SamA01

Thank you. The good thing about the online application is that I get email notifications about updates to the application. I will keep a watch for the biometrics notice.

I filed I-90 electronically yesterday and received today an electronic receipt notice with the following statement. "Thank you for submitting your application. Our office is currently processing it. This notice, together with your Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (also known as the Green Card), provides evidence of your lawful permanent resident status for 24 months from the expiration date on the front of your Permanent Resident Card. You remain authorized to work and travel. This notice, presented with your expired Permanent Resident Card, is evidence of your status and work authorization." Just two questions if you may have the answer? 1. Can this PDF receipt notice be used instead of the original sent via. snail mail for my mom to travel back to the US? 2. Can she request that her biometrics be done overseas at a consulate while she is overseas? If a biometrics is going to be required? I am worried now that a biometrics appointment letter may show up soon while she is overseas. We plan to travel back to US close to end of August or beginning Sept. Thank you all for your help. I will consult with an attorney when back in the US regarding her N400 eligibility and then file it accordingly. Kind regards.

Thanks for the heads up. I will look into this. My older daughter can send that overseas to us.

I filed for my mom's GC renewal online since her GC will expire soon while she is overseas. I did not want to take a chance with this. The receipt of the I-90 (GC renewal) should be good to get her back in the US with her expired GC card. We plan to get back to US at the end of Aug or beginning Sept. Her second sister may or may not survive her ordeal and thus my mom wants to be here longer but less than 6 months (out of the US).

I think this is it since its not defined. Its about one's permanent residence for the assignment of the service center and other matters.

Sorry age 90 at that time.. The system wont allow me to make any more posts for today. She did not have a single over 183 day absence at the time of her first N400 filing. If it can be proven she was overseas long for the 3 reasons listed above, can the 183 (less than 365) day challenge be addressed at the interview?

Yes, we fill them out, but asking a 74 year old lady that would she me marrying a terrorist just to bring that person into the US, to me its crossing the redline. The officer also asked a similar question to her about her mother (age at least 90) who was living at that time and was a Canadian national.

She can communicate well but at her age I hope they are not expecting her to be able to give a public speech in English. The interview officer talked to her for at least 20 minutes and she answered his questions. My only thing is that I was not allowed in during the interview. I mean, at her age, one has to be a little more considerate of her condition, i.e., lack of hearing, age etc. and take those factors in account. This was a time of Trump and it felt like the whole immigration department was in sync with how the administration was thinking about immigration.

She was in the US for whole one year before she travelled again overseas this May 03. She has residency of Illinios for a long time as she lives there. If I am not mistaken, the 3 month rule is to show that you live in the area where you are filing from. She has bank account and filed taxes in Illinois (no income). She has lived in IL since she got her GC 10 years back. She is overseas only because now her second sister has cancer and is being treated. During the interview time is can be established that she travelled mainly to be close to her siblings during their last days. She only filed taxes occasionally since she has 0 income. This was not an issue last time she had the interview. She has no lease or mortgage, she stays with me and I support her financially. This is what I am thinking. But I wanted to get the opinion here that it would be ok to file N400 for her even if she has a 8 month stay outside of the US in 2021-2022 during her last 10 years in the US mainly due to reasons mentioned above.

There were other questions which were not appropriate for her age. Also, her mom was living then at 85. She was Canadian. They asked if she married again to bring in a terrorist. Nevertheless, my mom is not bad with English, she is educated but has some hearing issues. I wish I had an attorney present during the interview.

Hi, I need some guidance. My mom has been a PR for close to 10 years living with me after my wife passed away. I have two children. She only travelled outside the US for less than a few weeks at a time until a time between 2021 Sept. to April 2022 she was outside the US with me for around 8 months. I have my own house and my older dauther stayed back in the US during this time. There were three reasons for this extended travel of 8 months away from US. 1. Her sister had a terminal cancer overseas. She passed away finally in 2022. 2. One of my dauthers is autistic and her condition worsened. We needed more help from her mother side of the family to take care of her to see if it would help her. 3. She is 76 now and did not want to travel too much during Covid. She could come back to US within 6 months and travel back overseas but she is too old, it was risky for her health. We filed for her N400 without representation in 2018. She passed her test but in Chicago the interviewing officer was way too biased and racist and said she could not communicate well in English. Although she can get her way by speaking and understanding English. I was way too busy at that time to mount any legal challenge. As an example, the interviewing officer asked her if she would marry again to bring any terrorist into the US, go figure. My faster has passed away over 15 years ago. Now her 10 year GC is expiring. I can file to renew her GC or file for N400. However, she has one absence in 10 years that is 8 months long, in 2021-2022. We are currently out of the US for travel/vacation since May 03, 2023 but plan to be back in the next two months. Total 4 months outside the US this year. I plan to get married myself this time (for a different thread later). Again, this this time, her second sister has cancer and also I have many things to take care of overseas with my parental and personal assets. My Question: Shall I file N400 for her at this time, hire an attorney and then address the issue of 8 months spent outside of the US for her during the interview? Or she would need to wait a few more years before we can file for her N400 and I should file to renew her GC at this time? My mom's permanent home is in US but we have many close relatives living outside of the US in Pakistan and Canada. Thank you for your time and help