Legal Question in Immigration Law in Florida

Re: Green card

Unfortunately, I am not aware of any avenue (and do not believe that there is any avenue) for you to reclaim your green card. (As an aside, I believe this is terribly unfair since you were under age at the time that you relinquished your residency and therefore should not be held accountable, but the immigration laws of this country are not typically concerned with fairness and your juvenile status at the time does not change the outcome).

You might want to consider whether there is any path for you to get a new green card at this point. How did you get your original green card? Is that same route still available? Do you have any relatives who are United States citizens or legal permanent residents?

If not, then you might keep a close watch on the U.S. Congress. If they pass the recently proposed comprehensive immigration reform, there will be an expanded employment provision that could make it easier to obtain a green card through employment (currently the categories for green cards through employment are very narrow, but this legislation proposes to expand the availability to any and all jobs where there is a demonstrated lack of U.S. workers). Many people assume that the proposed legislation only deals with illegal immigrants currently living in the U.S., but that is not the case. The proposed legislation also creates a promising future path to non-citizens who do not currently live in the U.S. through employment in any field where there is a need. That would be a great development.

Sorry that I could not give you the answer that you wanted to hear. I wish you the best of luck.