I Had to leave the country

[jenn89 0]

Hello,

I really wish to get advice from my case which has me very worried. I entered my marriage in good faith and have prove of it with my ex husband whom is a US Citizen. We got divorced right when i had to file the form I-751 he did not want to fill it with me so i had to work on it my self. He changed in a way i never thought and would drink too much that he hit me once. I had a big emergency with my mother and a family member that got kidnap and had to come back to my country. I have always been trying to keep in touch with a lawyer in MD to help me with my papers but is hard sometimes to get in touch. I wish to send my info to VSC. i have been out of the US for 1 year now trying to find a way to go back as per unfortunately i did not have help to fix my papers on time i went over 1 year of the date my GC got expired i really need help because i have all my papers ready to just send them, and letters, my bank account with him. If please i can still send my papers to may be get an answer soon if i can go back to the US? I would appreciated very much. Thank you so much!!!!

[Glyn and Kathy 288]

What date did your conditional green card expire? Were you out of the country for more than a year? I'm no expert, and I know late filing for the I-751 can be forgiven in some circumstances, but I think you're going to need some professional help for this one.

[jenn89 0]

My green card expired on march 2009. I have been exactly one year out of US. could i still send them to Vermont Service Center with all my prove? i only wish to know what could be a next step that i could do as per i did not leave the country because i wanted to, i did not have all the money i needed as per my ex never helped me, i would get pay a small amount and i had to move away from his house when we got separated.

[walls1010 3]

Let's say, you need to go back to your own country for emergency, but why it took you for a year to stay there? Your greencard expired 2009....sorry you're out of status already.

[belinda63 3,047]

So you only had the two year conditional green card which expired more than two years ago and you never filed to renew it? Sorry I don't know of anything you can do.

[jenn89 0]

I stayed here because i did not have where to go in US on my own, i did not have a job at the time. I was scared i was either going to be taken or that i was not going to be able to go back if Immigration saw my green card's expiration date in the airport once i was in US I was not aware of many information i have been finding out on my own. I have a letters where i apologize. Then i thought if may be i could get a Returning Resident Visa.... to may be go and present my self to an officer that i never had the intentions to leave the country...

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I stayed here because i did not have where to go in US on my own, i did not have a job at the time. I was scared i was either going to be taken or that i was not going to be able to go back if Immigration saw my green card's expiration date in the airport once i was in US I was not aware of many information i have been finding out on my own. I have a letters where i apologize. Then i thought if may be i could get a Returning Resident Visa.... to may be go and present my self to an officer that i never had the intentions to leave the country...

Your green card expired more than two years ago. You did not file to renew it. You have been out of the country more than one year. You are divorced from your American husband. There is nothing you can do. You have no basis to file for RoC

Edited July 11, 2011 by Gary and Alla

[walls1010 3]

Hello,

I really wish to get advice from my case which has me very worried. I entered my marriage in good faith and have prove of it with my ex husband whom is a US Citizen. We got divorced right when i had to file the form I-751 he did not want to fill it with me so i had to work on it my self. He changed in a way i never thought and would drink too much that he hit me once. I had a big emergency with my mother and a family member that got kidnap and had to come back to my country. I have always been trying to keep in touch with a lawyer in MD to help me with my papers but is hard sometimes to get in touch. I wish to send my info to VSC. i have been out of the US for 1 year now trying to find a way to go back as per unfortunately i did not have help to fix my papers on time i went over 1 year of the date my GC got expired i really need help because i have all my papers ready to just send them, and letters, my bank account with him. If please i can still send my papers to may be get an answer soon if i can go back to the US? I would appreciated very much. Thank you so much!!!!

You can't file I-751 while you're out of the country and out of status for 2 years now.

[belinda63 3,047]

Sounds like your green card was expired prior to you leaving the US yes? If so there is no way you can obtain a returning resident visa as you had to be a resident when you left to qualify.

Permanent resident aliens who are unable to return to the United States within the travel validity period of the Alien Registration Receipt Card, or the Reentry Permit, may apply to the nearest U.S. consular office for a special immigrant Returning Resident (SB-1) visa. To qualify for such status aliens must show:

That they were lawful permanent residents when they departed the United States;

That when they departed they intended to return to the United States and have maintained this intent;

That they are returning from a temporary visit abroad and, if the stay was protracted, that it was caused by reasons beyond their control and for which they were not responsible; and

That they are eligible for the immigrant visa in all other respects.

Source.

[jenn89 0]

I stayed here because i did not have where to go in US on my own, i did not have a job at the time. I was scared i was either going to be taken or that i was not going to be able to go back if Immigration saw my green card's expiration date in the airport once i was in US I was not aware of many information i have been finding out on my own. I have a letters where i apologize. Then i thought if may be i could get a Returning Resident Visa.... to may be go and present my self to an officer that i never had the intentions to leave the country...

[jenn89 0]

thank you, so i could not apply for that visa... could i start everything here and take all new information to the embassy from the USA in my country to get a visa here showing that i work here and go to school, and that i have open accounts in my country? could i try that if they would not forgive me for my green card to renew it....?

[Sergi9 110]

thank you, so i could not apply for that visa... could i start everything here and take all new information to the embassy from the USA in my country to get a visa here showing that i work here and go to school, and that i have open accounts in my country? could i try that if they would not forgive me for my green card to renew it....?

You might be able to get a tourist visa or come on a work visa if you qualify but as far as becoming a permanent resident based on your past marriage that ship has sailed and you have no basis to adjust residency now.

[belinda63 3,047]

Might you have a ban from re-entry to the US since your green card expired a year prior to your leaving?

[jenn89 0]

If i go to the embassy and apply for a student visa, may be i can do it with new information from my country i hope. Im 21 years old, or i can apply for a work visa..

Edited July 11, 2011 by jenn89

[Anh map 2,098]

For a student visa you need to be accepted at a college or university in the US and be able to prove that you have all of the money to pay the tuition and expenses.

For a work visa you will need a US employer to sponsor you.