Mother's GC expired... what can we do?

[Model4life1 3]

On 7/23/2025 at 11:41 AM, Crazy Cat said:

The 2023 carrier guide, page 32, states a person with a 10 year expired card can board.  Whether a particular airline will honor that is another story.  I agree she would not been applying for an immigrant visa.   If they denied her a boarding foil, she is not in a good situation.

She  will remain out of the country. 

 

By the time we finally get a decision,  she will probably be in her 70s 😩

[appleblossom 4,494]

6 hours ago, Model4life1 said:

She  will remain out of the country. 

 

By the time we finally get a decision,  she will probably be in her 70s 😩

You may not need to re-petition her, but I certainly wouldn’t be risking her trying to get back to the US until you know exactly what she’s applied and been denied for. She’s now drawn attention to herself, and the fact that she didn’t meet her obligations as a LPR of the US. 

 

She should have been given a formal record of the denial - a piece of paper or similar. Ask her about that and see if you can get a copy. If not then consider applying for her immigration record to see what’s happened. 
 

Then you can decide if she tries for a SB-1 or if you need to reapply for her (which would be 2 years ish, maybe 3 at a push, but certainly not 5). 

[Dashinka 25,898]

3 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

You may not need to re-petition her, but I certainly wouldn’t be risking her trying to get back to the US until you know exactly what she’s applied and been denied for. She’s now drawn attention to herself, and the fact that she didn’t meet her obligations as a LPR of the US. 

 

She should have been given a formal record of the denial - a piece of paper or similar. Ask her about that and see if you can get a copy. If not then consider applying for her immigration record to see what’s happened. 
 

Then you can decide if she tries for a SB-1 or if you need to reapply for her (which would be 2 years ish, maybe 3 at a push, but certainly not 5). 

I agree, more details are needed about what was done at the consulate before attempting a return trip.