When applying for a Returning Resident (SB-1) immigrant visa, you should submit the following forms and documents to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where you will apply: A completed Application to Determine Returning Resident Status, Form DS-117; Your Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551; Your Re-entry Permit, if available

An SB-1 Visa allows for “Returning Resident” travel, meaning that it is issued to a U.S. lawful permanent resident who has been absent from the United States for more than one year and is seeking to return to the United States to resume permanent residence.

A Returning Resident (SB-1) immigrant visa allows those who have surpassed a permanent resident card’s (or green card’s) limits on extended travel to return to the United States and resume their lawful permanent resident status.

An SB-1 visa is available to certain individuals who have been outside of the U.S. for more than one year and have a re-entry permit (Form I-327) or returning resident visa (SB-1 visa) application approved by a U.S. consulate abroad.

If you are a Lawful Permanent Resident and you have been outside the United States over one year (or beyond the validity of your re-entry permit) for reasons beyond your control, you may be eligible for a Returning Resident (SB-1) Visa.

If you are an LPR unable to return to the United States within the travel validity period of the green card (1 year) or the validity of the Re-entry Permit (2 years), you may be eligible and can apply at the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate for a Returning Resident (SB-1) immigrant visa.

When applying for a Returning Resident (SB-1) immigrant visa, you should submit the following forms and documents to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where you will apply: A completed Application to Determine Returning Resident Status, Form DS-117. Your Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551. Your Re-entry Permit, if available

You may apply for a Returning Resident Visa (SB-1) by filing a Form DS-117 with supporting documents. In order to do so, you must show evidence of the continued unbroken ties to the U.S. and that the trip was extended due to events beyond your control.

The steps to apply for the SB-1 visa are as follows: File Form DS-117, Application to Determine Returning Resident Status Submit Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card or Green Card which you had before you traveled outside the US.

This is an application for Special Immigrant Status under Section 101(a)(27)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, for lawfully admitted permanent residents who are returning from a temporary visit abroad. To qualify you must submit with this application evidence that: