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Re entry permit, do I need the physical green card to apply?

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Lauralema   0

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Hi,

I was granted a CR-1 visa last March as I'm married to a US citizen and I will enter the country with my husband next May 8th to get my GC at last.

The thing is that he has been offered a job in Germany, actually we are now in Frankfurt and he started the job a month ago and as the job is going to last at least a year I want to apply for a re entry permit as soon as I get to the US and before I come back to Germany.

My husband will come back to Frankfurt on May 14th to continue his work but I will stay precisely to apply for the I-131 and do the biometrics.

My question is, can I apply for the re entry permit without having the GC in hand?, I don't want to wait until it comes to my mail to start the process but I'm not sure I can.

Thanks for your help,

Laura

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hmh33   117

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When you enter the US your immigrant visa will be endorsed with a stamp that makes it legally identical to a green card for all purposes for one year. So yes, you can use that to file the I-131.

Spouse-based AOS from out-of-status H-1B, May - Aug 2012

Removal of conditions, Aug - Nov 2014

 
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