Former GC holder.

[Keyser Soze 1]

My mom was a green card holder while my dad's a citizen. Mom hasn't lived in the US for 5 years and we want to bring her over the US. Do we start the gc process the same way as a new immigrant? Does my mom need to return her expired green card? 

[pushbrk 12,969]

4 hours ago, Keyser Soze said:

My mom was a green card holder while my dad's a citizen. Mom hasn't lived in the US for 5 years and we want to bring her over the US. Do we start the gc process the same way as a new immigrant? Does my mom need to return her expired green card? 

Yes and yes.  My answer assumes your parents are married.  If YOU are a US Citizen, YOU can begin the process for your mother, as well.

[Keyser Soze 1]

7 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Yes and yes.  My answer assumes your parents are married.  If YOU are a US Citizen, YOU can begin the process for your mother, as well.

 

7 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Yes and yes.  My answer assumes your parents are married.  If YOU are a US Citizen, YOU can begin the process for your mother, as well.

I need to apply for my wife and daughter's GC and I'm not sure ill meet income requirements for my mom, too. But they are still married and I'll have dad apply for her GC. 

Does she return it before her new application is filed? or she can do it anytime she wants? 

[pushbrk 12,969]

6 hours ago, Keyser Soze said:

 

I need to apply for my wife and daughter's GC and I'm not sure ill meet income requirements for my mom, too. But they are still married and I'll have dad apply for her GC. 

Does she return it before her new application is filed? or she can do it anytime she wants? 

You'll be starting an immigrant visa process, not applying for green cards.  Once the immigrants use their immigrant visas, they will receive green cards.

 

Nobody comes until they have their immigrant visa.  If they already have visitor visas, they can "visit", not move to the USA.