when i was leaving America last year,i was asked to show a green slip before boarding my flight home,i dident have a clue where it was,maybe i lost it anyway i am not sure how this will effect me when i visit the states again,this is not a green card.
2007-03-14 11:44:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
What you are talking about is the other half of the green immigration form you would have filled in and showed to the immigration officer when you arrived. Normally, they keep part of it and staple the other part into your passport. When you leave the US, it is normally removed from your passport when you check in for your flight. Presumably, it was taken by the check in staff without you even noticing. I think what happens is someone enters the details on the immigration computer to show that you left the US.
They forgot to take my husband's one time and he brought it home with him but he never had any problems going back in and we've done it many times since. Some airports now have you enter your details on a computer yourself (I've had to do this at Atlanta and Newark) so if you did this, you have nothing to worry about. I suspect you'll have nothing to worry about anyway, it's just proof that you left the country.
If you are concerned, you can log on to the US immigration website and I think you can write to them and confirm that you left.
2007-03-15 09:46:10 · answer #1 · answered by vegasqueen1970 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On returning from a trip to the US a few years ago, I found the green slip was still attached to my passport.
I called the US Embassy here in the UK, and they explained that the fact I still had it meant there was no record of me leaving the US, so when my 90 day visa expired, I would be considered an illegal immigrant, even though I was back home! Therefore there was no way on God's green earth I would ever be allowed back into the US.
A bit of a bugger when it's my #1 destination and my favourite country in the world........
I had to send the green slip, airline ticket stubs from my homeward flight, credit card statements showing activity on the card in the UK since my return, and a covering letter to the Embassy in London.
Once they recieved all this, I got a call from them telling me that all would be OK in the future, and actually apologising for the tardiness of their airport staff in not removing the slip from my passport.
If you have any worries, I suggest you call the US Embassy in London (020 7499-9000) - This is assuming you are in the UK, of course!
2007-03-21 04:46:05 · answer #2 · answered by dtech666 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its only a slip for the flight you were on. You shouldn't have any problems.
2007-03-14 11:57:47 · answer #3 · answered by Paul S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This usually only applies to your flight then. It shouldn't affect future flights
2007-03-14 11:49:11 · answer #4 · answered by DeN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