RE-ENTRY PERMIT, PLEASE HELP!

[NINA58 0]

My dad is in USA and recieved his green card recently. His return ticket is for next month Feb 5th and I have 2 questions:

1: How long can he stay outside of USA with his green card? ( I've heard less than one year, so 10 months is oK?)

2: I was thinking about re-entry permit but I don't know if one month is nough time to get finger prnted an etc...

he has a ticket for next month, I am so confused.

Do you know if it can be one in a month or less?

Thanks

[Bobby+Umit 161]

My dad is in USA and recieved his green card recently. His return ticket is for next month Feb 5th and I have 2 questions:

1: How long can he stay outside of USA with his green card? ( I've heard less than one year, so 10 months is oK?)

2: I was thinking about re-entry permit but I don't know if one month is nough time to get finger prnted an etc...

he has a ticket for next month, I am so confused.

Do you know if it can be one in a month or less?

Thanks

1 - up to one year, he will have to return before one year is up though, so one year + 1 day, not ok, unless he has a re-entry permit or returning resident visa. 10 months, no problem.

2 - not sure on the time frame for fingerprinting.

You can always get an INFOPASS appointment to ask from the source!

[USCIS CSR 0]

Fingerprints come within the first 30 days after you file the application (I-131 Travel Document/Re-entry Permit).

If you dont receive the fingerprints after 30 days you must call USCIS Customer Service to get them to do a Service Request (Notifies the office with jurisdiction over your case to send the fingerprints) and by that time you must wait 45 days for them to be re-sent.

But usually people can get them within 30 days after filing. It just depends on how your address is with receiving mail from USCIS. If you've never had problems before you will most likely get it 10-20 days (or less depending how far you live from the center that has jurisdiction over your case). So its up to you if you want to risk it. Its cutting it close February the 5th. Very close.