Mother's GC expired

[Cathi 5,849]

She should have come back after her mom passed, it's been two years. When did her green card actually expire?

[Model4life1 2]

Sorry for the late response everyone. She just sent a copy of her GC to me. Her GC expired May 2023

[Dashinka 25,862]

Anther option after filing the I90 and getting the NOA for her GC renewal is fly to Canada, and cross into the U.S. via a land border.  Depending on your location, this may not be entirely convenient, but it might be easier.

[OldUser 9,920]

8 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Anther option after filing the I90 and getting the NOA for her GC renewal is fly to Canada, and cross into the U.S. via a land border.  Depending on your location, this may not be entirely convenient, but it might be easier.

I'm not 100% sure about this, but isn't requirement for I-90 to be filed on US soil?

[Dashinka 25,862]

21 minutes ago, OldUser said:

I'm not 100% sure about this, but isn't requirement for I-90 to be filed on US soil?

I90 is an online application, can be filled out from just about anywhere if one has a US based way to pay for it.

[Model4life1 2]

On 7/21/2025 at 5:13 AM, Dashinka said:

So just over 2 years, and I assume without a re-entry permit?   Is the GC actually expired?  

Yes without re-entry. Yes it expired in 2023.

[Model4life1 2]

22 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Anther option after filing the I90 and getting the NOA for her GC renewal is fly to Canada, and cross into the U.S. via a land border.  Depending on your location, this may not be entirely convenient, but it might be easier.

I'm a bit confused. Isn't I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card? She is not replacing. It's expired. Please clarify.

 

Yes, I don't mind her flying into Canada if she will be allowed entry into the US. I can drive 12 hours to pick her up. 

 

 

[Model4life1 2]

On 7/21/2025 at 11:06 PM, Cathi said:

She should have come back after her mom passed, it's been two years. When did her green card actually expire?

She wanted to but she didn't have a home to return to. 

[Model4life1 2]

On 7/21/2025 at 7:36 AM, appleblossom said:

And to add to @Dashinka’s questions, when you say she ‘shuttled between’ the two places, how much time did she spend in the US in total since getting her GC? 
 

And what did she go to the embassy for? 

She had spent more time here than Nigeria. 

 

I spoke to her today, she said she paid a fee to be seen at the embassy to renew her green card and was given appointment within 2 weeks. I wasn't aware and just heard the story of the embassy not renewing her green card. She said she paid for immigrant visa appointment. 

[Model4life1 2]

On 7/21/2025 at 7:58 AM, Boiler said:

She has been using her GC to visit? Has she actually moved?

She lived here but went to see her mom once a year while she was alive. She was the only child of her parents. So she felt obligated and that was what torn her between two worlds.

[Model4life1 2]

14 minutes ago, Model4life1 said:

Yes, I don't mind her flying into Canada if she will be allowed entry into the US. I can drive 12 hours to pick her up. If this would work better than flying into the US

 

 

 

[Boiler 47,483]

Sounds like she has gone SB1 please let us know what happens 

[Model4life1 2]

23 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Sounds like she has gone SB1 please let us know what happens 

She just appeared without taking her mother's death certificate or her own personal medical record of being sick in Nigeria. She has been having leg problem for a while and she felt they could take care of it there cos its inexpensive. Yesterday, I told her that USCIS/Embassies work with proof in some cases, hers is one of them. And taking those documents could have favored her. She speaks limited English but those documents might have put the consular in the right direction to tackle her case. But what can I do after the fact. I didn't hear about her plan to visit the embassy. I only heard that she wasn't given. Probably she wanted to pull a surprise to be here and call. 

[Crazy Cat 44,456]

5 hours ago, Model4life1 said:

I'm a bit confused. Isn't I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card?

I-90 is used to renew 10 year Green Cards, too.

[Crazy Cat 44,456]

1 hour ago, Model4life1 said:

She just appeared without taking her mother's death certificate or her own personal medical record of being sick in Nigeria. She has been having leg problem for a while and she felt they could take care of it there cos its inexpensive. Yesterday, I told her that USCIS/Embassies work with proof in some cases, hers is one of them. And taking those documents could have favored her. She speaks limited English but those documents might have put the consular in the right direction to tackle her case. But what can I do after the fact. I didn't hear about her plan to visit the embassy. I only heard that she wasn't given. Probably she wanted to pull a surprise to be here and call. 

In my opinion, she should have just gotten on a plane and returned to the US.  She is authorized to board a plane with an expired 10 year card.  The worst case would have been to argue her case in immigration court.....or she could have been admitted with NO court appearance.  Is her appointment in Lagos?  That is the WORST consulate in the world to argue a case, imo.  They are tough, and they could easily deny her case.  SB-1s are not given easily anywhere.  Then what is she going to do? 

Good luck.  Keep us informed.

Edited 5 hours ago by Crazy Cat