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Can we travel to USA with an expired green but with an valid re -entry ? Will the officials stop me at port of entry if i travel with with an expired green but with an valid re -entry ? please help!
 
salmanfarooqui said:
Can we travel to USA with an expired green but with an valid re -entry ? Will the officials stop me at port of entry if i travel with with an expired green but with an valid re -entry ? please help!
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I did some more searching and found this from cbp.gov:

"Documentary Requirements for Entry To The United States...

...U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) must provide one of the following:

I-551, Permanent Resident Card (Green card),
Machine-Readable Immigrant Visa endorsed with a CBP Admission Stamp,
Temporary Residence Stamp (ADIT stamp) contained in a passport or on Form I-94,
Valid Reentry Permit, or
Unexpired Immigrant Visa. Passport required unless otherwise noted."

I cannot say for sure if you'll have problems with the IO since I've never encountered people entering the U.S. with only their reentry permit to show for, but based from my interpretation of the CBP article, technically you can do that. Since you have a re-entry permit with you, you can show that to the IO at POE along with your expired greencard. You may also have to explain why you weren't able to renew the card on time. IO will most probably just inform you of the process for green card renewal and instruct you to file form I-90.

Also, if you have time, maybe you can visit the nearest U.S. Consulate in your area and ask them if they can give you some letter or something that will help prove of your legal permanent resident status.

Hope that helps and best of luck!!!

Disclaimer: Not a legal advice. Please use at your own risk. It is best to seek counsel from qualified and certified immigration attorneys.
 
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salmanfarooqui said:
Can i renew my green card which is expired after going to USA ????
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----- Yes if you are eligible. your post has not enough info when you got the card, when you went out of US, when applied reentry permit
 
Green card renewal help

I am a green card holder and my green card is expiring on may 9 2006 . while coming from united states i applied for re - entry permit and i got re entry permit valid till 2007 . My family got the visa and i wanted to go with my family to united states and renew my green card. So can i go to united states with an expired green card but with a valid re entry permit and renew the green card there.
 
salmanfarooqui said:
Can i renew my green card which is expired after going to USA ????
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Yes, as long as you don't have grounds for inadmissibility and prove you haven't abandon legal permanent resident status in the U.S. (in your case, you can do that by presenting a still valid re-entry permit) at the port-of-entry. This is again from the CBP website: "If the I-551 is lost or expires during a trip out of the U.S., you will have to obtain a new one upon re-entry - and this can take quite a while - so plan accordingly. This process entails filling out a form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident and paying the $185 base fee and biometric fee of $70."

Disclaimer: Not a legal advice. Please use at your own risk. It is best to seek counsel from qualified and certified immigration attorneys.
 
dude use your credit card right now and apply for i90 online...go to the uscis and renew it right away before it crosses 05/09 and they give u a confirmation receipt right away and take a print out of and that receipt is more than enough for u to enter other wise u are getting into trouble....
hope u get this message asap....
thanks in advance
query11
 
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