marauder1905

Hi folks, I wanted to give everyone an update as my trip to the US finally happened. We were questioned by the initial CBP officer and we were sent to secondary inspection where we waited for 2+ hours. At the secondary inspect, we were asked similar questions such as "What is your travel history after leaving the US?", "Why were you gone for so long?", "What ties do you have to the US?", "Are you staying for real this time?", "What kind of a job will you start?" etc. After their internal discussion, I was presented the choice to fill out I-193 and pay $695 for each form. We naturally accepted this as we wanted to avoid an NTA. We paid and our passports were stamped with "Admitted with SB-1". We are definitely grateful for the opportunity and we will make sure not to be in a similar situation ever again.

Thank you both! Any thoughts on "best" port of entries to enter without any trouble? Or any specific ones we should definitely avoid?

Hi everyone, I just wanted to reach out to the experts here to hear their thoughts on our situation. I have already read several threads about this but every situation is unique and I would love to hear any input. We got our GC's in 2018 through the DV. My wife and myself are green card holders and we have not entered the U.S. for more than 4 years. As I worked for a U.S. based company but in Europe and in Asia as that is where I was assigned to. After 11 years, I am not working for the same U.S. based employer as of April 2024. Now I was able to secure a job from another company in the U.S. so we will be moving there. Our son is a US citizen as he was born in the U.S in 2015. We have also filed our taxes for 2018-2023. We have never technically lived in the U.S. but I have always been employed by the same U.S. based company hoping that I would get transferred to our HQ in the U.S., which never happened unfortunately. We want to take our chances and we are flying to the U.S. in June/July. My wife and myself have 10 year passports expiring in 2028 while our son has a U.S. passport. Would you have any comments to facilitate our entry into the U.S.? Other details: We bought a one way ticket. We are shipping our things with a container to the U.S. as that is where we want to live. If we are pressured, we will not be signing the I-407 as we will be requesting to see an immigration judge. (which I hope doesn't happen) Thank you,