waiver for re-entry permit

[tommyesq73 0]

A friend of mine has her permanent residence/green card in the us as well as valid us passport. However she has been living abroad in colombia for almost two years now and never applied for a re-entry permit when she left the U.S. almost two years ago. In reading it appears that she may have abandoned her resiedency status and the only thing i could find besides starting the whole process over was that she could apply for a waiver or renentry permit? Does anyone know where i can find more info re this waiver? or any other suggestions?

thanks

[Mr and Mrs Bird 0]

A friend of mine has her permanent residence/green card in the us as well as valid us passport. However she has been living abroad in colombia for almost two years now and never applied for a re-entry permit when she left the U.S. almost two years ago. In reading it appears that she may have abandoned her resiedency status and the only thing i could find besides starting the whole process over was that she could apply for a waiver or renentry permit? Does anyone know where i can find more info re this waiver? or any other suggestions?

thanks

Hi Tommy

I am very sure somebody will give you a good advice in here very soon.

Sweetie

[Boiler 45,730]

A friend of mine has her permanent residence/green card in the us as well as valid us passport. However she has been living abroad in colombia for almost two years now and never applied for a re-entry permit when she left the U.S. almost two years ago. In reading it appears that she may have abandoned her resiedency status and the only thing i could find besides starting the whole process over was that she could apply for a waiver or renentry permit? Does anyone know where i can find more info re this waiver? or any other suggestions?

thanks

If she has a US Passport she is a US Citizen.

Can stay out as long as she wants.

[meauxna 15]

A friend of mine has her permanent residence/green card in the us as well as valid us passport. However she has been living abroad in colombia for almost two years now and never applied for a re-entry permit when she left the U.S. almost two years ago. In reading it appears that she may have abandoned her resiedency status and the only thing i could find besides starting the whole process over was that she could apply for a waiver or renentry permit? Does anyone know where i can find more info re this waiver? or any other suggestions?

thanks

When a PR becomes a US citizen, they have to hand over their Green Card.

If she is actually a PR who has been out of the US for 2 years, she can research an SB-1 visa for returning residents. Her Consulate webpage should have info.

[john_and_marlene 162]

A friend of mine has her permanent residence/green card in the us as well as valid us passport. However she has been living abroad in colombia for almost two years now and never applied for a re-entry permit when she left the U.S. almost two years ago. In reading it appears that she may have abandoned her resiedency status and the only thing i could find besides starting the whole process over was that she could apply for a waiver or renentry permit? Does anyone know where i can find more info re this waiver? or any other suggestions?

thanks

When a PR becomes a US citizen, they have to hand over their Green Card.

If she is actually a PR who has been out of the US for 2 years, she can research an SB-1 visa for returning residents. Her Consulate webpage should have info.

Returning Resident (SB-1) Visa

If you are a lawful permanent resident and you are unable to return to the United States within the travel validity period of a Permanent Resident Card (one year), or a Reentry Permit (two years), you may apply to the nearest U.S. consular office for a special immigrant Returning Resident (SB-1) visa. To qualify for this status, you must show that:

You were a lawful permanent resident when you departed the United States;

When you departed, you intended to return to the United States and you have maintained this intent;

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

You are eligible for the immigrant visa in all other respects.

If you wish to apply for a Returning Resident (SB-1) visa, you should contact the nearest consular office well in advance of you intended travel (at least three months in advance, if possible) to permit sufficient time for visa processing.

If the returning Resident (SB-1) visa is refused on the grounds that you have given up your residence in the United States, it may or may not be possible to obtain a nonimmigrant visa, depending on whether you have established a residence abroad to which you will return. If you cannot submit convincing evidence of compelling ties abroad, you may have to apply for an immigrant visa on the same basis by which you immigrated originally, if that is possible.

http://www.foreignborn.com/visas_imm/enter...n.htm#returning

[john_and_marlene 162]

If she simply chose to reside outside the U.S. for that long, I would expect they will rule that she has abandoned her permanent resident status. Short of being held hostage against her will or being in a coma, I don't see how she would qualify for reentry. She will most likely have to start over.