Is filing the Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) Status (I-407 form) required BEFORE filing a Petition for Alien Relative (I-130 form)?

[Boiler 45,535]

20 minutes ago, OldUser said:

I-90 may take a long time due to confusion and denial at the end of the 12-18 months wait?

Would not bother me.

 

Yes it is nice to have the card

[nastra30 2,287]

22 minutes ago, OldUser said:

To me the removal is initiated when NTA is issued?

 

28 minutes ago, OldUser said:

I-90 may take a long time due to confusion and denial at the end of the 12-18 months wait?

Yes, NTA initiates the removal process. If that's what you meant then we are on same page as I already stated the case will become a court case if it gets to that point. But then again the courts are packed with more complex and frivolous cases. So no actual enforcement of removal will take place until case is heard.

Another lifeline after USCIS denial is to file another I-130 and then right back in court to pause any removals + I-485.

[OldUser 6,709]

1 minute ago, nastra30 said:

Another lifeline after USCIS denial is to file another I-130 and then right back in court to pause any removals + I-485.

Very good suggestion. I still don't know if I would go this route which can be pretty expensive and long. Would only consider it if I had no sponsor for GC and was trying to revive the old GC. But I guess OP knows all the options and can decide what path works for them. Thank you for the good discussion

[nastra30 2,287]

2 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Very good suggestion. I still don't know if I would go this route which can be pretty expensive and long. Would only consider it if I had no sponsor for GC and was trying to revive the old GC. But I guess OP knows all the options and can decide what path works for them. Thank you for the good discussion

I agree with you nonetheless. It's up to op whether to get to the US faster (and deal with any complexities later) or decide on starting on a clean slate (filling I-407) and waiting a couple+ years. Good discussion.

 

[Boiler 45,535]

Worst case scenario is you file a I 130/485 package.

 

Seems a no brainer to me and I seriously doubt resources would be wasted in this sort of case.

[Mark Sinclair 2]

Thanks for the commments!  I´m submitting the I-130.