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I am a USA conditional green card holder expiring in October 2010. I am out of USA for about 10 months now. I am in my home country :India. I have to apply for the renewal of my Indian Passport . The process is a bit complicated and it is taking time. And i dont think that i will be able to come back to USA in next 2-3 months because i dont have my passport. Meanwhile my stay outside USA will exceed one year in August 2010. My US Citizen wife came to meet me few months back and she is worried about getting the conditions removed off my green card. My question is , Is there anyway i can re-enter USA even after one year is over? I am positive that i will make it before my green card expires in October 2010 and can get my conditions removed then. I never intended to abandon my Permanent Residenceship (Green Card).And i can show the reciepts that i applied for my new passport immediately when i reached India about 10 months back. My wife has filed the taxes for this year jointly with me so that we show that do intend to come back. Please help.

Why did you not renew your passport before you went to India? A green card technically expires 1 year after you leave US and then all bets are off.

Are you saying that there is no hope at all ? Thanks for the reply !

You can enter the US with a green card and an expired passport (or even no passport). The problem is whether the airline will let you board, and if the in-transit countries will let you stop there without a valid passport.

Is it really going to take 2 months? Do they have an expedited passport process so you can pay extra money and get it in 1 or 2 weeks?

If you go beyond a year without returning to the US, your next option is to apply for an SB-1 visa (Returning Resident visa) at a US consulate. You have to show that your trip was originally expected to be less than a year but unexpected circumstances pushed it beyond a year. It is a last resort; there is no guarantee of it being approved, and if its denied your green card is dead.