How can I prevent my daughter from losing her permanent resident status and renew her green card?

Hello! My name is Dolan and thank you so much for contacting me! I just had a few quick questions for you: What is the nature of the violation you're talking about, *****?

Understood. What is your ideal outcome with this? By that I mean what is it that would make you feel whole here?

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I'm so sorry about this situation! I want to address your situation with a detailed response, so if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask because this law stuff can get complicated. So there are a few things to consider: 1. Ok so it sounds like the main issue here is that your daughter has been living outside the U.S. for extended periods while attending school in Mexico. As you probably know, the law requires permanent residents to maintain ties to the United States and avoid "extended stays" abroad without proper documentation. Staying outside the U.S. for too long could potentially put her permanent resident status at risk, especially if it appears that she’s no longer maintaining the U.S. as her primary residence. 2. So what do you do? As you suggested earlier, my recommendation is that she has to apply for a re-entry permit if she plans to stay outside the U.S. for extended periods in the future. It's the I-131- https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/B5en.pdf If you don't know, a reentry permit would allow her to remain outside the country for up to 2 years without risking her permanent resident status. She has to come back to the USA to do this though, so please keep that i mind. 3. Since you mentioned that her green card is up for renewal in Dec next year that gives you some time to figure things out, but it’s important to keep her trips to the U.S. frequent and consistent in the meantime.. If she can make back into the USA every other weekend for example or stay for longer than a few days that helps.

So sadly, your daughter cannot apply for citizenship while primarily living outside of the United States. Citizenship applications typically require the applicant to demonstrate "continuous" residence and physical presence within the U.S.. Since you are a U.S. citizen, there may be an alternate path to citizenship through "derivative citizenship" or by filing for a Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-600) for her. From my research, to qualify, your daughter would need to satisfy certain conditions, such as being under 18, living in the U.S. in your legal and physical custody, and holding lawful permanent resident status. The key issue here is that she must "reside in the U.S.", not abroad, to meet the eligibility requirements. For now, apply for a re-entry permit (Form I-131), which would allow her to remain outside the U.S. for up to two years without jeopardizing her status. She must apply for the re-entry permit while physically in the U.S. If you frequently cross the border, you could bring her into the U.S. for the application process. Once her permanent resident status is secure and if she's able to establish residence in the U.S. in the future, she can pursue naturalization or apply for citizenship through you. s!