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I would have simply preferred tourist visa option. But having tried twice, it seems like stupidity to try again. I know some people who have parents on GC and they maintain it easily and also some have been given the option to surrender the GC and get tourist visa for 10 years. Thats why after all these consideration, I have chosen this path. Only thing was to get better understanding how it would work. How the whole process is. Thats why I made this thread to see step by step process of this. But we all ended up discussing other things. I have seen it happen in other threads.
I exhausted other options before going for GC route. Its lengthy and expensive compared to Tourist visa, but its an option which seems best.

There is a way to do this. You can petition her for a visa for her then she can obtain a green card. In time she would lose that card but she could surrender the card while asking for a tourist visa. She will be granted the tourist visa because she has demonstrated her unwillingness to live in the USA. This has been done many times by people right here on V J in the past. Those people reported they were granted 10 year tourist visas.

Yes, but see when they say "unless the applicant can undoubtedly prove they have no wish to immigrate." that leaves a big room for person taking interview at embassy to decide either way. My mother is a Govt employee there in India since 30 years and she would retire few years down in the future. She took vacation from Job and got a proof showing she has been approved to visit outside of India for a month. My parents own land, real estate properties, and a house in India. Which they showed as ties that would bring them back and also at same time if they actually intended to stay in US then they had option of different visa, why would someone who want to stay in US and have option of GC would in their right mind go and ask for a tourist visa, just think? How in a right mind someone working in Govt sector for 30+ years would willingly lose her retirement and pension? So a immigration officer with little bit of common sense would see these things and then decide to give a tourist visa.

Stop with this fear mongering.
It has been done for people who are already in the country and living here since a long time. There are some conditions that need to be met before they can proceed further. also it does not grant them nothing else other than that they won`t be deported. All presidents have done similar things in the past.

You are worried about the wrong things:
1) The stamp in your passport is your temporary green card--you don't need the I-94 for anything--now or ever again.
2) Who cares if the CBP agent wasn't friendly and forthcoming--you are here--legally !!
3) Go to the nearest social security office tomorrow and you will walk out with your SS#, and you can start work immediately, or restart your business.
Life is easy--smile and enjoy it