i407 process and tourist visa

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Hi,

My husband has been a LPR for 10 years. I took a job in Kenya about 18 months ago and now we are discussing staying long term. he did not apply for the reentry permit, but has been back to the US so he has not yet been out for 1 year. We have a really tough decision to make as it would be costly for him to maintain his residence status, to go to the US to get a reentry permit, plus his green card is also about to expire. He will pass the 1 year mark in July and his green card expires in August. Given the situation we are seriously considering abandoning status. The idea of this worries me though as we would like to visit the US every few years and I don't want to risk that he will be denied a tourist visa.

I went to the US embassy here to ask about the process, and they were not very helpful, only providing information which I had already found on their website.

Can anyone provide advice on how green card abandonment will affect his ability to visit the US again? And when should the I407 be done? The person at the embassy said that when he wants to travel, if he has officially abandoned US residency, then he should go to the embassy and they will advise. Is this the case? Or should we be proactive and do it before? We plan to go the US for Christmas this year? What will we need to do so he can travel?

Any advice is much appreciated.

Regards,

Lili

[jamrep 105]

Why didnt he applied for citizenship and all that worries would have been gone.

[Penguin_ie 5,988]

I would also suggest for him to return and go for citizenship if in any way possible.

That being said, getting a tourist visa after voluntarily giving back the greencard, when there have been no criminal or other issues, is usually easy.

[Boiler 43,873]

2 totally different issues,

A re entry permit only helps if he is maintaining the US as his Permanent Residence.

It does seem that people who have abandoned their residency have an easier time getting a B. And you can not apply for a B until you have abandoned your PR.