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Hello friends! First, I just wanted to thanks in advance to this lovely community 💜 A little about my status: I am currently working abroad since Feb 2023 until Feb 2024 as a deployed delegate for an US company. I'm permanent resident (conditional, based marriage) since March this year. I got it while overseas. My issue!: I'll be back to the USA next week, and will stay there for 5-6 weeks (until biometrics) to apply for the reentry permit but was hoping someone could provide advice if that is necessary because I will only be abroad for 11 months (as LPR) when my work contract ends, should I still apply for reentry? I asked USCIS agent and told me that estimated processing times is 17 months, so I'm worried 😕 maybe I can extend my contract but definitely not enough to cover all the months, and, overall, I have a conditional LPR, 2 years, so I have to be back before March 2025... If I decide to return to the USA, let's say in March - April 2024, with a pending reentry application, would I be ok? Thanks in advance! Michelle

I am kindly seeking assistance from the forum on how to go about my situation as I am preparing my N-400 application. On reviewing the N-400 form I noticed the question below which will be a "Yes" for me: “Have you called yourself a “non-U.S. resident” on a Federal, State, or local tax return since you became a Permanent Resident?” My 2018 tax return was filed with Form 1040-NR (Nonresident Aliens). My CPA used same form (Form 1040-NR) that he has used for previous years returns before I became LPR. It was part oversight and part ignorance of appropriate tax filling form. I have filed an amended Form 1040 for 2018 which is pending to be processed by IRS. There was no tax benefit on filling with Form 1040-NR as oppose to Filling with 1040, it was a mere mistake and partly ignorance. Some Background Information: I own rental properties and have been filing returns on rental income using Form 1040-NR since 2014. I got my IR1 on 01/06/2018 I became eligible to apply for naturalization on 10/08/2022 (using 5 years rule and 90 days to 5th anniversary of becoming LPR). I have NOT applied yet. Filed amended return for 2018 using Form 1040 (IRS processing still pending) No difference in tax benefits for both forms (no refund) Only income for 2018 is from rental properties (Unemployed for the whole 2018) Does anyone have similar situation or know someone that does and may know how best to provide explanation to what I will call an innocent mistake? Are there consequences? Please let me know if you need additional information. Thank you.

Me along with my whole family went to USA in 2015. At that time, I was 16. After three months we had to return to Pakistan as we had our grandparents in critical situation. Even after they passed away, we never returned to US again. Now its 2022, I'm 23 and thinking of going back to USA. My green card is still valid (passport I traveled with has expired). I wanted to know that if I am still eligible to enter US without any problems with my green card and new passport?