Second green card

[Lil bear 4,346]

7 hours ago, Thewander said:

Has anyone had a previous green card, left the US and relinquished it thinking they’d not move back to the US then wanted to and re-applied for another green card? That’s our current situation. The i130 asked if you’ve ever applied and if it was accepted or not. My husbands was approved and we lived in the US for 5 years. We’ve been gone for 3 years now and need to go back. Anyone else have knowledge of how the USCIS takes these types of applications? Would we be frowned upon for giving up a green card then needing one to go back. My husband has his SS number and everything, as well as a job to return to in the US. Thank you for any help. 

Yes we did it. Relinquish the previous GC .. firm 407 I think .. then apply again. Not going to happen  quickly. 

Edited April 30, 2020 by Lil bear

[Lil bear 4,346]

1 hour ago, Thewander said:

That’s a relief to hear. Did everything go smoothly? Anything asked about why you gave up a green card? Was the process quicker since you’ve already had gone through it previously? Sorry for all the questions were just needing to get back for my mom. Thank you for your help!

No quicker because of previous history .. but no slower  either 

[Lil bear 4,346]

4 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Correct terminology is helpful.  You, the US Citizen, will "file" a petition.  He, the foreign spouse will apply for a visa buy submitting a DS260.  DS260 is an application that is "submitted".   The I-130 is a "petition" you "file.

 

I don't see anything speeding up, Trump or not.

By not buy.  Typo I’m assuming 😁

[pushbrk 13,143]

11 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

By not buy.  Typo I’m assuming 😁

Yes.  Thanks for the correction. LOL

 

[James D 39]

We are in the same process, 2nd time around. Waiting for the interview. First time was a breeze, so many years ago. Had I known it was so difficult now, I would have explored other alternatives to try to keep the first GC valid. Reason for abandoning the GC, wife's mother became very ill and needed her as guardian since 2014.

[Thewander 25]

3 hours ago, James D said:

We are in the same process, 2nd time around. Waiting for the interview. First time was a breeze, so many years ago. Had I known it was so difficult now, I would have explored other alternatives to try to keep the first GC valid. Reason for abandoning the GC, wife's mother became very ill and needed her as guardian since 2014.

I would have too. This has become such a mess. We’ve been waiting for an interview for 6 months now, still nothing. Are u bringing proof of relinquishing the past gc? I’m not sure if my husband will be questioned about that. Makes me nervous. 

[James D 39]

10 hours ago, Thewander said:

I would have too. This has become such a mess. We’ve been waiting for an interview for 6 months now, still nothing. Are u bringing proof of relinquishing the past gc? I’m not sure if my husband will be questioned about that. Makes me nervous. 

I should have received a letter from the DHS at the US consulate in Peru but only received an email with a PDF copy of the I407 form we sent abandoning the first Green Card. The form had been updated though with a date of receipt stamp and recognition of the abandonment expressed in the last 4 parts of page 2.. We are also in our 6th month since NOA2. Covid19 has created quite a large backlog...

[James D 39]

On 4/29/2020 at 4:39 PM, Thewander said:

Filed the i130 March 5. He relinquished his green card February 2019 so hopefully that’ll be enough time for them to see we’re reapplying. Wish we could just get it back but what’s done is done. 

We relinquished the first GC in Feb, 2018 and filed the I-130 in Oct. 2018. No problem.