AsyleeNgreencardPending
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After 2+ years, does this list still work? And also valid for Re-entry Permit?
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AsyleeNgreencardPending
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Any update on your experience? I am in the same boat. Just received my GC through asylum and plan to apply for RP. But maybe get a new passport from my country’s embassy.
Please let me know.
cafeconleche
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I like your confidence, and no, I am not being sarcastic. When do you apply for naturalisation?
cafeconleche
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Using your passport that's still valid and applying for a new passport are two different things. You can use your passport without coming into contact with the authorities of your COP, but applying for one involves dealing with them directly, which I think is much more of a grey area, especially for the primary asylee.
I have received contradictory information about travelling to Italy with a GC and a US issued refugee travel document from two different Italian embassies. I emailed both embassies because there is a lot of confusing info. about Italy on the internet.
My question is, do I need a visa to travel to Italy with a GC and a refugee travel document?
At first, I emailed the Italian embassy in Washington. They responded that I do not need a visa for a stay of under 90 days.
Then I emailed the Italian embassy in Los Angeles. They responded that I need a visa even if I have a GC and a travel document due to my country of birth.
Does anyone here have experience travelling to Italy with their GC and refugee travel document?
My question is, do I need a visa to travel to Italy with a GC and a refugee travel document?
At first, I emailed the Italian embassy in Washington. They responded that I do not need a visa for a stay of under 90 days.
Then I emailed the Italian embassy in Los Angeles. They responded that I need a visa even if I have a GC and a travel document due to my country of birth.
Does anyone here have experience travelling to Italy with their GC and refugee travel document?
tiredofwaiting1
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cafeconleche
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Thank you very much! This is really helpful.
Here is the paragraph:
- refugee travel document issued in accordance with the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees signed in Geneva on July 28, 1951. Refugees are subject to a visa requirement for Italy, unless they hold a residence permit issued by one of the Schengen States or a travel document issued by one of the countries that signed the Strasbourg Agreement of April 20, 1959;
I have another question:
Which Schengen area European country has the shortest wait times for visa appointments? Which one issues visas less strictly? Thanks!
I know that Germany does not require a visa, but my final destination is Italy, and I do not want to deal with the stress of beinh stopped at checkpoints.
Which Schengen area European country has the shortest wait times for visa appointments? Which one issues visas less strictly? Thanks!
I know that Germany does not require a visa, but my final destination is Italy, and I do not want to deal with the stress of beinh stopped at checkpoints.
cafeconleche
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This I don't know. I'd only applied for Dutch visas back then and they took 2-3 weeks. After I got citizenship, the Dutch made the RTD visa free
Indeed you don't want to fly into Germany and then elsewhere. There are increasing border checks now, especially when one flies from a southern country to a northern country (they checked us going to Germany when flying from both Spain and Greece). You'd have a better chance in the Netherlands I think, but still, I wouldn't recommend it. Others on this forum WOULD recommend it.
Johannita226
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How unsafe is travel as a asylee and a Refugee travel document?This I don't know. I'd only applied for Dutch visas back then and they took 2-3 weeks. After I got citizenship, the Dutch made the RTD visa free
Indeed you don't want to fly into Germany and then elsewhere. There are increasing border checks now, especially when one flies from a southern country to a northern country (they checked us going to Germany when flying from both Spain and Greece). You'd have a better chance in the Netherlands I think, but still, I wouldn't recommend it. Others on this forum WOULD recommend it.
Thank you very much. I appreciate your advice.This I don't know. I'd only applied for Dutch visas back then and they took 2-3 weeks. After I got citizenship, the Dutch made the RTD visa free
Indeed you don't want to fly into Germany and then elsewhere. There are increasing border checks now, especially when one flies from a southern country to a northern country (they checked us going to Germany when flying from both Spain and Greece). You'd have a better chance in the Netherlands I think, but still, I wouldn't recommend it. Others on this forum WOULD recommend it.
cafeconleche
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The only 'unsafe' part is that there is always a chance of missing a flight or train because some agent or border guard doesn't know what it is and takes ages to figure it out, or just denies you. Chances are low, but there. You have to be confident and early. If you LOSE it abroad, I don't know what you'd do. Embassies are unlikely to help because it is USCIS' purview, so you might have to contact your congressperson or senator for assistance to intervene on your behalf. So you have to be very careful with it. If you have a GC, you could maybe ask an embassy or a transportation letter. Again, not sure.
Johannita226
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I understand this point, I am talking about re entry to US after being abroad with RTD without green card ( still processing)
cafeconleche
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The RTD is supposed to be your ticket into the US. I can't say what things will be like these days, but back then going back to the US was the part of the trip where I fell most secure.
Let me tell you something: I traveled around with a Green Card and RTD. The green card is almost useless as Passport Control and Airlines always scrutinize your RTD and ask for a National Passport instead. It is better to travel with a National Passport and a Green Card, even to your home country; my friends did that and returned to the US with no problem! On the other hand, traveling with an RTD and Green Card will still place you in a secondary interrogation at a US airport! Thank God I have a US Passport now; the nightmare is over!
Get a passport from your embassy. My friends did that, and they are traveling with Asylee-based green cards!
Johannita226
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Does Dominican Republic or Panama accept RTD without GC?
Dominican Republican accept RTD only, Panama RTD + Green Card