Returning to the US without Permanent Resident Card

[pedrop]

I would like to know if someone has the answer to the following....

Say I went on International Travel and on the day of my return to the US I realized I LOST my Permanent Resident Card.... or that I left it at home and did not take it with me.....

What would a person do? Lose the flight and go to a US Embassy/ Consulate?

Can I come back to the US and advise what happened? Will they admit me back into the States without the Permanent Resident Card?

Please advise,

PEDRO

[AmericanWannabe]

The flight will refuse you to board but if you really
managed to make it to the doostep of USA, will
USCIS still turn you back? Maybe they can
finger you and know you are a real PR and
simply let you in with a citation of
violating INA264 though

[sadiq]

Loosing a PR card while traveling abroad has been something I’ve thought about for the past year (don’t know why since I only leave the US 3-4 times a year). The webpage made it seem like it was a routine letter the embassy provided. Passport, plane ticket (proof that your were gone <1 yr) and they’ll give you a letter. Has anyone been in this situation? If so, let’s hear some war stories! Otherwise second hand information.

B/r,
sadiq

[leroythelion]

Originally Posted by sadiq

Loosing a PR card while traveling abroad has been something I’ve thought about for the past year (don’t know why since I only leave the US 3-4 times a year). The webpage made it seem like it was a routine letter the embassy provided. Passport, plane ticket (proof that your were gone <1 yr) and they’ll give you a letter. Has anyone been in this situation? If so, let’s hear some war stories! Otherwise second hand information.

B/r,
sadiq

The wife of a work colleague lost her card while in India. It turned out to be a HUGE problem. The only way it got resolved was when my colleague, who is a US-born Citizen, requested a personal interview with the Consule-General. Only then was the letter procurred.

Brian

[Avalon]

Someone I knew had his wallet stolen while travelling abroad. He spent most of the time in US Consulate abroad rather than spending time with family, relatives and vacationing.

[Pork Chop]

i have heard anecdotal evidence which seems to suggest that how quickly you can get the reentry letter (or whatever it is called) from a u.s. consulate depends pretty much on which country you are in. in india, for instance (read that: one of them pesky third world countries), they're gonna make you jump through a few hoops. the situation is better in EU.

[AmericanWannabe]

If you can and if you are worried too much to the level of
paranoid, why not always get a passport stamp before
you leave the USA? Then put green card and your passport
at two different locations. If you lose one, use the
other to come back. If you worry about losing both,
can you also apply for a reentry permit first so you
have 3 documents to back each other up?

Alfer all these, you may find at last the worst
nightmare come true where you never expect.

[AmericanWannabe]

Originally Posted by ****

No, you can not.

What about re-entry permit? Can you use it to come back if you
lose your green card? If can, apply for one as backup