Hello visajourney folks,
thank you for everyone who s contributing information on this site.
I have somewhat of an odd situation that I m hoping to get some information for. I wonder if anyone else may have gone through the same. I also didn t see specific category for this, so posting here.
My mom is a permanent resident and is eligible to apply for citizenship since 2021. She is currently residing in the US. Given there was no rush to apply, we waited until now to start the process. Unfortunately, my mom caught Covid and developed a mental disability that she s still suffering. After going through all her stuff, we realized her green card is lost.
We thought that it would help her health if she s able to come back to our home country for a couple of months so I looked into the process to request a new green card. I knew it was gonna take some time, but was surprised the wait time is currently 23 months. I looked up wait times for citizenship and saw it was 8 months processing time, so was hoping to submit this instead. Am I able to submit this for my mom even if she lost her green card? Is the physical card needed at any point of the process?
I was also wondering if there s some kind of assistance and way to request expedited processing for a green card replacement due to medical reasons?
Thank you so much!