Asked on Dec 17th, 2018 on Immigration - Wisconsin
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I am a Permanent Resident who has applied for citizenship but need to expedite to obtain passport to see my mother in Hong Kong. I had not seen her in 40 yrs and her health is in decline. I am just trying to get a few days with her. My Hong Kong passport is from 1976 when I was 4 yrs old. China Consulate has not been helping at all. I'm just trying to get some type of travel documents to get there and back (which my green card works to get back).
For emergency situations involving hospitalizations and imminent peril, U.S.C.I.S. may agree to expedite an application. In your situation, you may decide instead to apply for and request an expedite on an I-131 reentry permit application which acts as a travel document. To do such, you would file the application with fee and at the same time request the expedite including all evidence of the medical emergency of your mother. You could do the same with your citizenship application by writing to the U.S.C.I.S. service center or local field office which is holding your citizenship application at present. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
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