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I need some advice:
My Green Card will expire in January 2014. For personal reasons, I've been out of the U.S. since June this year, and I'm not sure whether I will be able to return to live in the U.S. before the card expires. Will it be a problem to return to the U.S. after the card expires, as long as I have not stayed outside for more than a year, and then apply for the I-90 as soon as I'm back in the U.S?
If this is not possible, can I go to the U.S. for say a few days right before the card expires, just to apply for the renewal, and then leave again? If so, what will I need to do to make sure I get back in? And how long will it usually take before I get my biometric appointment? (are we talking one week, one month, or longer??)
My situation is far from ideal, and hopefully I can return to the U.S. before the card expires, and in that way not have to deal with any of this, but I need to make sure I understand exactly how this all works, so I do not loose my resident ship!!
Thanks!
My Green Card will expire in January 2014. For personal reasons, I've been out of the U.S. since June this year, and I'm not sure whether I will be able to return to live in the U.S. before the card expires. Will it be a problem to return to the U.S. after the card expires, as long as I have not stayed outside for more than a year, and then apply for the I-90 as soon as I'm back in the U.S?
If this is not possible, can I go to the U.S. for say a few days right before the card expires, just to apply for the renewal, and then leave again? If so, what will I need to do to make sure I get back in? And how long will it usually take before I get my biometric appointment? (are we talking one week, one month, or longer??)
My situation is far from ideal, and hopefully I can return to the U.S. before the card expires, and in that way not have to deal with any of this, but I need to make sure I understand exactly how this all works, so I do not loose my resident ship!!
Thanks!
