Green Card enter US with passport expiring in less than 6 months

[lwhyq]

Hi,

I cannot renew my passport now since it is valid until 12/2005. However, I need to travel in May and come back in June. And, by that time, it is less than 6 months. Am I going to have problem to enter US with the Green card and the passport which expires in less than 6 months?

Thanks a lot!

LWHYQ

 

[pralay]

I cannot renew my passport now since it is valid until 12/2005. However, I need to travel in May and come back in June. And, by that time, it is less than 6 months. Am I going to have problem to enter US with the Green card and the passport which expires in less than 6 months?

Why? Your passport will be valid at the time of re-entry, right? Passport does not expire 6 months before expiry date. US POE has no issue with valid passport.

 

[lwhyq]

Thank you for your quick reply!

I thought that for some cases, they require the passport to be valid for at leat 6 months.

LWHYQ

 

[sadiq]

The airline may refuse you boarding if your passport validity is less than 6 month. But once you are in the US, you do not even need a passport at the POE. Just showing your PR card is sufficient. So even if your passport has expired, the immigration officials will clear you after you show them a valid card.

Rgds,
sadiq

 

[pralay]

The airline may refuse you boarding if your passport validity is less than 6 month.

They should not, once they know that you are a PR. Normally that kind of problems can happen if someone is traveling in non-immigrant visa. But as PR can renew his/her passport anytime before expiry date at nearest consulate, that should not pose any problem. If the airlines check-in person does not understand the difference between PR and non-immigrant visa, request him/her to consult with his/her supervisor.