Quote Originally Posted by emily_the_spoiled
Sorry you are having these problems. I am on an H1B, so I am not sure what your options are for going home. When you do apply for the greencard you should pay the extra money for the "premium processing". Once you apply for a greencard you can get authorization to go home, but it is a one-time only authorization. Do you NEED to go home soon or can your family come down in the mean time?

Well I don't NEED to go home... but everyone wants to meet their newest granddaughter/neice.

My parents could come visit but it's not feasible for all my siblings to come too. It would just be nice if I could go home so they could see her. But I won't risk being denied reentry

Hmmm I didn't know there was a premium processing... how much do you know about that? How much extra is it and does it cut time off the processing? How does it work?