), his picture shows a baby.

He is 21 years old. Is it possible for him to come to US showing his green card? does he need a new one?

Thanks,

Chava

I am sure nothing has been done to try to maintain his residency. Establishing permanentl residency someplace else (which he has done) is de-facto abandonement. At a minimum a re-entry permit needs to be acquired because he has been gone for more than one year, the chances of which I am sure is slim to none.

Nothing has been done. My father is a US citizen and me too. What do you recommend us to do?

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He has lost his residency.

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Hi all,

I hope somebody can guide me. My brother wants to come to USA, he has a green card, but it was issued when he was a baby (3 years old), his picture shows a baby.

He is 21 years old. Is it possible for him to come to US showing his green card? does he need a new one?

Thanks,

Chava

I am sure nothing has been done to try to maintain his residency. Establishing permanentl residency someplace else (which he has done) is de-facto abandonement. At a minimum a re-entry permit needs to be acquired because he has been gone for more than one year, the chances of which I am sure is slim to none.

Nothing has been done. My father is a US citizen and me too. What do you recommend us to do?

This could be more complicated than we think. Is your father also your brother's father? If so, when did your father become a citizen? How old was your brother at that time and where was he?

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Hi all,

I hope somebody can guide me. My brother wants to come to USA, he has a green card, but it was issued when he was a baby (3 years old), his picture shows a baby.

He is 21 years old. Is it possible for him to come to US showing his green card? does he need a new one?

Thanks,

Chava

I am sure nothing has been done to try to maintain his residency. Establishing permanentl residency someplace else (which he has done) is de-facto abandonement. At a minimum a re-entry permit needs to be acquired because he has been gone for more than one year, the chances of which I am sure is slim to none.

Nothing has been done. My father is a US citizen and me too. What do you recommend us to do?

This could be more complicated than we think. Is your father also your brother's father? If so, when did your father become a citizen? How old was your brother at that time and where was he?

Yes, it is our father. He became a citizen in 2000, my brother was 12 years old, he was in Mexico.

Thanks

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Father will have to refile. And it will probably take much longer since is 21.

[JERIII 8]

Hi all,

I hope somebody can guide me. My brother wants to come to USA, he has a green card, but it was issued when he was a baby (3 years old), his picture shows a baby.

He is 21 years old. Is it possible for him to come to US showing his green card? does he need a new one?

Thanks,

Chava

I am sure nothing has been done to try to maintain his residency. Establishing permanentl residency someplace else (which he has done) is de-facto abandonement. At a minimum a re-entry permit needs to be acquired because he has been gone for more than one year, the chances of which I am sure is slim to none.

Nothing has been done. My father is a US citizen and me too. What do you recommend us to do?

This could be more complicated than we think. Is your father also your brother's father? If so, when did your father become a citizen? How old was your brother at that time and where was he?

Yes, it is our father. He became a citizen in 2000, my brother was 12 years old, he was in Mexico.

Thanks

I should have asked better questions, sorry.

If your brother was a permanent resident of the United States at the time that your father became a citizen and was living with your father in the US at that time, then your brother became a citizen at the same time. It sounds like your brother has not lived with your father in the US since 2000. Is that correct? If it is, then I think you will have to start the process over, your father can petition for your brother, but if he is Mexican, the process will take many, many years.

It would be worth a consultation with an immigration counselor or lawyer, in case there is some law related to children that we don't know about.

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Hi all,

I hope somebody can guide me. My brother wants to come to USA, he has a green card, but it was issued when he was a baby (3 years old), his picture shows a baby.

He is 21 years old. Is it possible for him to come to US showing his green card? does he need a new one?

Thanks,

Chava

I am sure nothing has been done to try to maintain his residency. Establishing permanentl residency someplace else (which he has done) is de-facto abandonement. At a minimum a re-entry permit needs to be acquired because he has been gone for more than one year, the chances of which I am sure is slim to none.

Nothing has been done. My father is a US citizen and me too. What do you recommend us to do?

This could be more complicated than we think. Is your father also your brother's father? If so, when did your father become a citizen? How old was your brother at that time and where was he?

Yes, it is our father. He became a citizen in 2000, my brother was 12 years old, he was in Mexico.

