Permanent Residents don't get passports from the US. Do they need to get any more documentation to be able to travel back into the US after this new passport law, or will just showing your green card at the border do? How can a PR travel to another country in europe and southamerica if he doesn't have a passport from any country just a "green card?"
2007-01-08 15:53:28 · 8 answers · asked by basketweiver 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I have to admit that I am not 100% absolutely positively positive about this, but I'm fairly sure that you cannot travel to another country on just a green card.
It does not prove citizenship, only residency. And, as I understand it, you need to prove citizenship when traveling. Your green card is used to get back in the US (instead of a visa) but that is its only purpose.
You would have needed a passport to get into the US legally at some point. As a permanent resident alien you should keep your passport current at all times.
2007-01-08 16:06:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a green card holder but I can travel anywhere because I have my Japanese passport. All foreigners who live in the US must have their passport to enter the US for the first time. And they can't stay in the US if they don't have their passport.
If their passport gets expired soon, they need to renew it at their country's Embassy or Consulate in the US. So they don't need to go back their country to renew their passport.
And if they have their green card, they can use it when entering the US but they can't use it to travel outside the US.
The green card holders are not US citizens. So they can't have an American passport.
2007-01-09 09:53:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only change is that, in addition to your green card, you will need to show the valid passport from original home country. If you cannot obtain your country's passport, you should obtain a Refugee Travel Document from the U.S. government and use that instead).
2007-01-08 17:43:54 · answer #3 · answered by crocodilexp 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you would have an issued passport from your own country, then you pay the INS for a permission to travel document and then you can travel out side the USA on YOUR passport and make flipping sure that you do NOT lose the form saying that the INS allow you to travel and return plus your green card of course.
You should be good to go then.
Regards
2007-01-08 16:06:55 · answer #4 · answered by candy g 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She might want to in no way have allowed her Mexican passport to run out! She needs to bypass to the Mexican consulate and get a sparkling Mexican passport to enter Mexico. Her eco-friendly card really enables her to go back to the U. S.. She nevertheless can't shuttle everywhere with no cutting-edge valid passport from her usa of citizenship. She ought to take care of her Mexican passport. It has no result on her GC. in truth, she needs to keep her Mexican passport up thus far even if she turns right into a naturalized US citizen considering she can be a twin-nationwide and may want to wish her Mexican passport to shuttle to Mexico.
2016-12-02 00:58:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only US citizens can get US passports, the Permanent Resident aliens, their card is their passport. And its up to the receiving country to either let you in or not.
2007-01-08 16:19:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This permanent resident should have a passport from the country where he-she come from.This person can't travel over seas witout a passport.Any one knows that,eventually.
2007-01-08 16:07:57 · answer #7 · answered by Mario Vinny D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have to go their own counties embassy to get a pass port.
2007-01-08 16:09:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