maintaining green card abroad during pandemic
1)Did USCIS announce any relaxation on the duration a green card holder is permitted to stay outside the country (without an Advance Parole) before the card becomes invalid?
Prior to the pandemic, it used to be one year.
2)What are the benefits of physically surrendering the green card after it becomes invalid on account of overstaying outside the country?
3)If someone already acquired a Visitor Visa before they got the green card, does the visa get canceled upon receiving the green card or can it be used for visiting USA, in lieu of the invalidated green card?
4)What is the procedure to reinstate the green card after it becomes invalidated due to overstaying?