Green Card Renewal

[salman83 0]

Hi,

My wife's green card expired in 2001 when she was 15 years. At that time, she was not adult and was dependant on her parents.

Now, she want to renew her green card. Is it possible to renew it.

If so, could she do it from outside US

OR

she can come to US on british passport and then apply for renewal from inside US.

How long does the renewal process normally takes?

Thanks in advance.

Regards.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

no, the GC is for living In the US, after 1 year of living abroad, she lost her GC. it is considered having abandoned your residency.

whoever petitioned for her would have to petition for her again if they are living in the US. she is no longer a GC holder.

[Boiler 45,729]

In 2004 she would have been 18 and an adult.

She could certainly try. She would end up in front of an Immigration Judge.

What would be the reason she could not return and what has she done to maintain her US residency?

Presumably she has at least filed taxes, what else?

Edited December 14, 2014 by Boiler

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

No,

none of that is possible.

Your wife's residency was deemed abandoned in 2002, after she'd been outside the US for a year. It rendered her Green Card invalid after the fact and it cannot be resurrected. She'd have to qualify for immigration once again on her own merits.

In addition know that entering the United States on a non-immigrant visa (or in case of the UK, as a visitor under the VWP) and the intent to immigrate is a felony and could get her barred for life.

You'll have to file and I-130 petition in her behalf and . . . voila . . . about 12 months later the good people in the US consulate in London will interview her and issue her an immigrant visa afterward.