Green card - Can I sponsor my Mom

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balamurali_g

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By God's grace me and my family got our Green card last week. But I am currently working in India and plan to re-enter US in few months. I left US in June 2007, the GC says that I am a perm resident since July 2007 but received my GC only in Jan 2008 by FedEx( My attorney got my GC and FedExed to me) while I was working in India.
My question is how long can I stay outside US ( due to family commitments. My mom is not well and we are taking care of her). I can return to US immediately but my family cannot. So will my family loose the GC if they stay outside the US for more than 1 year. Even if they loose the GC can I sponsor them to get back to US in about 2 years.
Alternatively can I sponsor my Mom to get back to US immediately.
Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks in advance,
GC Holder.
 
I suggest you contact your attorney immediately. If you are away for 6 months after GC, it will impact your future citizenship issues. You have to show strong links paying rent etc if you are out 6 months after getting GC. You could lose (not loose) GC also if you do not have reentry permit applied. if you are away for more than 2 years you have to file reentry permit before leaving US. since you guys are out right from beginning it is complicated.

are you working for same company that sponspored GC? It is interesting, people struggle to get GC, get citizenship and then get OCi and return to india (r2I)
 
balamurali_g said:
Alternatively can I sponsor my Mom to get back to US immediately.
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No, you can't sponsor parents with a green card. You'll need citizenship to do that. However, with documentation of her medical problems that caused her stay outside the US for over a year, she can apply at the US consulate for a Returning Resident Visa to reenter the US.
 
No, you can't sponsor parents with a green card. You'll need citizenship to do that. However, with documentation of her medical problems that caused her stay outside the US for over a year, she can apply at the US consulate for a Returning Resident Visa to reenter the US.
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It could be that when the OP is referring to his family having green cards he means only his spouse and kids. His mom may not be a GC holder and so the returning resident visa wouldn't apply to her. In that case, you cannot apply for a GC for your mom until you get your citizenship. She should be able to come to the US on a visitor visa though.

-KM
 
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