Getting re-entry permit

[mehi]

Hi,
My wife and I have GC. We want to get re-entry permit. In some threads I've seen that we should be in US while filing the application.
My question is:
Why we should be in US while filing the application (including when USCIS receives it)?
Can we post the filled application to a freind in US, then he/she puts a cheque in the envelop and mails it to the USCIS?
So we can come back to the US 3-5 weeks(for fingerprints) after receiving the application by the immigration office.
Does this approach work?
thanks

 

[Jackolantern]

Hi,
Why we should be in US while filing the application (including when USCIS receives it)?

That's just how the rule works. If they find out you were outside the US when filing the application, they'll deny it (or cancel it if they find out after it was issued).

 

[newacct]

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