hopeful_immigrant

hold pending immigration court - how bad can they make it to be? like i only read so far, it they always say it as "paroled in", have never read "being detained" pending immigration court (which would be scary considering that i will have my other family members along with me at that time when returning next year). Also, where can i check how long would i would have to wait for the case to be scheduled for hearing?

I've read about SB1 from multiple threads before - probably it might not trigger the LPR status as abandoned but the concern is that, in the system, it might show that "I (applicant of SB1) does have doubts of his/her status of being LPR" therefore it will be a bit harder to fight for my case when it comes to entering the USA - if it shows that I am aware that i might have abandoned my LPR status. 1. still have my US Real ID Driver license BUT it will be 1 month expired when i re-enter USA in July2023 (or end fo June 2023). 2. banking info - still have my main bank account in the USA 3. no properties 4. sold my car when i left back in 2020 (though i do have documents of owning the car before). 5. no health insurance (got one via employment when i was in the USA before, but since i am not a contractor living out of the USA, my employment doesn't grant me that right now). 6. converted my cellphone number into Google Voice - so that people can still call my number while i am overseas. So yeah, not a great list of ties to show for SB 1 application it seemed. I'll just have them ready i suppose, copies of everything, banking info et al, hopefully i'll just get a very lenient IO at the POE.

Tourist visa in the context of my comments was more on what could happen at the border during my entry. Whether I will be allowed to enter but have to give up my GC and enter as non resident (tourist) or other typical options. So if NTA cases are taking ages, how long does it usually take to deal with an issue like mine? 3-4 years ? That is just weird. What status I am going to be in while waiting then? And can I still apply for N400 if it passes 3 years before I have my hearing??

SB-1 is not something that I am planning to use, as nothing is extraordinary of my situation. It will just show the system that I am admitting my LPR status to have been abandoned hence the need for SB1. Me working remotely for my company via an outsourcing company might not be of any use to the SB1 application. I still maintain my banks in the USA, still have my credit card etc. Apart from working with the same US company since 2018 (though right now not directly as I am employed by an outsourcing company that supplies contract workers to my US company), and having my bank accounts, credit cards, and filing taxes, nothing much to show my ties with the USA. Still I will ask for my US company to provide a letter of support showing that I have been working for them since 2018 and now I am working on site beginning July 2023.

Thank you, gives me a bit of hope for my plan next June.

yeah i am hoping the officer would be lenient, as i will be travelling with my whole family, and i am the only non citizen in the group. Are there any readings/links on what will happen once someone got paroled in? (i am not gonna sign any documents to give up my GC at the immigration counter - as entering with a tourist visa would be pointless - need to start working after entering USA). Wanna know how people deal/manage immigration court.

Hello everyone. Background: I have been a US LPR via lottery since 2016 (the "resident since" date I have on my 10 year GC card expiring 2028). Married to a US born citizen way before 2016 - and still married to the same USC. Moved to the USA in Aug 2018 with whole family. Moved out of USA at the height of the pandemic - Dec 2020) - Covid, being close with immediate family members were among the reasons moving out of the USA. Have 4 biological kids together with the USC (2 kids were born in the USA) Everyone in the family has US passport EXCEPT myself - the only LPR in the family. Went to "reset" the clock in 2021 - stayed for around 9 days, left USA again exactly on Dec 2nd 2021, and have not gone back to the USA since. Didn't try to apply re-entry permit as i knew i could not get it done quickly. All these while i have been working remotely for a US based company via a local (my country) outsourcing company - so i am not a direct employee of the US company but It is the same company i worked in the USA since 2018. Have been filing US taxes since i moved out of USA. I thought of abandoning my GC and LPR status but now there seems to be a need for the whole family to move back into the USA by middle of next year (2023). Questions: 1. What would be my chance to re-enter USA if i purchase a flight ticket June 2023 for the whole family into the USA considering myself being out of the country for more than 1 year now? 2. Would having an employment increase my chance of being granted re-entry? (basically i would still be working with the same employer - this time as a local employee - instead of an contract-outsource like currently) I believe my employer can produce me some letters of support, saying that i have been working for them since 2018 - and now i am working for them locally or something - if that would be of any weight to the immigration officer. 3. Would they grant entry for my family but deny me entry? 4. Worse case scenario: if i am being paroled in, how would my situation look like in front of the immigration judge? 5. And if i am stripped of my LPR status (by the immigration judge), can i stay in the USA while my wife petitions for me? I have not read any stuff related to "LPR facing immigration judge" or what to expect etc, so if anyone can direct me to any useful threads, that would be very helpful - just want to be prepared in the event i am being denied entry if i attempt this next year. (I read that applying for SB-1 will automatically trigger my LPR status as abandoned - and my GC to be rendered invalid - so unsure if i should even consider applying for SB-1 considering my circumstances might not be that extraordinary - as in I can go back to the USA anytime but haven't done so due to working at my home country)