DS-117 Application to Determine Returning Resident Status
The SB-1 returning resident application. A permanent resident who has been outside the United States for more than a year, or beyond the validity of a reentry permit, uses it to ask a consular officer to find that the stay abroad was caused by circumstances beyond their control. Approval leads to a returning resident visa rather than an abandonment finding.
- Tarifa
- $180, plus the immigrant visa application fee and a medical examination if the SB-1 is approved
- Exención de tarifa
- No disponible
- Quién lo presenta
- Permanent residents stranded outside the United States for more than a year.
- Dónde se presenta
- At the U.S. embassy or consulate with jurisdiction, well before travel.
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Qué cambió en 2025 y 2026
- Consular officers apply the 'beyond your control' test strictly. The alternative for someone whose residence is genuinely gone is a new immigrant petition, or Form I-407 to abandon status formally.
Página oficial. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/forms.html. Descargue el formulario allí, nunca de un sitio de terceros; verifique la fecha de edición y la tarifa antes de presentar.