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You can, of course, "start from the beginning" by asking your parents to file an immigrant petition for you. However, the "queue" is backed up 7.5 years for the 1st preference category (unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens). So I would suggest filing an application for replacement of your green card. If you did not secure USCIS' OK for an extended absence, and did not return to the U.S. every year, USCIS will likely deny your application for "abandonment of the permanent residence in the U.S." Should that happen, you will have to prove that you did not abandon your residence here. It will be an uphill battle, and you should seriously consider retaining an immigration attorney to handle it. Unless your attorney advises you otherwise, don't come to the U.S. visiting on any kind of a visa or on a visa waiver: such visits will be interpreted by USCIS as proof that you have, in fact, abandoned your permanent resident status in the U.S.

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I do not believe that you will be able to have your mother downgrade the petition from F-1 to F-2B if she never applied for you when she had a green card. The remedy of which you speak was specifically drawn up for green card holders who petitioned and then later naturalized.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.