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Medha L

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Hi Folks

This is my first post in this forum.. My husband got his plastic GC while mine never showed up.. We are planning a trip to Europe and have the UK and Schengan visas.. However, Indian citizens with a US GC do not need a visa for Switzerland.. I was wondering if I could use my stamped passport in lieu of a plastic card. Would the swiss officials permit it ?

Also, is the stamp recognized by the canadian immigration at Niagara ?

Thanks !!!
 
Thanks for your response..

If I go to my local INS and file a I90, do I still have to pay the $130 filing fee inspite of not receiving my initial card ? The address in the INS system is right so I lost it in transit (USPS) and so its not my fault (like if i had moved)...
 
Indian citizens with US GC do not need visas for CH ? Thats news to me. I think they do. In fact a few years ago, we even had to take transit visa to Switzerland with GC's. Unless its changed recently.

PP stamp should be as good as Plastic card -- any country -- no ?

Originally posted by Medha L
Hi Folks

This is my first post in this forum.. My husband got his plastic GC while mine never showed up.. We are planning a trip to Europe and have the UK and Schengan visas.. However, Indian citizens with a US GC do not need a visa for Switzerland.. I was wondering if I could use my stamped passport in lieu of a plastic card. Would the swiss officials permit it ?

Also, is the stamp recognized by the canadian immigration at Niagara ?

Thanks !!!
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According to their website you dont.. Maybe this is a recent change but I really dont know.. In fact, even people with valid multiple entry US visa's dont need transit visas for CH !

And oh ! They even mention that a stamped PP is not good enough. You need the actual physical card so I'm out of luck :( Darn !


Originally posted by 03pilot
Indian citizens with US GC do not need visas for CH ? Thats news to me. I think they do. In fact a few years ago, we even had to take transit visa to Switzerland with GC's. Unless its changed recently.

PP stamp should be as good as Plastic card -- any country -- no ?
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This is a definite recent change then. I used to visit Switzerland quite often in 95-96 and needed a visa every time.
Also in 99 i needed a transit visa when I had the GC.

Oh well. Good to know at least now they don't.

Originally posted by Medha L
According to their website you dont.. Maybe this is a recent change but I really dont know.. In fact, even people with valid multiple entry US visa's dont need transit visas for CH !

And oh ! They even mention that a stamped PP is not good enough. You need the actual physical card so I'm out of luck :( Darn !
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EU Passport..

Joe

Since you are from the EU, I thought I'd shoot you this question.. I have a Indian passport but have a legitimate claim to getting a Portuguese passport if I want (port. were colonist in my indian state and according to their rules, my dad and mom are citizens and can transmit citizenship to me).

Any pros and cons of getting that ? For ex. if I give up my Indian passport, keep my GC and take up consulting assignments in the EU, would having a Port pp be of any good ??

Also would the fact that I', applying for a Port. PP now jeopordize my US GC in anyway ?

Thanks !
 
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I meant that the GC and the stamp on the PP should be equivalent for any visa purposes for other countries.

I understand that the GC and the stamp might not have any value in other countries per se.

Originally posted by JoeF

The US Greencard is a document that only has legal value within the US. This is true for both the stamp and the actual card. And in the US, they in fact have the same legal value.
Outside the US, neither the US Greencard nor the I-551 stamp have any legal value at all. For all other countries know, you could just have put the stamp in the passport yourself or printed the GC yourself (especially the stamp, which looks rather easy to fake).
The only documents that are accepted worldwide are passports and visas.

Despite all of that, some countries have decided to accept the GC as visa waiver. This is a decision completely within their own jurisdiction. They can freely decide what they accept, if they accept it at all, etc. And they of course can change it at any time. As an example, after 9/11, Mexico for a while required visas for visitors from certain countries, even if they had a GC.
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