{"id":1987,"date":"2019-01-24T15:38:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T15:38:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-01-29T15:36:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T15:36:40","slug":"what-is-a-returning-resident-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourrights.com\/what-is-a-returning-resident-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Returning Resident Visa?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/yourrights.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/c35dd339ea5946dfb3afdfb11c483b07.jpg\" style=\"text-align:center;\" src =\"http:\/\/yourrights.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/c35dd339ea5946dfb3afdfb11c483b07.jpg\" ><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A Legal Permanent Resident who has remained outside the United States for longer than one year or longer than what was permitted under a Re-entry permit, may be considered to have abandoned his\/her permanent resident status, and thus unable to return to the US. However, if the LPR remained outside the US due to circumstances beyond his\/her control, a Returning Resident Visa can be sought at a US embassy to return to the US. By filing for a Returning Resident visa, a person can avoid the requirement that someone (petitioner) files an immigrant visa petition on their behalf to begin the immigrant process from scratch.<\/div>\n<div>  <\/div>\n<div>To qualify for a Returning resident visa, a person will need to prove the following:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cHad the status of a lawful permanent resident at the time of departure from the United States;<\/li>\n<li>Departed from the United States with the intention of returning and have not abandoned this intention; and<\/li>\n<li>Are returning to the United States from a temporary visit abroad and, if the stay abroad was protracted, this was caused by reasons beyond your control and for which you were not responsible.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>  <\/div>\n<div>In addition to completing the required application (DS-117), the person will need to provide documentation such as a copy of their green card, evidence of their travel, proof of ties to the US, proof of intention of maintaining a residence in the US, and proof that the reason for staying outside the US for one year or more was beyond his\/her control. <\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The person seeking the returning resident visa must convince the consular officer that they are eligible for the visa through the documentation discussed above and through the visa interview. <\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>If you wish to apply for a returning resident visa, please contact our office for a free assessment of your case at 248-557-3645<\/div>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats total_only \" data-element-id=\"1987\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;246&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Legal Permanent Resident who has remained outside the United States for longer than one year or longer than what was permitted under a Re-entry permit, may be considered to have abandoned his\/her permanent resident status, and thus unable to return to the US. 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