Going to Canada in July

[notrepetiteashley 0]

So this is probably the dumbest question in the world, but I'm posting it anyway.

My husband (Canadian, but US perm. resident) got his 10-year Green Card in 2006 and now has his Canadian Passport, which was lost for a while. I am a USC with a US passport. Anyway...we are flying to Canada this July for 8 days and for some reason I'm nervous about it (I'm a nervous person).

Once you have your Green Card, you can travel outside the US for 8 days and get back in, right? Even if once like 5 years ago you overstayed?

I know I am probably being way too psycho about this, but I'd appreciate it if anyone could tell me if we are fine or if I need to worry.

Lastly, do I need to bring proof of my ties to the US to get into Canada, even if my husband is a US permanent resident?

Thanks very much in advance.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I think you have nothing to worry about. He is a permanent resident now, and can travel with his Canadian passport and his GC.

Enjoy the Great White North sister!!!!! (and bring me back an Icepresso from Second Cup now, will yah?????)

[notrepetiteashley 0]

I think you have nothing to worry about. He is a permanent resident now, and can travel with his Canadian passport and his GC.

Enjoy the Great White North sister!!!!! (and bring me back an Icepresso from Second Cup now, will yah?????)

Thank you.

I would love to bring you back an icepresso. haha! I am looking forward to eating at Edo Japan. I know it's a small thing, but I just love their beef sukiyaki and I can't get it here!!!

Thanks again.

[Krikit 1,164]

Yup, I'm with Len. Nothing to worry about. Have a great trip!

[notrepetiteashley 0]

Yup, I'm with Len. Nothing to worry about. Have a great trip!

Thanks very much!

I knew I was being waaay paranoid. I mean, they did give him a green card after all.

Thanks, guys.

[Necrotica 0]

I have been wondering about this, too. So having a Green Card makes it to where you won't be denied re-entry to the USA no matter what?

[emt103c 10]

I have been wondering about this, too. So having a Green Card makes it to where you won't be denied re-entry to the USA no matter what?

With immigration stuff you can never say "no matter what" but it is much more difficult for them to deny you entry once you have your permanent residence.

There are limits to how long you can stay outside the country and if you go over then your permanent residence may no longer be valid even if you still have the card.

However, they are not really "in it" to deny a permanent resident access to home and family. It could hypothetically happen.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Going to Canada and give them my Canadian passport, they ask some basic questions, blah blah blah--keep in mind its summer time and Canadian Border patrol dudes tend to hire summer students!! Great place to not have permanent people, just walk right in mr terrorist,lol I actually had a Canadian Border dude tel me i was not able to work in Canada last summer!! What ever kid,lol. