ksribhas

Please consult an attorney. you are talking about a small matter of quarter century !

1. you can apply for them anytime from now. Do not need to wait for your US passport etc 2. No recommended wait time. 3. Plan their return trip properly. They cannot return to India with their Advance Parole pending. They need to have return travel document. Their existing B1/b2 would not be a valid type to return to US.

You would not be able to file AOS/EAD without the original employer. you might still be able to transfer your H1 assuming you had a valid I-140 and or unused H1B time , then follow the regular GC process of Labor and after it's approval be able to use the old priority date to file I140 and potentially I-485 assuming dates are current still.

There are several articles/explanations on how much time an LPR can spend outside of the US on a given visit. Some say less than 6 months, some say less than 1 year etc. It is also more of how much time outside versus how much time they have to stay at a minimum in the US. As usual.. so many opinions. I had some questions based on the reentry permit conditions for the stay : 1. A person is required to file a REP if they expect to be outside of the US for more than 1 year. Does that indirectly mean that one can stay outside of the US for more than 6 months and less than 1 year? and LPR status is intact? 2. On reading the naturalization eligibility, there are specific cases for outside of US between 6-12 months and above 12 months with possible exceptions etc. So if you combined # 1 and # 2, Can the LPR spend time outside of US between 6-11 months and not risk status with the downside only being the eligibility for naturalization keeps in getting extended/pushed/reset?

Following the topic... Same situation