calberry

Haha. We were hoping to get 2 years with the re-entry permit which it now seems like they need to be back within 1 year since the processing times take more than a year and you're now saying 6 months. Not saying you're incorrect but it's a bummer.

Thank you for your suggestions and feedback. Unless someone knows something I haven't thought of, we'll plan for my parents to be back within 12 months of departure, i.e. 20 July 2026. If their re-entry permits get approved by then (it will have been 14 months since they applied) they can cancel/postpone their flights if they want.

So effectively an LPR cannot leave the country for more than 12 months until their re-entry permits are approved even though an LPR is permitted to leave once their biometrics for the re-entry permit are done. Maybe they should plan to come back within 12 months of departure then? In the US they own a house, a car, a few rental properties, have friends and family, and pay all their state and federal and property taxes. They're also in the process of starting a business in California that manufactures dog chews. Not sure how UCSIS sees all this but to me it seems like strong ties.

It likely won't take 3 years. But there's a good chance it will take more than 12 months. I'm planning ahead and trying to get clarity on whether they can stay out of the country for more than 12 months after departure since they've applied for their re-entry permits. It seems like the purpose of a re-entry permit is to allow LPRs to be abroad for more than 12 months but it also takes 15 months for a re-entry application to be processed so I'm trying to understand how this works.

I'm a US citizen and my parents got their green cards on 4Aug2023. I'm now trying to plan out my parents' re-entry permits since they need to go back to sell their home and business. 05May2025 - Form I-131 was received 30May2025 - Biometrics done in California 23Jul2025 - Parents went back home to sell their home and business egov.uscis.gov/processing-times says 80% of re-entry permits are processed within 15 Months which is 01Sep2026. Since re-entry permits are valid for 2 years that should mean they can stay abroad till 01Sep2028 without abandoning their green cards. It makes me nervous that 01Sep2026 is more than 12 months since they left the United States. Does this mean they should come back within 12 months of departure? Or can they safely stay abroad til 01Sep2028. Kind of a bummer that processing times for re-entry permits are more than 12 months when being abroad for more than 12 months seems to be when it is presumed that a LPR has abandoned their residency.

thank you! I see from your timeline: Dec 2019: Filed FOIA request for full A# file Feb 2020: FOIA request completed So around 3 months to get your full A# file. Hopefully the POE records will be faster

I did! A few times. With both my parents A numbers (and passport numbers) and it says "No Results". That's why I posted this to see if this was a glitch or if it's just not possible. I have a (vague) memory of being able to get my own travel history when I had a green card myself from the CBP website which is why I'm posting this There are reports that some people are able to see their travel history by adding an extra day to their DOB etc to the CBP website or using the CBP app

In the CBP app you can "View My Travel History" with Name DOB Country of citizenship Document Type Document Number. Under Document Type you can select: Passport Border Crossing Card A Number Doesn't have the A Number option imply permanent residents can view their travel history with CBP? I'm really hoping there's an easy way to get their travel history with CBP rather than reconstructing their travel history with their passport stamps or a FOIA request with the government *shudder

My parents are US permanent residents and I'm trying to get their travel history at https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov but it says "No Record Found for Traveler". I tried using their passport numbers, A numbers, and even their NVC IV Case Numbers but it gives the same message for both of them. I also tried the CBP app but that also gives "No Results". Back when I was a permanent resident myself I think I was able to get my own travel history and it was helpful in filling out my travel history for my N-400. Are permanent residents not able to get their travel history anymore or is this a glitch?