Reentry Permit's Function as Passport

[jnwong]

Although BCIS states that the reentry permit can be used as passport for travel in case if you can't obtain it from your own countries or for some other reasons, some countries are not accepting it to have their visas to put on. An example will be the Schengen countries that won't put visas on reentry permit, except if the person is a US refugee. I am wondering how people can travel to Europe in case if he/she can't get their own passports and are not US refugees.

Conversely, Singapore recognizes it and if you have the permit, you can get in visa-free. Switzerland will probably do the same thing but they need the actual green card.

Does anyone want to share anything with this topic? e.g. name how different countries treat it?

[Upstate_NY]

Apart from Canada, Mexico & Switzerland, what other countries can a US-Permanent resident (Indian Passport Holder) travel to without visa?

Thanks.

[AmericanWannabe]

What about this scenario: someone can not get a passport
from his own country because he is a dissident. But he got
the GC already thru employment. Can he still apply for
a refugee status?

[jnwong]

Don't understand why the person you mention still need to apply for refugee status, since he/she has got the permanent residency here in the US.

But the problem is if this person needs to travel (without being able to get passports from country of his/her own), then it appears the reentry permit is the only way out. But if the foreign government doesn't recognize it, then it's going to be a dilemma.

Other than Schengen countries, the chinese government recently does not allow chinese citizens to get back with US reentry permit. But Thailand allows people to use the same document to apply for Thai visas.

Just wondering if Canada will allow people to use it in case if no other passports are available for the person, should the person arrives from another country other than the US.