Hi I am a greencard holder of 12 years. My minor son was born in 1995. He holds a Dutch passport VWP. Since then he had traveled back and forth alot, as I worked for the airlines, for eleven years without overstaying. On a weekend trip in 2006 to the Bahamas he was denied reentry stating that he had overstayed in 1995 by a lil over a month ( poor fellow couldn't even walk then and traveled atleast 4 times a year to the US inbetween that time WITHOUT them saying he overstayed). I was told that he had to get a visa to reenter. I went to the US consulate in the Bahamas and was denied a visa for him because they stated I should be applying for resident alien for him. Both his father and I have greencard (we do not communicate). My father whom my son lives with and is his legal guardian went to Barbados consulate and was also denied. I do not wish to apply for a greencard now for him as you have to be living in the US if you have one and it can be taken away if you live away. Is it mandatory for me to apply for residency for him if I hold a greencard? And it has been more than 10 years that they claimed he overstayed shouldn't that be off of his record for reentry? Please let me know what I can or should do. He has younger siblings here and would like to visit from time to time.

