U.S. re entry permit Puns

Just got an email about this from my embassy and I can't find anything about this online yet so I thought I'd post here.

Starting Dec 28 the government is planning on introducing new regulations regarding the re-entry permits. While the government has no plans on getting rid of the re-entry permit requirement as of yet as the number of new Covid-19 cases is still very high, they will instead be introducing these multiple re-entry permits valid for one year for anyone fully vaccinated allowing foreigners to come back to Korea multiple times without having to apply for a new re-entry permit each time. It will be possible to apply online starting Dec 27 (or in person at the immigration office) and the necessary documents are the "Certificate of Vaccination", "Consent of Confirmation Form Covid-19 PCR negative certificate" and the "re-entry permit application form".

That's all I got, and while I wish they would get rid of them all together, I'd say overall this is still a positive development.

Hello! We applied for a re entry permit and left after biometrics, the permit hasn’t arrived yet it’s been a year so can we return back without the actual permit since we have the biometrics notice?

Hey, I'm a US citizen and moved to Germany in September to attend university. I would like to travel back to the US for Christmas, but I don't have my residence permit yet and would like to know what my options are.

I am in Germany without a Visa, and I will have been in Germany for 90 days on Dec 9. I have an appointment to apply for my residence permit scheduled on Dec 21. If I were going to fly home, it would be on the 22nd or 23rd. Is there any possibility of receiving the necessary paperwork to re-enter Germany on the day of my appointment?

Another question: Is it an option at all to travel before that appointment (this would mean rescheduling the appointment for sometime in January)? Would I be able to re-enter Germany if I have an appointment scheduled to apply for my residence permit?

I’m looking to travel back home to Canada from the States but I’m currently on a “Change of Status” immigration status. I’ve heard that I can’t apply for Advanced Parole because my travel situation isn’t an emergency and I have no Green Card for a Re-entry Permit. Am I stuck till I have a Green Card?

Wondering if anyone has experience applying for one.

1. Is it a formality if I am going home to see family? ie: can I book a flight and assume I can probably go.

2. Can I get one for leisure travel to places that accepts tourists (save the judgment please)?

We filed for a reentry permit (spouse works temporarily for US corporation abroad) but haven't received did yet. Biometrics were waved almost immediately but we haven't caught an update since. Now we are getting closer to the 3 month mark outside the USA. Should we be worried?

Also, the FO is Nebraska Benefits Center with processing of 6-8 months.

We planning on heading to Rocky Mountain National Park, one of the busiest parks in the U.S. From what I've read, this park is very busy with a lot of traffic. Does anyone have any experience with the timed entry permits? Does this seem to help control the number of people going through? I would love to see less populated roads and hiking trails, especially with COVID.

Edit: Thanks to everyone who took the time to reply. Looks like my best bet is to try and go for a Engineer / Humanities visa. I will probably consult an immigration lawyer before I start the process.

I lived in Japan for about 8 years and decided to leave at the end of 2020, but now I am regretting my decision and want to go back. I am wondering what my options are.

A couple of things about me:

• I started out as a teacher when I came to Japan 8 years ago and made the switch to software development.
• I have a bachelor degree but not in computer science or any related field to my current career.
• I passed JLPT N1.
• I am 30 years old.
• My residence card was valid till 2022, but I left without a re-entry permit.
• I was on an Engineer / Specialist in Humanities visa.
• The company I worked for before I left will probably hire me again if I ask them to.

I did some research and I found 2 options. Both assume I can get a job and a company that is willing to sponsor a visa. As mentioned, I am pretty sure my former employer would do this.

Try to go for an Engineer / Specialist in Humanities visa

The problem with this approach is that I do not have a formal education in software engineering, although I have 2 years of work experience as a software dev in Japan. I am aware that the requirement is either a degree in a relevant field or 10 years of work experience. I have neither. I do have a (unrelated) degree and some work experience, not sure how much that is worth. My gut reaction is that it would be safer to get hired as something that's not an engineer but fits under the humanities part of the visa. Not sure if my former employer would do this for me, even if it was just to get past the visa application and the actual work I would be doing is software engineering.

Try to get a highly skilled professional visa

I just checked and I don't get to the 70 points required for the visa. I am at 65 - close but not enough. There might be a way for me to get to 70 by asking my former employer to pay me more, but realistically this is not going to happen.

Ok, so these are the traditional options I guess. Realistically, I am not going to get a highly skilled professional visa. Trying to apply for Engineer / Specialist in Humanities is worth a shot, but I want to make sure I maximise my odds of getting it before I give it a try.

Going back to Japan would be easier if I could somehow retroactively get a re-entry permit since technically my visa woul

Hello all,

My company wanted me to go abroad for ~1.5 years for an assignment last year, but due to COVID related reasons, that got pushed back, and I didn't really get the I-131 Re-Entry permit in time for when I was supposed to leave anyway.

I applied for an I-131 (Re-Entry Permit) in early 2020, and I finally got my notice to appear for the biometrics appointment today. However, in that timespan, the reason I needed the I-131 stopped existing, so I don't really need it anymore, but my manager is suggesting to appear at the appointment anyway and get the travel document, just in case I need to go abroad for the assignment later within the next 2 years.

