GC holder wants to come back U.S. after leaving U.S. more than a year

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ah6511

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Hi,

My parents have GC and they left U.S. more than a year ago and now they want to come back to U.S., my question is if they come back, what the chance are the INS officer will find out they left U.S. more than a year even if they have a new passport that doesn't show when they entered their original country more than a year ago. Thx in advance.

-Andy
 
It's a risk to take if you want your parents to cross the border after not crossing for a year. If the Immigration officer finds you have left the country more then 180 days then he will asign your parents to go see an Immigration Judge in which he can decide to remove your parents permited residency (Green Card).

So if you want to be on the Safe Side, Apply for a "Re-Entry" permit, all they do is do whatever the form tells them to do, wait for the Re-Entry Permit to come in (3-4 Months) and then show it at the border when entering the U.S. You will pay a 3 hundred dollar filing fee but its your choice to do the re-entry permit if you want to be on the safe side.
 
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