Royg

Hi fellow members,

my wife and children was denied "Returning Resident Visa" by local consulate (Singapore) and was advised that they need to re-apply for Green Card all over as they have "abandoned their Green Card" for being out of the country for so long.

Subsequently, I (working and living in USA) filed a I-130 to USCIS and got notification in April 2014 that the petition has been approved and application has been forwarded to National Visa Center.

A couple of months later, a notification letter came from NVC stating that the application package has been returned to USCIS as "the principal applicant is now a LPR or US citizen".

I personally went down to USCIS and the officer told me that the application is with NVC. Obviously different from what I hear from NVC.

Does anyone have similar experience before?

Any suggestion on how to proceed?

Thank you for your help.

Dear Members,

I would like some guidance and sharing of experience on green card RE-application process.

My wife, daughters and I obtained our green card in 2008 on a company sponsorship (beginning with H1B visa in 2005 and then subsequently to green card status). Due to family reason in 2011, we have to relocate the family back to Asia after spending almost 5 years in USA (I started working in USA since 2005).

They have been away from the country for more than 1 year now (their last entry was in Feb 2012) and their recent application for re-entry permit (SB-1) was rejected by the consulate.

I continue to have my green card status because I have been coming back for business meetings intermittently in year 2012 and have since permanently moved back to USA since Feb 2013.

Question:

1) Should I hire an immigration attorney (same person who assisted in my green card processing previously) to handle my re-application? or

2) Is the case straight forward enough for my to handle form I-130 on my own? What sort of supporting document should I include?

My deepest concern is the fact that their re-entry (SB-1) was rejected by the local consulate which in the eye of immigration may be termed as "abandoning their permanent residence rights".

Any guidance or comments would be deeply appreciated.

-Roy