Help! I-407 submission by Mail or US Border and Customs when in a hurry?

[June666 0]

Hello, I’m a LPR (received as my mother married to an U.S. citizen). I’m studying at University outside of U.S. and has been submitting re-entry permit to enter to U.S. (already received re-entry permit twice). However, I have stayed outside of U.S. for over three years now and my re-entry permit has already expired.

 

Since I will work in the country that I currently live, I am willing to file I-407 to abandon my LPR status.

 

I sent the I-407 by mail on 12/19/2019 and received an email on 3/3/2020 saying that I do not meet the criteria of acceptance. After going through my copies of documents, I realized that I had forgotten to sign the last part of the document. The email said it would take 4weeks to be returned to my address.

 

The problem is, I am planning to have a wedding in Hawaii on August 2020 and I am worried about whether I could enter the U.S.

 

I believe there are two options:

 

(1) Resend the I-407 by mail on Mid-April and wait until the process is complete, then apply for ESTA to enter the U.S. However I do not know how long the process would it take(it is thought to be about 2 months). I am worried after being rejected once it might take longer and I won’t be able to enter the U.S.

 

(2) Don’t send the I-407 form by mail, and instead bring it with me as I submit the I-407 to the  U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at the U.S. port of entry on August 2020. In that case, I would apply for ESTA beforehand. However there is a risk that the airplane company would not allow me to get on board since I would still be LPR when I get on the plane to US. Also, there is a chance that the process won’t be complete because of the time difference between mainland and Hawaii, and that I would be eventually be send back.

 

I already booked the flights and wedding, and now I am extremely worried about my I-407 form.

 

Please give us your advice or comments on how to submit the I-407. Or if there is anyone who had experiences submitting I-407 at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, please tell us your story. We are very worried and any insights would help.

 

Thank you.

[TBoneTX 46,276]

I would telephone a CBP port, ask to speak with the shift supervisor, and get a definitive answer on how to proceed.

Record the name, port, and time of discussion.

If the supervisor isn't certain, politely ask to be escalated to the Port Director.

 

Let us know what you learn.