Do I need an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) if I have been out of the US for 3 years?

Hello: If you have been gone more than 1 year, you cannot come back on your Green Card. To request the abandonment of residence When a legal permanent resident has been outside the U.S. for over a year, you can no longer enter their Legal Permanent Resident Card. In this case, it is necessary that the application for abandonment of residence is not present. We should develop a legal report and statements, affidavits, medical reports, and all other supporting documents to show why residents do not return to the U.S. assigned in the year. Supporting documents more we have to justify the criticism that the resident did not return to the U.S., the chances of success. Once the application is prepared and presented, it usually takes one to three months to get a decision.

ESTA is not required to travel. However, you may have difficulty reentering the US because DHS may allege that you abandoned your residency status by remaining outside of the US for 3 years. You will need to explain at the port of entry that the prolonged absence was due to circumstances beyond your control.