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On 3/10/2021 at 6:02 PM, aaron2020 said:

Peter - just read your other post.  You're going to need to get a Re-Entry Permit if the plan is to be outside the US for 1-2 years.  Gonna be really rough on you to get the necessary paperwork together for ROC and showing that legal residency has been maintained.  

That is a good point, thanks for bringing that up. The original plan was not to travel outside after getting the GC but Covid turned our lives upside down. How long can we be away still being ok at ROC? We have a house in NJ, we file taxes jointly...

Hi Everyone,

We are having our AoS interview on 3/17/21 in Newark, NJ. How soon after getting the approval notice (fingers crossed) can we travel abroad? Do we have to wait for the actual GC to arrive in the mail or can we leave the day after we get the approval text message? In the later case we would have the GC forwarded to our foreign address before returning to the US.

Thank you,

Peter

Hi everybody! We went through the K1 process and expecting my now wife's AoS interview in March 2021. Our situation has unfortunately changed and need to stay in our home country for the next 1-2 years after which we plan to settle permanently in the USA. My understanding is that we have two choices: we can either abandon the K1 process (not return to the US before the AP expires on 2/22/2021) and file for an IR-1 in 6 months (when we are 2 years married) or do return, attend the GC interview, and once the GC is in hand, file for a re-entry permit. We are worried that we would have to wait for the biometrics appointment many months which we can not do. Is it possible to leave the USA after the I-131 is filed and return for the biometrics interview? Thank you for all your advice.