From resident to tourist?

[Philly512 26]

I know this is not a common case and at first I was just as weirded out but Visa journey came to mind so here I am to ask in behalf of my aunt.

 

shes been a resident for quite some time already (her daughter who’s a citizen brought her) but she comes and goes, one year here, 6 months back in our country of origin and so on.

 

The thing is that for whatever reason (she says it’s been hard for her to adjust to the us) she would like to be able to still come visit her daughter and her grandkids without having the pressure of traveling every so often to not lose her permanent green card ...she’s tried to talk to my cousin but she just gets mad and tells her she is ungrateful and that she said a lot of money to get her that green card so she asked me since I’m a permanent resident myself (I live in a different state) if I knew about it but it’s not like I know a lot about USCIS and the different processes ...I told her she should contact a lawyer but figured I could ask here too since this has been such a helpful site on the times I’ve filed 

 

thank you in advance 

[Boiler 45,728]

2 options come to mind, stay in the US long enought to naturalise, that would guarantee her access no matter how long she was gone, or surrender her GC and apply for a Visitor Visa.

 

Sounds like the first would be the best fit.

[payxibka 10,045]

12 minutes ago, Philly512 said:

I know this is not a common case and at first I was just as weirded out but Visa journey came to mind so here I am to ask in behalf of my aunt.

 

shes been a resident for quite some time already (her daughter who’s a citizen brought her) but she comes and goes, one year here, 6 months back in our country of origin and so on.

 

The thing is that for whatever reason (she says it’s been hard for her to adjust to the us) she would like to be able to still come visit her daughter and her grandkids without having the pressure of traveling every so often to not lose her permanent green card ...she’s tried to talk to my cousin but she just gets mad and tells her she is ungrateful and that she said a lot of money to get her that green card so she asked me since I’m a permanent resident myself (I live in a different state) if I knew about it but it’s not like I know a lot about USCIS and the different processes ...I told her she should contact a lawyer but figured I could ask here too since this has been such a helpful site on the times I’ve filed 

 

thank you in advance 

She can abandon her green card at anytime...  at which time to come back she will be a tourist

[Illiria 980]

Even if she rescinded her green card and applied for and got a tourist visa there is no guarantee she would be let in, especially if she had been spending a lot of time here. 

 

Does your cousin use your aunt to look after the kids so she can work? If so your aunt can’t do this on a tourist visa. 

 

I would reccomend your aunt work towards citizenship, once she has it then she can come and go as she likes. 

 

[Ryan H 3,815]

Moved from What Visa Do I Need - Family Based Immigration forum to General Immigration-Related Discussion.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Citizens from certain countries have a hard time getting a B2. The reason for this is simple: the consular officer isn't sure that the person won't want to overstay. A way around this is to apply for a Green Card, then surrender said card via I-407 to the consulate, and, AT THE SAME TIME, apply for a B2.

Clearly, a person who has the right to permanently live in the United States is no danger of overstaying. If such a person tells the consular officer that she prefers living in Colombia, but would like to visit her family for a few months per year, there's no reason not to issue her the B2.