How can I apply for a re-entry permit virtually due to Covid-19?

The rules require you to be physically present in order to file a reentry permit and the Covid exceptions do not include relaxed rules allowing you to file from abroad.

You might check with the U.S. consulate where you are located and prove why you couldn''t return within the one year.

You will need to apply for a SB-1 visa to return to the United States as your green card is no longer valid for travel.

Reentry permits are not applied for in person; the application is mailed in. But you need to be in the U.S. in order to file the application.

An applicant for a reentry permit must be physically present in the United States on the date the application is received by the USCIS. You cannot apply for a reentry permit from outside of the United States. Your options would be a transportation/boarding letter or an SB-1 returning resident immigrant visa, both of which can be applied for at the U.S. embassy or consular office abroad.

You could try filing an SB-1 returning resident visa application at the U.S. consular office near you.

You must be inside the U.S. when you apply for a reentry permit. You should contact the nearest U.S. consulate or embassy and apply for a returning resident visa. This will get you back into the U.S.