Hi everyone,
I am looking for help related to my parents' US immigration. Their chronology is as follows.
(a) I came to the US and got my greencard and citizenship in 2017. My parents visited me a few times on a B1/B2 visa.
(b) In 2019, I decided to sponsor my parents for US permanent residence. I filed their I-130. Parents went to the Mumbai consulate and got the DS-260 approved.
(c) They entered the US in April 2019 and got their greencards issued which show they are valid until 2029.
(d) They stayed in the US and traveled to India in September 2019 to take care of some family issues for 2-3 months.
(e) They got stuck in India in the middle of COVID-19. Since they are in their 60-70s, I also suggested they stay in India until COVID situation gets resolved.
(f) Since global pandemic persisted, they changed their travel plans multiple times.
(g) Both got into variety of health issues (heart-related problems as my dad had his open-hearth surgery done few years ago and mother had prolonged diabetes -induced problems). Due to their health issues, they decided to stay in India since 2019.
(h) Their healths have improved now. They now want to travel to the US this summer. But we understand they have not met the greencard residency requirements since 2019.
We are now in a limbo — what is the best course of action for them to be able to travel. If possible, I want their US permanent residence to continue as they plan to stay in the US in the future. But if it is not possible, should they apply for a visitor B1/B2 visa and travel intermittently for six month stays.
We do not know what is their best course of action given their greencard ambiguity. Any guidance or tips on this matter will be super helpful. Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Reya
Hi everyone, I am looking for help related to my parents' US immigration. Their chronology is as follows. (a) I came to the US and got my greencard and citizenship in 2017. My parents visited me a few times on a B1/B2 visa. (b) In 2019, I decided to sponsor my parents for US permanent residence. I filed their I-130. Parents went to the Mumbai consulate and got the DS-260 approved. (c) They entered the US in April 2019 and got their greencards issued which show they are valid until 2029. (d) They stayed in the US and traveled to India in September 2019 to take care of some family issues for 2-3 months. (e) They got stuck in India in the middle of COVID-19. Since they are in their 60-70s, I also suggested they stay in India until COVID situation gets resolved. (f) Since global pandemic persisted, they changed their travel plans multiple times. (g) Both got into variety of health issues (heart-related problems as my dad had his open-hearth surgery done few years ago and mother had prolonged diabetes -induced problems). Due to their health issues, they decided to stay in India since 2019. (h) Their healths have improved now. They now want to travel to the US this summer. But we understand they have not met the greencard residency requirements since 2019. We are now in a limbo — what is the best course of action for them to be able to travel. If possible, I want their US permanent residence to continue as they plan to stay in the US in the future. But if it is not possible, should they apply for a visitor B1/B2 visa and travel intermittently for six month stays. We do not know what is their best course of action given their greencard ambiguity. Any guidance or tips on this matter will be super helpful. Thanks in advance. Regards, Reya