Returning Resident after 2.5Y with valid rentry permit.

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My parents aged 70+ were issued GC with me as the sponsor, in april 2007 and travelled to US in May 2007 but went back in august 2007 back to the home country. Due to reasons of health (both underwent knee surgeries and protracted therapy in 2008 and 2009 respectively in the home country) and disposing off property in the home country were not able to come to US.

They did file US taxes for 2007 and 2008. They have SSN cards. They have a rentry permit I-131 that expires April 6 2010 and they are scheduled to arrive in US on April 3 2010, before expiry of the permit. My question is what problems will they face at the port of entry and what can we do to mitigate those. can I draft a letter explaining the reasons for their stay outside and these are the same that they sent when they applied for the rentry permit. What else can i do ? I want to make sure they dont get a rough treatment at the port of entry since they are old and will be exhausted from the flight. what can I do here to make sure they can come in smoothly ? any advice is appreciated.
 
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You can't "make sure" they won't get hassled. Immigration will do what they want.

I don't expect they will have a problem if they return before the reentry permit expires. But it would help to have medical bills and other evidence of their medical treatment, along with evidence of selling property (but don't show that stuff if not necessary).
 
if they are returning before their re - entry permit expiration date, why does ur thread title say" Returning Resident after 2.5Y with valid rentry permit."
 
sreeleshk said:
if they are returning before their re - entry permit expiration date, why does ur thread title say" Returning Resident after 2.5Y with valid rentry permit."
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Their reentry permit must have taken 6 months to get approved. And it is valid for 2 years from the date of issue, so if they return just before it expires it will be 2.5 years.

But I think it is terribly risky to return just 3 days before it expires. They should give a buffer of at least a month in case anything goes wrong that makes them unable to travel for a while (like them getting sick or injured, which is not unlikely given their age and medical history).
 
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