Application for Advance Permission to Return to Unrelinquished Domicile
[I-191, Application for Advance Permission to Return to Unrelinquished Domicile]
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Purpose of Form :
For a legal permanent resident of the United States to apply for permission to return to their home in the United States after time spent outside the United States.
Number of Pages :
4
Edition Date :
10/26/05. Prior versions acceptable.
Where to File :
USCIS Local Office with jurisdiction over the permanent residence of the alien.
Filing Fee :
$265.00
Special Instructions :
(NA)
Department of Homeland Security
U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
I-191, Application for Advance Permission to Return to Unrelinquished Domicile
Instructions
Read the instructions carefully. The fee will not be refunded.
Where to Submit the Application.
This form, when completely executed, should be submitted to the District Director of the District Office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) having jurisdiction over your place of permanent residence. USCIS is comprised of offices of the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
What Is the Fee?
A fee of $265.00 must be paid for filing this application.
The fee cannot be refunded, regardless of the action taken on the application. Do not mail cash. All fees must be submitted in the exact amount. Payment by check or money order must be drawn on a bank or other institution located in the United States and be payable in U.S. currency.
If the applicant resides in Guam, the check or money order must be payable to the “Treasurer Guam.” If the applicant resides in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the check or money order must be payable to the “Commissioner of Finance of the Virgin Islands.”
All other applicants must make the check or money order payable to the Department of Homeland Security.
When a check is drawn on an account of a person other than the applicant, the name of the applicant must be entered on the face of the check. If the application is submitted from outside the United States, remittance may be made by an international bank money order or foreign draft drawn on a financial institution in the United States and payable to the Department of Homeland Security in U.S. currency. Personal checks are accepted subject to collection. An uncollected check will render the application and any document issued pursuant thereto as invalid. A charge of $30.00 will be imposed if a check in payment of a fee is not honored by the bank on which it was drawn.
How to Check If the Fee Is Correct.
The fee on this form is current as of the publication date appearing in the lower right corner of this page. However, because USCIS fees change periodically, you can verify that the fee is correct by following one of the steps below:
The fees on this form are current as of the edition date appearing in the lower right corner of this page. However, because USCIS fees change periodically, you can verify if the fees are correct by following one of the steps below: – Visit our website at www.uscis.gov and scroll down to “Forms and E-Filing” to check the appropriate fees, or – Review the Fee Schedule included in your form package, if you called us to request the form, or – Telephone our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and ask for the fee information.
Attachments.
If the space provided in the form is insufficient to answer a question fully, you should attach a sheet(s) of paper containing your response that should be numbered to correspond to the question.
Absences.
In Number 3, where absences have been numerous as a resident alien border crosser or as a seaman, it will be sufficient to give the approximate number of such absences during the years covered.
Reasons for Inadmissibility.
List specifically and in detail your reasons for possible inadmissibility. For example, if the application is made because the applicant may be inadmissible due to a conviction of a crime, state in the application the designation of the crime, the date and place of its commission and of the conviction therefore, and the sentence or other judgement of the court. In the case of a disease, mental or physical defect or other disability, give an exact description, duration thereof and the date and place last treated.
Exceptions to Execution of the Application.
If the applicant is mentally incompetent or is under 14 years of age, the application shall be executed by his parent or guardian.
USCIS Forms and Information.
To order USCIS forms, call our toll-free forms line at 1-800-870-3676.
You can also obtain USCIS forms and information on immigration laws, regulations or procedures by calling our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 or visiting our internet website at www.uscis.gov.
Use InfoPass to Make an Appointment.
As an alternative to waiting in line for assistance at your local USCIS office, you can now schedule an appointment through our internet-based system, InfoPass. To access the system, visit our website at www.uscis.gov. Use the InfoPass appointment scheduler and follow the screen prompts to set up your appointment. InfoPass generates an electronic appointment notice that appears on the screen. Print the notice and take it with you to your appointment. The notice gives the time and date of your appointment, along with the address of the USCIS office.
Our Authority for Collecting This Information.
The authority for collection of the information requested on this form is contained in 8 U.S.C. 1103(a). Submission of the information is voluntary. The principal purpose for which the information is solicited is for use by a District Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to determine whether the applicant is eligible for advance permission to return to an unrelinquished domicile pursuant to the provisions of section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1182(c).
To elicit further information during the course of an investigation, USCIS may as a matter of routine use in order to carry out its functions disclose the information to other Federal, state, local, and foreign law enforcement and regulatory agencies, the U.S Department of Defense, including any component thereof (if the applicant has served, or is serving in the Armed Forces of the United States), U.S. Department of State, Central Intelligence Agency, Interpol, and individuals and organizations.
Failure to provide any or all of the solicited information may result in the denial of the application.
Reporting Burden.
A person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. We try to create forms and instructions that are accurate, can be easily understood and that impose the least possible burden on you to provide us with the information. Often this is difficult because some immigration laws are very complex.
Accordingly, the reporting burden for this collection of information is computed as follows: 1) learning about the law and form, and reading and understanding the form, 5 minutes; 2) completing the form, 5 minutes; 3) assembling and filing the form, 5 minutes; for an estimated average of 15 minutes per response.
If you have comments regarding the accuracy of this estimate, or suggestions for making this form simpler, write to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20529, OMB No. 1615-0016. Do not mail your completed application to this address.