QUESTION
My grandfathers green card status is questionable. He has been outside the US for more than 5 years. I want to get him his papers back. How do I do it
Asked on Apr 01st, 2021 on Immigration - Florida
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My grandfather has lived outside the US for over five years now. He spent 6 or 7 years in the US prior to then. Moved to Albania so that my grandmother may pass away there and she did. Now he is by himself and I want to help him get his papers back. My concern is that he has abandoned his green card by living outside the US for longer than a year. I'm young and broke so I would like to start this process properly so that no time or money is wasted and educate myself on this issue so I understand the needs of the legal process.
1 ANSWER
Hello, if your grandfather has been outside the United States for that long, a five year time period, then he will have to begin the process all over again. In order to do that he has to have a qualifying sponsor, which in his case would be a son or daughter who is a United States citizen. There is no grandson category for him to qualify under.
Answered on Apr 01st, 2021 at 5:09 AM