Recent timeline for I-131 LPR re-entry permit

[harden4mvp 3]

Does anyone have recent experience to share for I-131 LPR reentry permit processing timeline? 

Especially applications made during COVID-19 -- did you manage to get your fingerprinting done after USCIS reopened?

Thank you!!!

[Quarknase 1,072]

2 hours ago, harden4mvp said:

Does anyone have recent experience to share for I-131 LPR reentry permit processing timeline? 

Especially applications made during COVID-19 -- did you manage to get your fingerprinting done after USCIS reopened?

Thank you!!!

No timeline experience here, but what I can tell you is that the Application Support Centers are still closed, therefore no biometrics have been taken. You can check back regularly here for updates https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings

Open the “Application Support Center” tab, as those and not the USCIS offices are the ones doing biometrics.

[harden4mvp 3]

3 hours ago, Quarknase said:

No timeline experience here, but what I can tell you is that the Application Support Centers are still closed, therefore no biometrics have been taken. You can check back regularly here for updates https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings

Open the “Application Support Center” tab, as those and not the USCIS offices are the ones doing biometrics.

thanks so much

[James D 39]

I am interested in this topic. My wife should receive her GC later this year and she would like to travel back to her home country early next year. So we would like to know how long it takes to get the re-entry two-year permit in normal situations, if Covid19 ever allows that to happen, in case she has to stay out of the country longer than expected. Is the permit stamped in her passport?

 

Thanks!

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

19 hours ago, James D said:

I am interested in this topic. My wife should receive her GC later this year and she would like to travel back to her home country early next year. So we would like to know how long it takes to get the re-entry two-year permit in normal situations, if Covid19 ever allows that to happen, in case she has to stay out of the country longer than expected. Is the permit stamped in her passport?

 

Thanks!

No, the permit is a separate document. It can be sent for pickup at the closest embassy/consulate to where she will be, she is only required to stay in the US until biometrics are collected. Pre Covid that was around a month. Judging from a number of posts it seems that with the Covid backlog, re-entry permits are not being prioritized for bio appointments. No way of knowing how much the situation will have normalized by the time she applies.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/B5en.pdf
....you do not have to be in the United States for USCIS to approve your Form I-131 and issue a reentry permit to you if your biometrics (photo, fingerprints) have been obtained. You can indicate on your Form I-131 that you want USCIS to send your reentry permit to a U.S. Embassy, consulate or a DHS office overseas, so you can pick it up from one of those facilities.

[James D 39]

22 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

No, the permit is a separate document. It can be sent for pickup at the closest embassy/consulate to where she will be, she is only required to stay in the US until biometrics are collected. Pre Covid that was around a month. Judging from a number of posts it seems that with the Covid backlog, re-entry permits are not being prioritized for bio appointments. No way of knowing how much the situation will have normalized by the time she applies.

Is the form I-131 sent to us or do we download it and send it by USPS along with the biometrics?

 

 

Edited August 26, 2020 by James D
adding info

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

56 minutes ago, James D said:

Is the form I-131 sent to us or do we download it and send it by USPS along with the biometrics?

 

 

I’m not sure exactly what you are asking here. The process is
- you submit Uscis form i131, making sure to follow the instructions for the particular type of travel document you are requesting https://www.uscis.gov/i-131

- you will then get a notification of a biometrics appointment as with any other uscis application that requires bio

-  for a re-entry permit you can either indicate a mailing address in the US for it to be sent to you, or a consulate outside the US where you (she) can collect it when it is ready. 

[James D 39]

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

I’m not sure exactly what you are asking here. The process is
- you submit Uscis form i131, making sure to follow the instructions for the particular type of travel document you are requesting https://www.uscis.gov/i-131

- you will then get a notification of a biometrics appointment as with any other uscis application that requires bio

-  for a re-entry permit you can either indicate a mailing address in the US for it to be sent to you, or a consulate outside the US where you (she) can collect it when it is ready. 

Great! That's a big help!

 

[Tracker 0]

Hi, now that a lot of field offices have opened up, does anyone have a recent experience with re entry permit applications? 

How much time did it take to get a biometrics appointment? 

[M2S 1]

I applied for the permit in last jun ( biometrics were taken from old file)  till today nothing happened  soon i will complete 6 months waiting 

anyone get his travel re entry permit ? 

[harden4mvp 3]

On 12/16/2020 at 3:39 AM, M2S said:

I applied for the permit in last jun ( biometrics were taken from old file)  till today nothing happened  soon i will complete 6 months waiting 

anyone get his travel re entry permit ? 

I filed in early July and also they are using my old biometrics. However, the case is still pending as of today. 

[Movedin2004 28]

I applied in November. All I have is a receipt notice. I am hoping they use previous biometrics so I do not have to fly back with the COVID situation (and save the time it takes)

[ros88 12]

On 1/27/2021 at 2:31 AM, harden4mvp said:

I filed in early July and also they are using my old biometrics. However, the case is still pending as of today. 

How do you know that they are using your old bio?

I am in the same situation, I applied in october, in January my case changed in fingerprints, but no appointment received.

Are they using my old finger?

 

How do you know that they are using you old bio?

 

Thank you!

[harden4mvp 3]

9 hours ago, ros88 said:

How do you know that they are using your old bio?

I am in the same situation, I applied in october, in January my case changed in fingerprints, but no appointment received.

Are they using my old finger?

 

How do you know that they are using you old bio?

 

Thank you!

Because the case status is showing "Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken" 

[ros88 12]

On 2/15/2021 at 7:05 PM, harden4mvp said:

Because the case status is showing "Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken" 

this means that they already have my bio?