Please help! Applying re-entry permit for 2nd time

[carrie wong]

Hello,

My mom has obtained green card for a little over 2 years. She applied for re-entry permit for the first time and the expiration is on May 7th 2020. She came back to US in Jan 2020 before her re-entry permit expired. She wants to apply for re-entry permit for 2nd time:

1) When can she apply for the 2nd time? meaning does she have to wait until the first one's expired? What does she need to do if she wants to apply again now?

2) Which application to fill out and is the same process for the 1st and 2nd time? What documents does she need?

3) I've heard that some people got 3 times for re-entry permit while others got 2 times. What's the difference?

Thank you,

[azblk]

Hello,

My mom has obtained green card for a little over 2 years. She applied for re-entry permit for the first time and the expiration is on May 7th 2020. She came back to US in Jan 2020 before her re-entry permit expired. She wants to apply for re-entry permit for 2nd time:

1) When can she apply for the 2nd time? meaning does she have to wait until the first one's expired? What does she need to do if she wants to apply again now?

2) Which application to fill out and is the same process for the 1st and 2nd time? What documents does she need?

3) I've heard that some people got 3 times for re-entry permit while others got 2 times. What's the difference?

Thank you,

1. No she can apply anytime.
2. i-131
3. Are you asking how many times she can get a re-entry permit? I dont think there is a limit but at some point she might be accused of using her green card as a border crossing card. She might have a good reason for spending most of her time outside the US but that defeats the purpose of the green card which is to reside permanently in the US rather than visit every 2 years to get a new reentry permit.