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Must I travel back to the USA immediately?
I need help on my re-entry permit. Please read my case as below:
I had been studying in Hamburg, Germany for 4 years before I became the permanent resident on December 19, 2014 .
My family currently live in California but I still live in the Germany because I would like to complete my bachelor study before coming back to the USA.
I applied for the re-entry permit on February 13, 2015 per Post when I was in Germany and travelled back to the USA for biometrics on March 24, 2015. Then, I came back to Germany for my study on March 31.
Because I was not physically in the USA to file the application, my application was denied and I received the denial decision on 6 August 2015.
Do I need to come back to the USA immediately to re-apply for the re-entry permit? I has been almost 6 months since the last date I departed the USA (March 31).
Or I can wait until the next semester break in February next year to get back to the USA (still within 1 year since the last departure March 31)?
According to the instruction from USCIS website, I just need the re-entry permit if I leave the USA for more than 1 year. But other sources like advise that I should have the reentry permit if I leave the USA for 6 months.
This information is very confusing and to be honest, it is extremely inconvenient for me to travel to the USA immediately because the new semester is about to start and I have just received a job offer for a working student position which I fought for 3 rounds to win.
Please also advise me on the documents I should prepare when coming back to get through the security gate easily. I have no bank account, no driving licence yet but all of my family's members live in the USA. I would be homeless if the officer denies my entry
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Thanks a lot!
I had been studying in Hamburg, Germany for 4 years before I became the permanent resident on December 19, 2014 .
My family currently live in California but I still live in the Germany because I would like to complete my bachelor study before coming back to the USA.
I applied for the re-entry permit on February 13, 2015 per Post when I was in Germany and travelled back to the USA for biometrics on March 24, 2015. Then, I came back to Germany for my study on March 31.
Because I was not physically in the USA to file the application, my application was denied and I received the denial decision on 6 August 2015.
Do I need to come back to the USA immediately to re-apply for the re-entry permit? I has been almost 6 months since the last date I departed the USA (March 31).
Or I can wait until the next semester break in February next year to get back to the USA (still within 1 year since the last departure March 31)?
According to the instruction from USCIS website, I just need the re-entry permit if I leave the USA for more than 1 year. But other sources like advise that I should have the reentry permit if I leave the USA for 6 months.
This information is very confusing and to be honest, it is extremely inconvenient for me to travel to the USA immediately because the new semester is about to start and I have just received a job offer for a working student position which I fought for 3 rounds to win.
Please also advise me on the documents I should prepare when coming back to get through the security gate easily. I have no bank account, no driving licence yet but all of my family's members live in the USA. I would be homeless if the officer denies my entry
(Thanks a lot!
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