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Back in 2020 I applied for a reentry permit to be able to be closer to home/my family during COVID for a longer time (brexit related so there was a timing issue). Due to COVID this obviously took much longer and I wasnt able to do as I planned when I recieved the interview date - and thus was forced to stay. At the time I just rescheduled my biometric appointment at USCIS to avoid doing a no-show. Much later they have now given me a new date, so I am thinking:

Will I have any chance of trying to cancel my application now and get a refund? 

 OR is there any way to postpone/reschedule this for a point later in time where I might need it?

Planning to call USCIS either way and hear, but just wanted to hear if anyone has any experience/knowledge of whether I would have a case..

I filed in the end of july and had hoped to get biometrics and all that done in september so I could have the wheels in motion. at this point I still havent heard anything, and I think I will have to change my plans and just stay put. I assume there is no way to ask uscis to refund me the application fee...?

but yes I just attached those two things

Thanks for feedback. Yeah I/m planning to file my 131 today or next week.

How

4 hours ago, Cewseww6 said:

I just received information my Reentry Permit application was received and that the USCIS cashed my check.

Now waiting for the I-797 NOA and if/when I can do Biometrics.

My problem is that we're leaving the US on 7/21... 

When did you file? You can always try to see if they've got an earlier appointment for biometrics, but yeah that sounds like a close call. good luck

Hi, looking for recent processing times for reentry permits. Have read biometrics take 30-60 days, but perhaps there's a longer wait now due to COVID?

I am looking to be able to leave in september/october so trying to time my application it to be issued around then, as I understood that I am able to leave the US when my biometrics have been completed. please correct me if im wrong in any of this!

Hi everyone

Generally nervous about these things but if the official USCIS instructions say to only attach your form I-551, which is my green card, front and back, thats all I need to attach, correct? Have read a variety of things on different blogs and what not but this is the only official instruction that I can find.

 

If you are applying for: a. Reentry Permit You must attach: (1) A copy of the front and back of your Form I-551; or (2) If you have not yet received your Form I-551, a copy of the biographic pages of your passport and a copy of the visa page showing your initial admission as a lawful permanent resident, or other evidence that you are a lawful permanent resident; or (3) A copy of the Form I-797, Notice of Action, approval notice of an application for replacement of your Form I-551 or temporary evidence of lawful permanent resident status.
 

Also is there no way to pay the fee online? Do I have to use a G-1450 form and attach that? Seems a hassle, and less secure to me

2 hours ago, geowrian said:

The I-131 must be filed within the US, and biometrics must be completed within the US. The actual document can be sent abroad (even to the consulate abroad via the I-131).

The OP is waiting for the biometrics appointment, presumably so they can leave without having to worry about coming back soon just to do that (or will be unable to return quickly to do so).

gotcha, that makes more sense thanks
 

hopefully they are not lagging too much behind with applications and I should be ok

On 5/31/2020 at 11:22 PM, ProbeGT said:

I know that travel during this time is not advisable, but a relative needs to leave the country for a family emergency.  They applied for a reentry permit around May 15.  Is there any way they can expedite their biometrics?

have you not even heard back from biometrics?

I too am about to file for a 1-131 reentry permit, and also really need it to not take much longer than 3-4 months tops, but are they very behind with applications now?

Also what is it that you need to wait for? do I need to show the Reentry permit when I leave the US? I cant have it shipped to a US consulate or embassy abroad_?

Thanks for your responses. I'm not a CR I am a IR, been here a year. What is ROC ?

Have recently moved seperate from my spouse however, which is why our future is a bit uncertain unfortunately, and I am considering moving closer to my family.

Thanks for quick response.

I guess I am also just looking to see which cases are legitimate reasons to be granted a re-entry permit, as I dont want to be rejected. It just says if you plan to travel but what is a legitimate purpose for travel? If I put that I expect I will be gone for 1- 2 years and the reason is to be closer to my family for x reasons, will that qualify? I cant seem to find a lot of information on this permit.

So, I have read a lot about re-entry permits, but I am a bit confused as to who applies for them and for what purposes. I am currently a greencard holder living in the US, and am thinking of returning to Europe to be closer to my sister and parents so I can take care of them - temporarily. At this point in my life, its something I would like to do, but it necesarily does not have to be for more than 1 or 2 years - which is why the re-entry permit has caught my attention.

If I did apply for a re-entry permit, I would obviously have to change my address to the country I move to, get a job, and live there, for 1-2 years. Is this possible? What is a "legit" purpose to have a re-entry permit acepted?

I would still have my credit account, but would obviously have to give up my lease and my job here in the US, if I am gone for a year or more. I suspect everyobody would have to do this if they aim to leave the country for a year, which is why I am asking. 

Thanks!

Have my interview in Stockholm on monday,

For supporting documents we attached tax return transcripts from 2018, 2017 and 2016 as well as the 1040's from each of those years. However some of these were listed as optional, such as 1040's from 2016 and 2017. As they were online we attached them anyway, but I now discover that they are respectively 28 pages and 146 pages long. Am I expected to also print out the latter? Its massive.

