Reentry permit

[hate140delay]

Hello-
My parents have already got thier permanent residency and applied for reentry permit once in the past which was approved.
-Can they apply for reentry permit again? or can the reentry permit be applied just once?
-how long will it take to get it approved?
-Has any one got it approved more than once?

Any other information will be appreciated from someone who has experienced this.

Thanks.

 

[amishah]

Hello-
My parents have already got thier permanent residency and applied for reentry permit once in the past which was approved.
-Can they apply for reentry permit again? or can the reentry permit be applied just once?
-how long will it take to get it approved?
-Has any one got it approved more than once?

Any other information will be appreciated from someone who has experienced this.

Thanks.

Yes they can apply for re-entry again.
It takes more than a year to get approved/denied. My parents left the country after applying. Since the approval takes more than a year, they had to come back after 11 months to maintain their GC. They stayed here for about 2 months and left back. Approval arrived after they left and I sent them their approval via my uncle who was visiting them.
My parents got approved for 3 times. But you need to have a strong reason for that. Asking for re-entry too many times is not good. It may create a problem for them at the port of entry.
PS:- My parents let go greencard this time.

 

[jenimmi]

Yes they can apply for re-entry again.
It takes more than a year to get approved/denied. My parents left the country after applying. Since the approval takes more than a year, they had to come back after 11 months to maintain their GC. They stayed here for about 2 months and left back. Approval arrived after they left and I sent them their approval via my uncle who was visiting them.
My parents got approved for 3 times. But you need to have a strong reason for that. Asking for re-entry too many times is not good. It may create a problem for them at the port of entry.
PS:- My parents let go greencard this time.

Thanks, Amishah.
These were the questions, I had on mind too.

Wow.. I didn't know that approval for Re-entry permit after GC takes about 1 year. I thought the approval for these take about 3 months.

I am not able to understand why your parents let go off their GC - it seems from what you are saying that they always came back and followed the rules of Re-entry permit. Did they face any problems at POE? If you share your parents experience, it would certainly help some of us who are sponsoring parents and might have to apply for Re-entry permit after GC. Thanks.

 

[amishah]

Thanks, Amishah.
These were the questions, I had on mind too.

Wow.. I didn't know that approval for Re-entry permit after GC takes about 1 year. I thought the approval for these take about 3 months.

I am not able to understand why your parents let go off their GC - it seems from what you are saying that they always came back and followed the rules of Re-entry permit. Did they face any problems at POE? If you share your parents experience, it would certainly help some of us who are sponsoring parents and might have to apply for Re-entry permit after GC. Thanks.

My parents never like staying here because of their age. Also my Dad had gone through heart surgery so the insurance here is very high for him. The main reason is my all other family members (brother, sister and their families) are in India and they don't want to come here. Also coming and going back just to maintain the GC is very costly. Once you let go GC, it is very easy get visitor visa if they wants to visit me. Though me visiting them is better so I can meet everyone in the family.
They do give hard time at POE if you have applied for re-entry more than once. They asks so many questions like why you are doing this, where do you live in US, show your ties with US like bank statements and Tax returns and so on. It is very difficult to answer for them whose English is not a primary langauge. They do this becayse GC means Permenant Residency. That mean you should be living in US more and not out of the US.I have herard some where in this forum only that they can even revoke your GC.
For more information go to http://boards.immigrationportal.com/forumdisplay.php?f=118.

 

[ari4u]

http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=199369

There are more scary re-entry permit stories in the Life After Green Card forum

 

[rex1960]

The owner of a GreenCard, which is only a colloquial term is called PERMANENT resident for a reason. So, what do you expect ?
You're either permanently residing in the US or you're going back and forth like a regular tourist. I tend to think the GC wasn't the proper Visa in the first place.

 

[jenimmi]

Thanks, Amishah and Ari4u.

From the links, I just read a couple of stories in the "Life after GC" forum and they sound scary enough.

Ami - I understand your Dad's Medical problem completely and that's why I wanted to know.. God forbid.. if some major medical problem should happen and if my parents should take medical treatment abroad for a extended period, what will happen at POE.

My parents would like to travel at least once every year, for 3 months or so b'cos they have relatives there who they'd like to visit and also to oversee some property. The kind of questions your parents were asked, might be too much for my parents to answer, just for the same reason you've mentioned. Even though they've visited numerous times on their Visitor visa, they're scared of the Immig authorities and the problem with English

They will not work here and so there's no question of paying taxes or bank accounts. I wonder what my parents should say if such questions are asked at POE.

