renewal of US residency card

She can get an extension (a very short one at that) at the embassy in Asuncion. US Citizenship is not give to people that are not in the United States. This means she will need to return to the US to apply. One thing to note though - it is unlikely she will qualify if she has been out of the country that long. And you may need to provide documentation to prove it is essential she remain outside the US any longer.




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Be very careful.   Reentry permit cannot be extended.   If permit expires while overseas, she may be considered as abandon her US residency and her green card becomes invalid.   Best solution is to take a trip back to the US before reentry permit expires and apply for a new one.

If you wife has a permanent residency card (green card) and is out of the country for already  APPROVED extended period, it can extended via. the local consulate or embassy. I am assuming you do not have a permit. (re-entry permits do not exist with green card holders.) Given it has been two years already, you may have difficulty in Paraguay justifying it without documentation. The best option usually to return to the United States.

I would call or e-mail the Embassy and ask for Citizen Services. They can tell you the best route.

1776 Mariscal Lopez Avenue
Asunción, Paraguay
Tel: 595 21 213-715, 595 21 248-3000

Questions about Visas - For inquiries related to visas, please send an email to paraguayvisas@state.gov.

Consular Affairs – For inquiries about passports and any other consular issue, send an email to paraguayacs@state.gov.





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usmc_mv wrote:

If you wife has a permanent residency card (green card) and is out of the country for already  APPROVED extended period, it can extended via. the local consulate or embassy. I am assuming you do not have a permit. (re-entry permits do not exist with green card holders.) Given it has been two years already, you may have difficulty in Paraguay justifying it without documentation. The best option usually to return to the United States.

I would call or e-mail the Embassy and ask for Citizen Services. They can tell you the best route.

1776 Mariscal Lopez Avenue
Asunción, Paraguay
Tel: 595 21 213-715, 595 21 248-3000

Questions about Visas - For inquiries related to visas, please send an email to paraguayvisas@state.gov.

Consular Affairs – For inquiries about passports and any other consular issue, send an email to paraguayacs@state.gov.


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The info provided above by usmc_mv is inaccurate. One last point, it is highly inadvisable to apply for returning resident visa as it is rarely granted.   Details here:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants … .html#docs

daxbr - I did not read anywhere about renewing a visa or "permit." I read about permission which is entered into the USCIS - SAVE *AND* CBP TECS.

rschulenberg, can you please clarify if you a referring to renewing your wife's visa? Or referring to obtaining an extension of your wife's already authorized absence from the United States? If you are asking for only permission and not a visa, that permission is noted in the USCIS SAVE/CBP TECS (system at the PoE) and does not require a new visa. If you are referring to a visa that is an entirely different story.

Thank you.






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