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I should say that I heard this about 15 years ago, so things might have changed. Have you searched this thread? On Reddit, I just found some people who got a visa: Consider messaging them.

IIRC France has been difficult with RTDs. Consider changing your itinerary a bit and applying through a different Schengen country.

Nope, never went on a cruise.

The RTD is supposed to be your ticket into the US. I can't say what things will be like these days, but back then going back to the US was the part of the trip where I fell most secure.

The only 'unsafe' part is that there is always a chance of missing a flight or train because some agent or border guard doesn't know what it is and takes ages to figure it out, or just denies you. Chances are low, but there. You have to be confident and early. If you LOSE it abroad, I don't know...

This I don't know. I'd only applied for Dutch visas back then and they took 2-3 weeks. After I got citizenship, the Dutch made the RTD visa free :rolleyes: Indeed you don't want to fly into Germany and then elsewhere. There are increasing border checks now, especially when one flies from a...

Yes, you need a visa: https://www.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/ingressosoggiornoinitalia/passaporti_documenti/

Yes Canada definitely, and back. Mexico around the border region, and back. Farther into Mexico, I'm not sure. I've never done that. Cruises that are closed loop, meaning you do not end the cruise outside the US, you can also do without a passport. The key here is that the US only requires the...

Yeah. if you meet the 5 year criteria, it's easier.

You can go over land and sea to Mexico, Canada and on a cruise in the Caribbean with just a GC, I think.

As a permanent resident with the AS category, you are entitled to the RTD. You would not be doing anything wrong. However, the validity makes it mostly useless, so even if you need more visas with the RP, I recommend it over the RTD.

Using your passport that's still valid and applying for a new passport are two different things. You can use your passport without coming into contact with the authorities of your COP, but applying for one involves dealing with them directly, which I think is much more of a grey area, especially...

I like your confidence, and no, I am not being sarcastic. When do you apply for naturalisation?

Try to get it from Nigeria. If the only way to get it is to travel to the UK, I recommend doing that. https://www.gov.uk/order-copy-birth-death-marriage-certificate

Nobody can say if the almost-year-long absence will be accepted. I'd say it's 50/50 if she has a good reason. Does she need to apply for citizenship or can she wait? It's a lot of money to pay just to be rejected AGAIN, no? If money is no object, she can try.

Eh, I'd say the only real downside of the RP is that you need a visa for more places than with the RTD. But, the 2-year validity outweighs this easily.

A relative of mine used her passport AND went to COP with it. She was a derivative asylee. They just asked her about it at her interview, and she mentioned she personally did not have a fear, especially after over a decade away, and she also went to a different city. This was sufficient. But...

1. You always list the US address. 2.When you were in AirBnBs, you probably had an address in the US where mail was sent, right? Were these in the same city, or at least within commuting distance? 3.You could explain the 182 day absence due to COVID. That could be compelling. There is no...

Block that cheque before they cash it if you didn't actually have a certificate of citizenship.

Well, it seems you, my friend, had the privilege of encountering what we in the immigrant community like to call an asshat. Worse, you got an asshat who didn't know one of the most basic immigrant visa regulations, even one that was written out in full on the visa sticker in your passport. This...