Dear forum,
I am an asylee from Russian Federation. I also have a pending I-485 application for a green card. I need to travel abroad (not to the country of persecution or any close to it) urgently. I have been in touch my congressman's office who helped me expedite my application for a Refugee Travel Document. According to them it is currently being printed and it will be mailed to me by the end of this week.
My question is whether I can leave the country with my national Russian passport before the RTD arrives. My plan was to have my friend mail it to me by the time I have to travel back to the U.S. Aside from the risks of having the RTD lost during mailing, what are the other risks, if any?
Many thanks in advance!
I am an asylee from Russian Federation. I also have a pending I-485 application for a green card. I need to travel abroad (not to the country of persecution or any close to it) urgently. I have been in touch my congressman's office who helped me expedite my application for a Refugee Travel Document. According to them it is currently being printed and it will be mailed to me by the end of this week.
My question is whether I can leave the country with my national Russian passport before the RTD arrives. My plan was to have my friend mail it to me by the time I have to travel back to the U.S. Aside from the risks of having the RTD lost during mailing, what are the other risks, if any?
Many thanks in advance!