Received Green Card while Outside US

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bittubandhu

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Hi,

Recently I received Green Card at my US residence. I left US around 2 years back. That time I was on H1B. I also received Advanced Parole that time but it has expired by now, so I can not use that to travel back. I still have a valid H1 which will expire next month.


Now my question is can I get the Green Card mailed to my current Indian address and use Green Card to travel back to US?

This website seems to suggest that I can not use my Green Card - ehow. com/how_6362622_travel-after-applying-green-card.html

Please help.

Thanks,
Bittu
 
I am assuming your GC was recently approved. Yes, you can have someone courier the GC to your address overseas and then use it to move to the US. Note move, not travel.

bittubandhu said:
Now my question is can I get the Green Card mailed to my current Indian address and use Green Card to travel back to US?
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Dear Mr. S K Ghori.

Thanks for your reply. Appreciate it.

Can you let me know what is the legal difference in terms of travelling and moving? I am not sure about it. For example, is there any problem if I stay in US for a week this time and then get back to India for few months. I am anyways planning to return back permanently to US after 4-5 months.

Thanks & Regards,

Punit Pandey
 
bittubandhu said:
Can you let me know what is the legal difference in terms of travelling and moving?
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I stay in US for a week this time and then get back to India for few months. I am anyways planning to return back permanently to US after 4-5 months.
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You answered your own question, maybe not in legal terms.
 
As long as you move to the US on a permanent basis in 4-5 months time, you should be okay.

bittubandhu said:
For example, is there any problem if I stay in US for a week this time and then get back to India for few months. I am anyways planning to return back permanently to US after 4-5 months.
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You can return with the H1B while it is still unexpired. But since the physical GC has been issued and received, have somebody deliver that to you instead.
 
Thanks all.

In my situation, can I use GC to enter US (in case my present employer doesn't allow me to use his H1B)? Or technically, I can use only H1B and not GC for entering US?

Thanks in advance & Regards,

Bittu
 
Since your GC has been approved and a physical card received, of course you can use that to enter the US.

bittubandhu said:
In my situation, can I use GC to enter US (in case my present employer doesn't allow me to use his H1B)? Or technically, I can use only H1B and not GC for entering US?
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cafeconleche, were you on H1? The ehow link that I posted earlier (ehow. com/how_6362622_travel-after-applying-green-card.html) says as follows -

"Once you have made an application for U.S. Permanent Residency (commonly known as a "Green Card"), international travel is only allowed with official permission. The processing period for a Green Card typically lasts between six months and two years. If you wish to travel outside the U.S. during this processing period, you must apply for and receive a travel permission, typically called Advance Parole. Without an approved Advance Parole status, you may be denied re-entry into the U.S., and your application for a Green Card could be considered abandoned. Therefore, it is important to get your Advance Parole status in place before any possible international travel."

In my case I didn't use AP and travelled using H1, as I had an H1.

Thanks in advance,

Bittu
 
I mean, I traveled out from US to India on H1 (not on AP). Right now, I am in India only. If I can get back to US with GC, then I need not to pray to my employer for using their H1.
 
No no, I was an asylee, and I was issued my GC when I was abroad, so it was sent to me, and I used it to enter the US with no problems.
 
HI Iam also in same boat while iam india i got approved my gc

Hi Bittu iam also in smae boat i am india since jan 2009 and i got approved my gc july 2010 i have a plan to travel next month. plz let me know if u are entered in USa on Gc.what questions asked IO on port of entry. i dont have valid H1 or either ap vlaid i have Gc orginal card in my hand. plz send me email on gousgbf@yahoo.com or call me

thanx in advance.
 
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