What is the best travel document for asylee PR? NP or RTD?

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What is the best travel document for asylee with PR? NP or RTD?

According to my understanding, some of our forum members are had problem in traveling with RTD after became a permanent residents.

According to the USCIS fact sheet (http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/AsylumTravel122706FS.pdf )
--- LPR who got such status through asylum can travel abroad with RTD.

But travel to the country of persecution (Home Country) can be a problem.

According to the USCIS web page about Permanent Resident
(http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/us...nnel=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD )

--- Some of you came to the United States as immigrants through a relative or through an employer. Some of you came as refugees or were given asylum status. And some of you came through other programs, like the Diversity Visa Lottery. But now that you are Permanent Residents you all share the same status. You have certain rights and certain responsibilities as Permanent Residents.

---- International Travel
A Permanent Resident of the United States can travel freely outside of the US. A passport from the country of citizenship is normally all that is needed. To reenter the US a Permanent Resident normally needs to present the green card (Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551) for readmission. A reentry permit is needed for reentry for trips greater than one year but less than two years in duration.
As per those web postings asylee with PR (LPR) are able to travel outside with RTD or NP.
But my understanding (according to a previous posting on this forum) as an asylee, we are not eligible to renew or get new Passport from the country of persecution, because it can be determined as abandoning the asylum status. (My be my understanding is wrong.)

In this situation what is the best travel document for a permanent resident asylee?
Is it O.K. to get national passport after becoming a permanent resident? (Most of our national passports are expired, renewal period limits also expired. Has to apply for new passports.)
Have you had any problem while traveling with new or renewed national passports? (Not coming back from home country.)
Your experiences, advices and clear comments on this matter will be very helpful for all of us and highly appreciated.

Thanks.
 
I recommend using a RP or a RTD.

eljay said:
What is the best travel document for asylee with PR? NP or RTD?

According to my understanding, some of our forum members are had problem in traveling with RTD after became a permanent residents.

According to the USCIS fact sheet (http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/AsylumTravel122706FS.pdf )
--- LPR who got such status through asylum can travel abroad with RTD.

But travel to the country of persecution (Home Country) can be a problem.

According to the USCIS web page about Permanent Resident
(http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/us...nnel=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD )

--- Some of you came to the United States as immigrants through a relative or through an employer. Some of you came as refugees or were given asylum status. And some of you came through other programs, like the Diversity Visa Lottery. But now that you are Permanent Residents you all share the same status. You have certain rights and certain responsibilities as Permanent Residents.

---- International Travel
A Permanent Resident of the United States can travel freely outside of the US. A passport from the country of citizenship is normally all that is needed. To reenter the US a Permanent Resident normally needs to present the green card (Permanent Resident Card, Form I-551) for readmission. A reentry permit is needed for reentry for trips greater than one year but less than two years in duration.
As per those web postings asylee with PR (LPR) are able to travel outside with RTD or NP.
But my understanding (according to a previous posting on this forum) as an asylee, we are not eligible to renew or get new Passport from the country of persecution, because it can be determined as abandoning the asylum status. (My be my understanding is wrong.)

In this situation what is the best travel document for a permanent resident asylee?
Is it O.K. to get national passport after becoming a permanent resident? (Most of our national passports are expired, renewal period limits also expired. Has to apply for new passports.)
Have you had any problem while traveling with new or renewed national passports? (Not coming back from home country.)
Your experiences, advices and clear comments on this matter will be very helpful for all of us and highly appreciated.

Thanks.
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last I came to POE, IO asked me to get a NP plus my GC because I am a PR now (i was using a RTD with LPR status) . I was able to get a NP and went to USCIS field office to get my NP stamped because at that time my GC was lost.

did I do something wrong?
 
If you are able to renew your NP, and feel ok doing it then great, thats the easy way.
Now, since your have reported your GC lost, eveytime you enter the US, you will be sent to secondary inspection, till you get your US citizenship.
 
Hi, I'm a LPR as a direct result of Asylee. I also have valid passport of my home country. Do I need to have refugee travel document to travel out side US (not my home country). This is my first time, please kindly advise
 
It depends on how you feel about it. Many people do travel on their NP that was always valid. Many even renew their NP. Especially if you are a derivative asylee, this really should not be a problem, as many government officials even encourage this. It should also be oke if you do not go to your COP with it, even as the primary applicant. But, some people would rather not use their NP because they really are afraid of their COP or do not wish to travel under their protection. So, depending on your status and how you decide, you will have less or more of a risk of being questioned during your naturalization interview.
 
I have RTD and going to London. What do I expect at upon coming back to the US? i mean, what kind of questions......
 
They sometimes ask why you don't have a passport, so just explain that you're an asylee/refugee, and that you don't feel comfortable using your passport, or whatever. Apart from that, they'll just ask you the usual questions.
 
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