Changes to Processing of Applications for Returning Resident Status
“9 FAM 42.22 Notes has been updated to provide guidance on the processing of applications for special immigrant Returning Resident (SB) visas for lawful permanent resident (LPR) aliens who were unable to return to the United States within the validity of their I?551 Permanent Resident Card or reentry permit. The guidance covers where applicants are able to file their DS?117 Application to Determine Returning Resident Status, how post should process such applications, and new procedures for the creation of a permanent refusal record for denied DS?117 applications.” DOS, May 2010.