I read the continuous residency requirements for CZ and it seems like it shouldn't really be a problem if they stay out of the country for 3 or 4 months every year. Besides, they only have to worry about this for 4 yrs and 9 months and after they get their CZ none of this actually matters.

So Ami, was it during one of these POE interrogations, your parents turned in their GCs at POE? If you don't mind can you please elaborate on how they let go of it?
Thank you very much.

 

[amishah]

So Ami, was it during one of these POE interrogations, your parents turned in their GCs at POE? If you don't mind can you please elaborate on how they let go of it?
Thank you very much.

No. Here is the link for the form and information on surrending the GC. http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/legal_permanent_residents.html. They will fill this out and give it to them when they will go to get the Visitor visa.
The most difficult part for elder people to stay here is the medical until they reach 65.

 

[jenimmi]

Thanks for the link, Ami.

I think your parents did the right thing to avoid all the unnecessary questioning at POE. Was it easy for them to surrender GC and obtain a Visitor visa - was there any complication with it?

The most difficult part for elder people to stay here is the medical until they reach 65.

Why do you think so? Can you please explain? Thanks.

 

[amishah]

Thanks for the link, Ami.

I think your parents did the right thing to avoid all the unnecessary questioning at POE. Was it easy for them to surrender GC and obtain a Visitor visa - was there any complication with it?
.

They have not done it yet. Their GC expired just this month. They will go surrender it when they will go to get Visitor Visa.

Why do you think so? Can you please explain? Thanks.

Well the first thing is, they are not covered in our insurance from work since they don't count as a Family member.
If you go get a seprate insurance for them then considering the age and their medical issues (Cholosterol, Blood Pressure, Diabetes etc- which are very common), the premium will be very very high and most of them won't cover pre-medical conditions. That means since my dad has gone through Heart Surgery, he won't get any insurance that will cover issues regarding that. This is called Pre-Medical Conditions and it doesn't make any sense. Like when last time my parents came here to visit me, my mom got sick. Her pulse rate rose extremely. I had to took her to emergancy and then I received this big bill.
Now there is some kind of insurance/facility for un-insurred people in LA but I don't have much info on that.
They become eligible for medicare once they reach 65.

 

[jenimmi]

I had to took her to emergancy and then I received this big bill.
...
They become eligible for medicare once they reach 65.

The same problem happened to us too. I had to take them to ER and had a huge bill to foot, even though they had bought medical insurance from India, before they travelled.

Can they buy medicare if they are 65, even if they haven't completed 5 years after GC? Does any one have more info on this?

Ami - Once your parents surrender GC and get their V.visa, can you please post their experience. Just curious.
Thanks.

 

[amishah]

Can they buy medicare if they are 65, even if they haven't completed 5 years after GC? Does any one have more info on this?.

I do not know much about it. May be here someone can help you or try googling for that.

Ami - Once your parents surrender GC and get their V.visa, can you please post their experience. Just curious.
Thanks.

Sure I will be you will have to wait for several months for that since they are not planning to go for that till next summer.

 

[amishah]

Can they buy medicare if they are 65, even if they haven't completed 5 years after GC? Does any one have more info on this?.

I do not know much about it. May be here someone can help you or try googling for that.

Ami - Once your parents surrender GC and get their V.visa, can you please post their experience. Just curious.
Thanks.

Sure I will be you will have to wait for several months for that since they are not planning to go for that till next summer. I will be next summer too since my case is stuck in Name Check.

 

[jenimmi]

I will be next summer too since my case is stuck in Name Check.

Oh... Don't say that... :-(
I'm sure your husband's case will get cleared soon.

But we'd like you here... regardless

 

[amishah]

Oh... Don't say that... :-(
I'm sure your husband's case will get cleared soon.

But we'd like you here... regardless

Thanks.
Glad I can help.
May be by the time my case will get cleared, I will be able to start my new carrier as Immigration Lawyer.
Oh, did I scared you Mr. Khanna? As such i am getting tired working with the computer, I would like to work with real people.

 

[powerman]

One of my friend father filed for his unmarried daughter, now file came (pd became current) and he started follow-up, now at the stage of submitting for sponsor (I-864), all of sudden (father) he expired, can the daughter use another person (relative) as sponsor? is there any chances left for her?

Thanks and appreciate your reply.

 

[ari4u]

One of my friend father filed for his unmarried daughter, now file came (pd became current) and he started follow-up, now at the stage of submitting for sponsor (I-864), all of sudden (father) he expired, can the daughter use another person (relative) as sponsor? is there any chances left for her?

Thanks and appreciate your reply.

A substitute sponsor is needed in this case. Look here...
http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/affsupp.htm#sub-spon