Hi, I had a few questions which I hope someone on this forum might be able to help with?
Background:
I live and work in the UK and have a Greencard which was applied for me by a family member (who is a US citizen) when I was young. While applying for US jobs from the UK, I have been travelling back and forth from the US and obtaining reentry permits where appropriate in order to not lose my card. However, last time I didn’t apply for a reentry permit (through carelessness) and when arriving back in the US, my greencard was taken and I was given a temporary card so that I could go back to to the UK and return to see an immigration judge. I returned to the UK and six months later, I have been given a Notice for a Master Hearing in the US. My intention is to voluntarily relinquish the greencard as I’ve obviously not kept up with the criteria to be a permanent resident and I do not want the 10 year ban.
My questions:
1- The date for the Master Hearing conflicts with my finals (exams) for a professional qualification. I wanted to change the date – is this generally possible?
2- Is it possible to have the Master Hearing over the phone? I have heard that it is a 5-10 minute conversation with the judge and would save me a lot of time and money if I didn’t have to travel to the US for this.
3- How soon after the Master Hearing will the court date be? If I need to appear for it, would it be possible to schedule the court date a couple of days after the Master Hearing to save me two trips to the US?
Any help is much appreciated - thank you.
Background:
I live and work in the UK and have a Greencard which was applied for me by a family member (who is a US citizen) when I was young. While applying for US jobs from the UK, I have been travelling back and forth from the US and obtaining reentry permits where appropriate in order to not lose my card. However, last time I didn’t apply for a reentry permit (through carelessness) and when arriving back in the US, my greencard was taken and I was given a temporary card so that I could go back to to the UK and return to see an immigration judge. I returned to the UK and six months later, I have been given a Notice for a Master Hearing in the US. My intention is to voluntarily relinquish the greencard as I’ve obviously not kept up with the criteria to be a permanent resident and I do not want the 10 year ban.
My questions:
1- The date for the Master Hearing conflicts with my finals (exams) for a professional qualification. I wanted to change the date – is this generally possible?
2- Is it possible to have the Master Hearing over the phone? I have heard that it is a 5-10 minute conversation with the judge and would save me a lot of time and money if I didn’t have to travel to the US for this.
3- How soon after the Master Hearing will the court date be? If I need to appear for it, would it be possible to schedule the court date a couple of days after the Master Hearing to save me two trips to the US?
Any help is much appreciated - thank you.
