Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status

The Immigration and Nationality Act provides for the granting to an eligible alien the status of having been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence ("LPR status"). Once an alien acquires LPR status, he or she has "the privilege of residing permanently in the United States as an immigrant." INA § 101(a)(20), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(20). Section 101(a)(20) makes clear that this privilege continues so long as the person's status has not changed. INA § 101(a)(13)(C)(i), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(13)(C)(i), in turn, acknowledges that abandonment of LPR status is one way in which a person's status can change. Neither the INA nor DHS regulations discuss, in detail, how one may abandon LPR status. Instead, this issue is developed through the precedent decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals. The leading cases are Matter of Huang, 19 I&N 749 (BIA 1988) and Matter of Kane, 15 I&N Dec. 258 (BIA 1975). The essential element of abandonment of LPR status is moving abroad with the intent of living abroad permanently and of giving up one's right to live in the United States.

The latest form for Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status expires 2021-05-31 and can be found here.

⏳ Form I-407 Processing Time / Approval Rate - Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status

Document Name
Form I-407 Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status Form
I-407-009 REV Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A
I407-009-INS-TOC-REV-30Day-05312023.docx Supplementary Document
I407-009-FRM-TOC-REV-30Day-05312023.docx Supplementary Document
SORN-DHS-USCIS-ICE-CBP-001.pdf Supplementary Document
SORN-DHS-USCIS-007-BIS.pdf Supplementary Document
30-Day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document
60-Day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document
PIA - PIA-016(a)-CLAIMS 3.pdf Supplementary Document
PIA - PIA-009 -CIS.pdf Supplementary Document
PIA - PIA -051 CAMINO.pdf Supplementary Document
Reference Citations - INA 101.docx Supplementary Document
Reference Citations - 8 USC 1101.docx Supplementary Document
Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status Form

202307-1615-003	Revision of a currently approved collection	2023-07-31
202010-1615-003	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2020-10-28
201902-1615-011 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2019-03-19
201701-1615-006 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2017-02-02
201401-1615-001 Approved with change	Existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number	2014-10-17