Unused Re-Entry Permit

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Here is the scenario,

Let us say I apply for Re-Entry Permit (REP) and then leave US. It takes as much as more than a year to get REP approved. So I decide to come back to US before 12 months expire. So technically I have not used REP. I continue to stay in US and later would like to apply REP again for future intended 2 year absence.

The question is,
1. "Will my application of REP the second time will have any effect knowing I had previously applied REP?"

2. Since REP takes more than a year to approve, "what do I do if it gets rejected?"

Thanks to repliers of this post.
 
Is this question too absurd to respond? Let me make an another attempt to state in a different way.

- I apply for REP and go abroad.
- The REP takes more than a year to approve so I decide to visit US within 12 months of departure.
- My REP gets approved. But I continue to stay in US.
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Later,
- I decide to go abroad with the intention of staying away for 2 years.
- I apply for REP and leave.

Question -
Is applying REP the second time has any bearing knowing that I applied before (but not used it)?
 
Thanks JoeF

I am in the same situation.

When I do have to apply for another Re Entry permit, I will just return the one that I did not use.

I wonder if the INS would be so kind as to return my 110 $ fee ?
 
"I wonder if the INS would be so kind as to return my 110 $ fee ?"

You have a good sense of humor, but USCIS doesn't share it...
 
What is the number of the form?

I have a GC and want to work in Canada, So should I get the Re-Entry Permit after I got the employment visa from Canada first or the other way around? How soon can I leave? :confused:
 
Thanks Joe - but are you sure

JoeF said:
You need to return the old reentry permit with the new application. If it wasn't used, there would be no stamp in it. So it would not be a problem at all.
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You sure Joe?

Part 3. question 4 on the I-131 form asks if you have been issued one before and the date issued.

I presume that if you apply for a re-entry, even though it does not have a stamp and used, you will have to declare it on the new I-131.

Hence my question is - does this reduce the chances of getting another one (i hear that they only provide one for 2 yrs the first and second time and there onwards in 1yr increments)...

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Canadian working permit

Thanks. ;) Anyone know is it easy to get the employment permit in Canada? I have a coplicated story behind, if I have a choose, I will stay in U.S.
 
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