Comment by codybontecou
4 days ago
You didn't have any issues re-entering the US prior to picking up the permit from your friend's address?
4 days ago
You didn't have any issues re-entering the US prior to picking up the permit from your friend's address?
Thanks for sharing your experience. A year is a very long time..I am also curious about the pickup options and address.
My partner will be updating their address to have mail sent to a family member’s address in the US, but we will also be living in a country that has a US embassy easily accessible.
My partner is Mexican, so as you can imagine, they almost always have awful experiences with immigration in the US.
Yes, a year is a long time but evidence of having applied for a reentry permit in the form of a receipt notice is usually enough to reenter the U.S. without issue even with absences of more than 6 months.
That is useful to know. We were expecting a 5-month wait (as of January 2025) and recently learned it could take over a year. Since we've been out of country since applying (no biometrics required) we were concerned about being out of country for over a year with just a receipt notice and permit in pending state.
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