Hello folks,
Permanent resident has unexpired re-entry permit and travelled back to US from overseas after an absence of 15 months. Current re-entry permit expired in Aug. 2024.
Travel History:
After receiving green card, travelled to US for the first time, stayed in US for 8 months or so.
First Re-entry Permit: Applied for first re-entry permit, received approval and travelled out of the US, stayed out of US for almost 2 years, travelled back to US before the expiry of re-entry permit.Stayed for about 7 months and applied for second re-entry permit.
Second Re-entry Permit: No finger prints were taken due to Covid, approval took almost a year and received re-entry permit valid for two years. Permanent resident stayed out of US for 15 months but travelled back to US recently. The second re-entry permit is valid until Aug 2024.
Re-Entry Permit # 2:
July 2021: Applied while PR(Permanent Resident) was in the US, no finger print taken as per Covid guidelines, previous finger prints in the system were used
Oct. 2021: PR travelled outside of US while entry permit was still pending
Aug. 2022: Re-entry permit approved from Aug. 2022 - Aug 2024 and was delivered in the US. Was delivered by hand overseas to the PR.
Jan. 2023: PR travelled to US from overseas after being absent for 15 months (Oct 2021 - Jan 2023)
1. How to go about applying for a new re-entry permit while the current re-entry permit (valid until Aug. 2024) is not expired yet?
2. Is USCIS requiring in-person biometrics these days?
3. If PR needs to travel overseas out of US, how long can PR stay out without any issues?
4. PR plans to stay overseas to take care of family matters so would prefer to have a re-entry permit applied/approved so can stay out for up to 2 years.
Thank you for your help!
Permanent resident has unexpired re-entry permit and travelled back to US from overseas after an absence of 15 months. Current re-entry permit expired in Aug. 2024.
Travel History:
After receiving green card, travelled to US for the first time, stayed in US for 8 months or so.
First Re-entry Permit: Applied for first re-entry permit, received approval and travelled out of the US, stayed out of US for almost 2 years, travelled back to US before the expiry of re-entry permit.Stayed for about 7 months and applied for second re-entry permit.
Second Re-entry Permit: No finger prints were taken due to Covid, approval took almost a year and received re-entry permit valid for two years. Permanent resident stayed out of US for 15 months but travelled back to US recently. The second re-entry permit is valid until Aug 2024.
Re-Entry Permit # 2:
July 2021: Applied while PR(Permanent Resident) was in the US, no finger print taken as per Covid guidelines, previous finger prints in the system were used
Oct. 2021: PR travelled outside of US while entry permit was still pending
Aug. 2022: Re-entry permit approved from Aug. 2022 - Aug 2024 and was delivered in the US. Was delivered by hand overseas to the PR.
Jan. 2023: PR travelled to US from overseas after being absent for 15 months (Oct 2021 - Jan 2023)
1. How to go about applying for a new re-entry permit while the current re-entry permit (valid until Aug. 2024) is not expired yet?
2. Is USCIS requiring in-person biometrics these days?
3. If PR needs to travel overseas out of US, how long can PR stay out without any issues?
4. PR plans to stay overseas to take care of family matters so would prefer to have a re-entry permit applied/approved so can stay out for up to 2 years.
Thank you for your help!