Re-entry Visa

[kejianping 0]

Hello There,

My wife just received her passport back with a temporary I-551. We are now going to apply for Re-entry visa application. However we are still overseas but plan to go to America at the end of this month. Should we send the application to the Guangzhou USCIS office or one of them in the states (Nebraska)? Also if I pay the fee $305 US in China to the embassy what the process of doing this?

Our goal is to get back to China as soon as possible so I can continue the work that we are doing here. So anyone who has done this before, I would appreciate your help.

Also do I need to include any additional photos? It said that a biometric fee would need to be paid as well ($80) however, I believe this is done afterwards.

Thanks again,

Curtlives

[Stella08 0]

I'm not sure where you applied for your wife's visa. I know you can apply for IR1/CR1 through the American consulate in Germany and receive a visa in the passport, but you have to travel to the U.S. to activate this visa. Otherwise it will expire within six (?) months. Is this what your wife has to do, too?

About the reentry permit. Your wife has to be physically present in the U.S. when she files it. So you have to wait until you are in country at the end of the month.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-131instr.pdf

You must be physically present in the United States when you file the Re-Entry Permit application. However, a Re-Entry Permit may be sent to a U.S. Embassy or consulate or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) office abroad for you to pick up, if you request it when you file your application.