Thanks

I should have asked better questions, sorry.

If your brother was a permanent resident of the United States at the time that your father became a citizen and was living with your father in the US at that time, then your brother became a citizen at the same time. It sounds like your brother has not lived with your father in the US since 2000. Is that correct? If it is, then I think you will have to start the process over, your father can petition for your brother, but if he is Mexican, the process will take many, many years.

It would be worth a consultation with an immigration counselor or lawyer, in case there is some law related to children that we don't know about.

I asked my father about my brother being in US when he bacame US citizen, he said both were here, do you know what he needs to become a US citizen?

[JERIII 8]

Hi all,

I hope somebody can guide me. My brother wants to come to USA, he has a green card, but it was issued when he was a baby (3 years old), his picture shows a baby.

He is 21 years old. Is it possible for him to come to US showing his green card? does he need a new one?

Thanks,

Chava

I am sure nothing has been done to try to maintain his residency. Establishing permanentl residency someplace else (which he has done) is de-facto abandonement. At a minimum a re-entry permit needs to be acquired because he has been gone for more than one year, the chances of which I am sure is slim to none.

Nothing has been done. My father is a US citizen and me too. What do you recommend us to do?

This could be more complicated than we think. Is your father also your brother's father? If so, when did your father become a citizen? How old was your brother at that time and where was he?

Yes, it is our father. He became a citizen in 2000, my brother was 12 years old, he was in Mexico.

Thanks

I should have asked better questions, sorry.

If your brother was a permanent resident of the United States at the time that your father became a citizen and was living with your father in the US at that time, then your brother became a citizen at the same time. It sounds like your brother has not lived with your father in the US since 2000. Is that correct? If it is, then I think you will have to start the process over, your father can petition for your brother, but if he is Mexican, the process will take many, many years.

It would be worth a consultation with an immigration counselor or lawyer, in case there is some law related to children that we don't know about.

I asked my father about my brother being in US when he bacame US citizen, he said both were here, do you know what he needs to become a US citizen?

If your brother meets the conditions, he IS a citizen. In order to obtain proof, your brother will need to file form N-600. The conditions are in the instructions for the N-600.

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A meeting with an immigration attorney would probably help to get all the facts together and choose the correct path.

[payxibka 10,045]

Hi all,

I hope somebody can guide me. My brother wants to come to USA, he has a green card, but it was issued when he was a baby (3 years old), his picture shows a baby.

He is 21 years old. Is it possible for him to come to US showing his green card? does he need a new one?

Thanks,

Chava

I am sure nothing has been done to try to maintain his residency. Establishing permanentl residency someplace else (which he has done) is de-facto abandonement. At a minimum a re-entry permit needs to be acquired because he has been gone for more than one year, the chances of which I am sure is slim to none.

Nothing has been done. My father is a US citizen and me too. What do you recommend us to do?

This could be more complicated than we think. Is your father also your brother's father? If so, when did your father become a citizen? How old was your brother at that time and where was he?

Yes, it is our father. He became a citizen in 2000, my brother was 12 years old, he was in Mexico.

Thanks

I should have asked better questions, sorry.

If your brother was a permanent resident of the United States at the time that your father became a citizen and was living with your father in the US at that time, then your brother became a citizen at the same time. It sounds like your brother has not lived with your father in the US since 2000. Is that correct? If it is, then I think you will have to start the process over, your father can petition for your brother, but if he is Mexican, the process will take many, many years.

It would be worth a consultation with an immigration counselor or lawyer, in case there is some law related to children that we don't know about.

I asked my father about my brother being in US when he bacame US citizen, he said both were here, do you know what he needs to become a US citizen?

If your brother meets the conditions, he IS a citizen. In order to obtain proof, your brother will need to file form N-600. The conditions are in the instructions for the N-600.

Edited June 3, 2009 by payxibka

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Yes, it is our father. He became a citizen in 2000, my brother was 12 years old, he was in Mexico.

I asked my father about my brother being in US when he bacame US citizen, he said both were here, do you know what he needs to become a US citizen?

[JERIII 8]

A meeting with an immigration attorney would probably help to get all the facts together and choose the correct path.

I agree that that would be a very good idea.