Returning to US w/GC

kx100 said:
Hello. I have a question along the same line as the OP, hopefully I am not considered hijacking this thread.

I just got my GC recently and it is an EB2. I have already worked for this employer for roughly 3 years. I am planning to leave the US for a short (couple weeks) vacation real soon.

When I come back, will I need paystubs/bank statements/employment verification letter?
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Or just a current passport plus GC?
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This is crazy... after a long wait for the GC, I was finally relieved when I got it. And now, I am nervous again when trying to use it for the first time.

Thanks!
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Anxiety here too

I too have the same anxiety as I shall be travelling on the GC for the first time soon. I feel it has much to do with the fact that I haven't done this before and feel I had more control when travelling on H1B as I knew what documents to carry. Overall, I do not have a bad feeling and hope for the best.



Stoned!
 
This thread is very confusing.

I'm going to Japan for 2 weeks, and I already got the Japan visa in my Re-entry permit.

Do I ALSO need to take my Green Card with me? I would rather leave it at home and not risk losing it.
 
asylumguy said:
This thread is very confusing.

I'm going to Japan for 2 weeks, and I already got the Japan visa in my Re-entry permit.

Do I ALSO need to take my Green Card with me? I would rather leave it at home and not risk losing it.
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The permit is for GC holder to re-enter back the US. The GC is required to be scanned and it is the important piece of document which will let you in. The other point is that the GC is required by law to be carried with you every time you are out especially during long trips and for sure you will deal with immigration officers in the POE who need to know that you follow the law
 
asylumguy said:
This thread is very confusing.

I'm going to Japan for 2 weeks, and I already got the Japan visa in my Re-entry permit.

Do I ALSO need to take my Green Card with me? I would rather leave it at home and not risk losing it.
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Dude, you need to wisen up a bit. you are going to Japan for 2 weeks and you got a re-entry permit? Then you got a Japanese visa on your re-entry permit? and you wonder if you need your GC to enter the US?
 
Dedo said:
Dude, you need to wisen up a bit. you are going to Japan for 2 weeks and you got a re-entry permit? Then you got a Japanese visa on your re-entry permit? and you wonder if you need your GC to enter the US?
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Look at his screenname: asylumguy. He doesn't travel on his passport, so he uses an RP.
 
TheRealCanadian said:
Actually, there's no requirement that an alien be in possession of GC outside of the US.
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I mean, he/she should carry GC while out of home in US, and he/she will deal with immigration officers who suppose to enforce the law at the POE in US too
 
You would be surprised how many GC holders on this forum ignore that specific law.

mmed said:
I mean, he/she should carry GC while out of home in US, and he/she will deal with immigration officers who suppose to enforce the law at the POE in US too
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All right, I'll take my green card with me.

I was under the impression that the re-entry permit acts as identification and proof that you are a permanent resident of USA and I thought that would be sufficient to be allowed back to the states.
 
nickS652 said:
After you got your GC, all you show in the airport is Green Card and your passport. Your status is now that of permanent resindent. You don't need to surrender I-94 when you are leaving the country. (this is what my attorney told me at the time) So if airline is still asking for it, one of your possible answers can be "I famed it and hung it on the wall"

- this is not a legal advice -
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Or you can say "I wiped my bottom with it (but the quality of the paper prevented it from doing the job) and flushed it into the toilet".

On a serious note, I would not give my last original I-94 to the airline. I would hang on to it as it is an original piece of immigration document (I am loathe to give away original documents) and neither the airline nor CBP needs it for any reason.
 
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