If you have a valid reentry permit, you can use your reentry permit to reenter the United States without getting a returning resident visa.Ī reentry permit is usually valid for a period of 2 years from the date it is issued. If you do not have a reentry permit and you leave the US for a year or longer, you will need to apply and get approved for a special visa called a returning resident visa (SB-1 Visa) in order to get back into the country. If you leave the US for a year or longer, your green card (Form I-551) is no longer valid as an entry document to reenter the United States. A reentry permit lets immigration officers know that you intend to stay a US permanent resident. Keep in mind that you can abandon your status intentionally or unintentionally, based on your intentions when leaving the US.Ī reentry permit can protect you by creating a legal presumption that you do not intend to abandon your status as a lawful permanent resident. Immigration officers are checking to see if you’ve abandoned your status as a permanent resident. If you leave the US for 6 months or longer or if you travel outside of the US frequently, you are eligible to be questioned at the border by immigration officers upon your return to the US. Leaving the US for 6 Months or Longer/Frequent Travel
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