I’ve been trying to search posts but I’ve seen a lot of mixed messages. However, most point towards “you can still apply with an expired green card”.
So my grandmother wants to become a citizen, she’s savings money for a immigration lawyer to help her do the process.
However, her green card is going to expire in less than a month. And she has yet to begin the process of citizenship.
She often travel between Mexico and US a lot mostly to visit her mother (my great grandmother) as she’s becoming very ill lately.
I know the citizenship process can take a while. Would it be best to renew her green card since she travels a lot? If she does renew it, how long would it take to get it? Since she literally only has a month left with hers. Would she have trouble coming back into the US with an expired green card but a pending renewal?
My grandmother currently doesn’t want to pay the ~$500 renewal fee. But if she really needs it I would gladly put my money to help (currently trying to pay off my credit card debt).
Thanks for any responses! Anything help!
Edit: Not sure if this matters, just realized I should include it. She has a Sentri card that she uses to cross the border. I think she presents both green card and sentri card when crossing but I don’t really remember.
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