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Hi everyone, 

 

Currently my i485 is on process, sent a response to a rfe and right now just waiting for USCIS. After receiving my green card I am planning to go back to my home country to study for one more school year, so I will be able to sit for exams here and hopefully practice my profession here. My question is, if I will be travelling and I will be out of the country for 11 months, which is greater than 6 months but less that a year, do I need to apply for re entry permit? I check with USCIS website and its saying that when you are travelling for more than a year you need a re-entry permit, but with my situation more that 6 months but less than a year what is the best thing to do? I would really appreciate all your response. Thank you in advance!

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While I personally don't have experience with this, some friends of my husband were in some hot water for being out of the country for a little less than a year about 2 and a half years ago. The wife is a green card holder and they almost didn't let her back into the country and lectured them about getting a re-entry permit. 

 

With that being said since you are so close to that year mark I would apply for one. What if something happens while you are in your country and you have to stay longer than expected? Better safe than sorry. You don't want to run into a cranky CBP guy <_<

 

Sorry i don't have any personal experience or more insight to be of better help. I'm also not trying to feed you ghost stories either but then again, friends of ours got scrutinized so...

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A Tale of Two Dakotaraguans

K1 Journey - 78 Days

 

Sent I-129F - 11/16/15 [Day 1]
NOA1 - 11/18 (Hard copy: 11/24) [Day 2, Day 8]
NOA2 - 12/18 (Hard copy: 12/26) [Day 32, Day 40]
NVC received file: 1/05/2016 [Day 50] Obtained NVC invoice number, paid visa fee, filled out DS-160: 1/06 [Day 51]
Fiancé's medical: 1/12 9:00am [Day 57]
Interview: 1/22 9:30am, Approved! [67 days] (F)
Visa status on ceac site= "AP": 1/25, "Issued":01/27, "In Transit: 2/02", Visa packet in hand: 2/03 [Day 78]
POE: (Houston) 2/04, North Dakota arrival: 2/05

Married (civil): 2/05/16 (L)

AOS - 55 Days

 

I-485, AP, EAD sent : 3/03/2016 [Day 1]

Delivered: 3/04 [Day 2]

Electronic NOA1: 3/08 [Day 5]  NOA1 Hardcopy rcv'd in mail: 3/12 [Day 9]; Biometric Notification rcv'd in mail: 3/26 [Day 23]; Biometrics Appt: 4/06 in Fargo, ND [Day 33]

Notification(s): "Your new card is being produced" 4/23 [Day 48] ; "Your case was approved" 4/26 [Day 51]; "Your card was mailed on 4/27" 4/28 [Day 53]

Green Card in Hand: 4/30 [Day 55]

D-day ("Dress day"/I do...again Day/wedding reception): 9/10/16

ROC - 390 days 

Spoiler

Window opens: 1/24/2018

Package sent: 1/26, Delivered on 1/29 at 11:17am to CSC - [Day 1]

Check cashed: 1/31 [Day 3]

NOA1: 1/29 [Day 1]; NOA rcv'd in mail: 2/02 [Day 4]

Biometrics  Sent 5/5, rcv'd in mail 5/12 [Day 107]

Biometrics appt: Not required

18 Month extension letter received, dated 8/18: 8/24/18 [Day 211]

"New Card Being Produced" - 2/11/19 [Day 382], email "we mailed your card on 2/14" - 2/15

Card arrived: 2/19/19 [Day 390]

Citizenship - 643 Days

Spoiler

Window opens: 01/24/2019

E-file: 01/28/2019 [Day 1]

Biometrics = scheduled: 02/01 [Day 4], view uploaded document: 02/05 [Day 8], appointment day: 02/19 [Day 22] In Fargo, ND

Interview scheduled notification online: 9/3/20 [Day 585]

Interview in Minneapolis, MN: 10/20/20 [Day 632] at 12:15 PM: passed/approved

Oath Ceremony: scheduled 10/20, view letter online 10/21

Oath : Fargo, ND 2:15pm at sanctuary events center. No guests allowed

 

1808 total days of thinking about/waiting for immigrations!

Applied for US Passport 11/4/2020, application approved 1/26/21, passport and naturalization cert received in mailbox: 1/28/21 📘

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2 hours ago, JJGussiaas (Gush) said:

While I personally don't have experience with this, some friends of my husband were in some hot water for being out of the country for a little less than a year about 2 and a half years ago. The wife is a green card holder and they almost didn't let her back into the country and lectured them about getting a re-entry permit. 

 

With that being said since you are so close to that year mark I would apply for one. What if something happens while you are in your country and you have to stay longer than expected? Better safe than sorry. You don't want to run into a cranky CBP guy <_<

 

Sorry i don't have any personal experience or more insight to be of better help. I'm also not trying to feed you ghost stories either but then again, friends of ours got scrutinized so...

Thank you for your response. I agree with you that I will be close to a year mark and it may be risky since anything can happen. I appreciate your response and will look into filling the re-entry permit. :)

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