reinstating an older petition..

Gael11_2012

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How many days or weeks will immigration take to response after submitting a reinstatement "reinstating" of an old petition.
 
How long ago was it denied or revoked? Why was it denied, and what is the basis of reinstatement? Is this a case where it was cancelled due to death of the petitioner?

A Motion to Reopen is usually processed within 30 days, if you filed it within 30 days after the denial or revocation.
 
The concept of "reinstatement" is usually associated with a student who has fallen out of status for no more than 8 months.

You may be referring to:

INA 204

(g) Lists.- For purposes of carrying out the Secretary's responsibilities in the orderly administration of this section, the Secretary of State may make reasonable estimates of the anticipated numbers of visas to be issued during any quarter of any fiscal year within each of the categories under subsections (a), (b), and (c) and to rely upon such estimates in authorizing the issuance of visas. The Secretary of State shall terminate the registration of any alien who fails to apply for an immigrant vi sa within one year following notification to the alien of the availability of such visa, but the Secretary shall reinstate the registration of any such alien who establishes within 2 years following the date of notification of the availability of such visa that such failure to apply was due to circumstances beyond the alien's control.

Then again, you might be talking about trying to use an old petition to "grandfather" a new one under INA 245(i).

Lastly, you may be talking about a situation where someone has abandoned their green card status and needs to be petitioned again in order to get a new green card.

You will have to be more explicit in order to get any useful information.
 
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