I dont know much about these documenst as they are from my US spouse, but thought the tax returns were the most important, so maybe I could leave out these optional ones. What should I do?

Okay thanks for the replies.

We submitted some supporting documents that were listed as optional, such as 1040's from 2016 and 2017 that are respectively 28 pages and 146 pages long. I suppose these are not necessary to print out and bring? Especially the latter. I will bring all the tax returns from all three years.

hi everyone

have my interview at Stockholm embassy next week, therefore have a few questions regarding to the documents:

- if my birth certificate  I submitted to the CEAC was accepted , will it automatically be accepted at the interview, or could they have different opinion on whether its the correct one? (I am born in belgium but submitted my "danish" birth certificate which was accepted)

- does the I-864EZ need (signed by my US spouse) need to be the original signed, or is the printed version sufficient? It will be difficult to have the signed version in time for the interview.

- "supporting financial docuemnts" - does this mean I am safest to bring all the tax papers submitted to the CEAC online? there are many

Finally: how long do embassies take to send the passport? I live in Denmark but have my interview in Sweden, so considering if I am safe to book a ticket to the US 10 days after my interview or if that is a risk.

1 minute ago, missileman said:

It is not usually a good idea to schedule the medical before getting an interview letter.......

why not? 

I scheduled it over the phone, they didnt ask for any letter and said it was fine

Has nothing to do with priority, but if they schedule it for 5-6 weeks in advance I would contact them anyway and ask if they can give us an earlier appointment as I have the medical completed. I'm sure they dont have their calendars full for the upcoming 5-6 weeks..

hi everyone

two days ago we got our documents qualified (is that what people call CC?) notification from the NVC, so currently waiting to get an official invitation appointment mail for the interview at stockholm embassy. 

As I already scheduled a medical for next week, I was thinking whether its possible to call/mail the embassy in advance and ask whether they can bump us up and give us an early date, as I wont "need time" to get the medical sorted? rather than wait to get the standard "month in advance"-scheduling, that seems to often be the case. Or is this just not possible - what do you think?

..just dont want to wait any longer! 😫

On 4/15/2019 at 11:29 PM, kris&me said:

you should find a list of approved drs on the Australian US embassy site

but for most countries we needed the letter from NVC to schedule and take to the appointment

and you should never do this exam to soon as your visa is good for 6 months from exam date so don't cut yourself too close

the invitation letter with interview date?
 

On 4/26/2019 at 11:58 AM, pushbrk said:

You do not GET documents "certified".  You obtain an original police report as instructed, and obtain "certified copies" of other documents, like birth certificate, marriage certificate etc.

But will it suffice to bring the printed pdf of this police certificate? Is that an original? 

You dont get it signed or stamped unless there are entries it says:

"

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: If no entries it is a digital certificate, sent as .pdf via e-mail.  If there are entries/convictions, or the requester does not live in Denmark it can have other formats with signatures and/or stamps from the issuing police station.

Issuing Authority Personnel Title:  If no entries, the digital certificate, sent as .pdf via e-mail is signed (in copy) by the National Commissioner of Police"

1 hour ago, Schalcon said:

Ours still hasn’t changed since January, lol. Still showing application received. We have CC and waiting for interview date now.

We received i-130 approval by mail.

hi. what date did you upload/submit your civil and financial documents, and when did you get a CC?

Hi everyone

In preparation of getting all my interview checklist documents ready, I am still curious about what documents need to be certified. I have understood official stamped documents in english, with watermark and signature documents to be safe to bring but just asking to be sure.

However, my danish police certificate is only delivered to me on a digital copy, there doesnt seem a way to obtain an original physically signed document of it. Should I get this certified?

 

Hi all

Does a birth certificate have to show certain things, such as - name of the city in which I was born? My new birth certificate and passport neither include the name of the city I was born, they simply just say "Belgium". Will country suffice or should I look into if anyone can add the city of my birth too without too much hassle? I live in Denmark and have had some issues with my baptism/registration here which perhaps is why it only shows up as "Belgium" in their machines.

Just now, pushbrk said:

And THERE you have it.

Amen. Thank you all for your contributions.

In case people in the future have similar issues:

I have mailed the Stockholm embassy and asked about police certificate requirements and they have replied with the link of general instructions. 

I assume I can now just attach a letter to the NV/CEAC and say I lived in the Uk for less than a year and should not document a police certificate?

43 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

I don't think you are reading carefully enough.  Read both the statement and criteria, then apply the criteria.  Unless you currently live in the UK, the 12 month standard applies.  If you aren't interpreting it that way, keep reading and thinking until you do.

 

Since you lived in the UK LESS than six months, it doesn't appear you even READ the criteria in the table below.  "using below criteria:" is not to be ignored.

But I have read, understood and applied the CEAC/NVC criteria on police certificates. Thats what I am writing that I lived there for less than 6 months in 2007 and therefore havent lived there for more than 12 months, so I shouldnt provide a police certificate... 

But, apparently Stockholm criteria are different and I have to follow that? And need a police certificate for ALL the places I have lived?