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Can i reenter the usa?

i have been out of the usa for two and a half years, and i want to return to the usa. I do have a green card wich is valid till 2015. Now i dont know if usa will take me back. Is there anything that can be done to ease the process of me returning. What needs to be done.


    




mamour
if you just left the US without prior permission for that long? your card is no longer valid..
you will have to start the process over, sorry.
International Travel
A Permanent Resident of the United States can travel freely outside of the US. A passport from the country of citizenship is normally all that is needed. To reenter the US a Permanent Resident normally needs to present the green card (Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551) for readmission. A reentry permit is needed for reentry for trips greater than one year but less than two years in duration.


Fred S
You have been outside the U.S. for well over a year. You cannot be admitted to the U.S. if the only document you have is your green card.

You risk being given a Notice to Appear before an Immigration Judge if you try to come back to the U.S. If the Immigration Judge does not feel that you qualify as a returning resident, he can order you removed, and that would result in a 5-year bar (arriving alien). INA 212(a)(9)(A)(i).

Your only hope is to apply for a SB-1 immigrant visa at the closest U.S. visa office in the country where you live now. If the visa officer grants you a SB-1 immigrant visa, you can use it to apply for admission.

If the visa is denied, someone in the U.S. will have to petition for you.


Rachel
Apply for SB-1, which is Returning Resident, basically a shortcut of applying for Immigrant Visa.
In order to qualify, you have to show strong evidence that your stay is beyond your control (eg. Military order-your spouse, medical reasons.) Otherwise, you will need to start the process all over again, starting from I-130 petition.


pianojangee
If you lived outside of US more than 1 year without Re-entry permit, your green card is revoked. USCIS considers that you abandoned US Permanent Resident status when you live outside of US more than 2 years with Re-entry permit.

You need to get visa to enter US.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=fe17e6b0eb13d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD


birdlarry123
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Stay where your at.I wouldn't even try to come back.USA does not want you back i am pretty sure.Take your green card and shove it.


farh
i am a green card holder since 2004,i stay in my country because i take care of my father how is sick,in 2007 i had appointment regarding visa sb1 i had all medical documents and other documents,but the consulat told me ther'is a mistake in my green card because of uscis error, i wrote letter about it at uscis and it has been adjusted.when i was in usa i opned bank account in usa have ss card regitred in english lessonce i started work . i want to go back to usa,please help me really don't know what do.





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