Personal appearance for I-407 submission - green card surrender

[taugusti]

My mother was recently granted a B2 visit visa valid for 10 years at the Chennai consulate. She previously had a US permanent
residency. However it is currently in abandoned state as she hasn't been to US since 2008. She doesn't plan to regain permanent residency.

However when they sent the passport back with the stamped visa, they sent her a letter requesting her to personally
present in Chennai consulate to surrender the permanent residency card.

She is above 80 years old and if possible would like to avoid to travel to Chennai. Following are the questions we have on her behalf.

1)Does she have to surrender the permanent residency card before she travels to US or can it be done after she returns?

2)Can she mail or authorize someone else to surrender the abandoned permanent residency card to the Chennai
consulate?


4)Can she surrender the permanent residency card at the port of entry in US ?

Appreciate your response

 

[Jackolantern]

Yes she can surrender the card and hand in the I-407 form at the POE while requesting entry with the B2 visa. They'll send her to secondary inspection for that, so make sure there is at least a couple hours until the next flight (if there is a connecting flight after the flight that initially arrives in the US).