I'm going to confirm via HR with the immigration lawyer, but I also wanted to ask here. Is there any issues with getting a Re-Entry Permit, but not using it? Another concern I have is the counting of absence from the US. Does the count start when I physically leave the US, or does it start as soon as I get the Re-Entry?

Hello, Can someone help me??? My flight is on 24th Saturday and i was trying to apply for reentry permit today but the website didn't let me because it's less than 4 days. Then i called the office and the immigration officer told me to put the departure date 26th on the system so it let me apply. But i heard from a friend this departure date mentioned on application has to be the same as ticket dates? So if the permit be issued before my departure I'll still have problem because my flight is on 24th?

Thank you

My father is an LPR (IR-5) and he applied, and subsequently received a re-entry permit in June of 2019; expiring on June of 2021. He then proceeded to leave the U.S. and has not been back. He has 1 more year left in my home country until he retires. As such, he wishes to return to the U.S. and re-apply for a new permit. My question essentially is: When is he allowed to re-apply for a re-entry permit?

On the i-131 instructions it says that one can re-apply if the current travel document is lost or expired. However because of some timelines and work requirement my father wished to re-apply before the permit is expired. Is this allowed? I am just afraid that we will apply; say May 2021 and that USCIS will deny the application because the travel document still has 1 month left of validity. Must we strictly apply right after the permit expires? May we apply a few weeks before?

Hi everyone,

So this is my 3rd time apply for the Re-entry permit, the past 2 times were very fast, and easy, everything was processing step by step, apply for the re-entry permit, received a first letter told me to wait for the biometric appointment, then received the biometric appointment.

However, for this time, I applied for this in October 2020 and received the first letter in November 2020, which told me to wait for my biometric appointment. But until now, in April 2021, I still not received any mail about my biometric appointment. I did check my case status on the website and it said:"

" As of January 25, 2021, fingerprints relating to your Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, Receipt Number LINxxxxxxxxx, have been applied to your case."

I have also called the center, which sadly I can not speak to the representative, only with a bot, and it's said "We complete review our review on your (mine) fingerprints and working on your (mine) Form I-131, Application for travel document on our Nebraska service center location. We will let you know that we make a decision or need anything from you."

I did send an email to the Nebraska service center, and also the USCIS Headquarters Office of Service Center Operations, but still not received any reply email. And I really need to go abroad due to my family issues but it's really hard to get into the country that I needed due to the restriction of the pandemic quarantine.

My question is:

Should I expect the biometric appointment? How can I talk to the representative about my cases? and What should I do next?

Thank you so much for your time.

I'm a spouse of a Japanese national and that's my resident status. Today I got news that my dad is in the hospital with his 4th stroke, and it's not looking good. My husband and I want to travel to the US to see him/possibly say goodbye. I don't really understand the whole reentry permit thing. I would need to get one to leave Japan and be able to return, is that correct? And with covid, I'd need to somehow prove he's in the hospital and that we are related, so I'd need some kind of note from the hospital, my name change documents and my birth certificate to prove all of this?

I'm sorry, I'm in a panic and trying to research on my own but am really confused and trying to do what I can.

Just wanted to give an update and some tips to any ARC Holders who are leaving Korea and returning to Korea within 1 year. As you may know, back in June 2020, we are no longer allow to leave Korea without a re-entry permit, except for certain visa holders.

1.) Apply online. It is highly encourage to apply for your re-entry permit online via HiKoea. No, something is not wrong with your internet browser. This function is only available in Korean, their built in English function is glitched and the page will keep going back to Korean (TIP: Use Google Chrome and translate the entire page it needed). Also, 1345 will tell you that it is the only way to get it. You must apply for the re-entry permit 4 days before traveling (holiday and weekends do not count). There no way around this 4-day waiting period, 1345 will also tell you to reschedule your flight if it is less than 4-days.

2.) Apply in person at the airport immigration. There are many worrisome cases of people getting turned away, arguing with the immigration offer or waiting hours ahead of the flight to get it...etc.

3.) Apply at your local immigration office before your schedule flight. No experience for this step but I heard some people were able to get it by making an appointment or walking in and waiting hours.

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:

My schedule flight is for Sunday 01/03/2020 and I found out that I needed to travel on Wednesday 12/30/2020. When I went online to apply, the earliest date I could chose to start my permit was Tuesday 01/05/2020. My only option to keep my travel date was to apply in-person and risk getting turned away.

Sunday finally came and I arrived at the airport 6 hours before my schedule flight. When I got to the airport immigration service center at the departure level. I was trying to get a number to wait in line but since there was no one, the clerk just told me to go straight to the counter. As I was fumbling through my purse, before I even said anything, the clerk immediately ask me for my passport, ARC card and 30,000 won cash (TIP: discount is given online). He handed me 3 forms to fill out. You can also get these forms from HiKorea and fill them out in advance to save time. The put the one time use re-entry permit sticker in my passport and I was in and out in in 5 minutes or less. YAY!

By the way, you must get your re-entry permit before you check-in for your flight. Silly me, I had so much luggage, I thought I could bag-check first. Sadly you cannot

My mother's re-entry permit is expiring later this year. Due to covid-19, I'm hoping to extend it so that she doesn't need to travel. Does anyone know how we can extend it? I send USCIS a letter couple of moths ago and haven't heard anything from them yet. When calling their customer service number, I am not able to get through to a human. Any idea who/how/where I can extend the re-entry permit?