Green card eligibility categories and permanent residence in the U.S.
How can I leave the U.S. with an expiring Green Card?
Question: I have heard that most things are taking longer at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
My problem is that I must renew my Green Card as it is expiring. However, My father is gravely ill and I want to visit him before he dies.
What can I do?
Answer: First, If you leave the U.S. without having a valid Green Card, you will not be able to return to the U.S. And you will have very significant problems.
You are correct that in that many applications at USCIS are taking longer. Just recently,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
announced the launch of the I-90 pilot project in Los Angeles
that will reduce the wait time to replace or renew a permanent resident card
or green card from a year to less than a week.
The pilot project takes advantage of electronic filing of applications
on the USCIS website offering persons such as yourself a convenient and simple-to-use alternative to mailing in applications for benefits.
“All it takes, once the applicant has filed electronically, is a visit to one of our Application Support Centers.
Applicants get a new green card in less than a week, in most cases.”
During the visit,
The ASC will order a permanent resident card for customers to receive in under a week.
Second-time filers will pay a second fee.
“This new pilot will allow us to offer the kind of service that our customers need and deserve.”
In March, USCIS also launched InfoPass in Los Angeles.
InfoPass means the end of long lines and has the potential to eliminate lines completely.
USCIS plans to expand InfoPass in Arlington, VA, New York City, and Detroit.
Thus, In the computer age, CIS is finally taking advantage of the technology.
If it works, It is likely to spread over the entire U.S. as time passes.
The same is true of InfoPass.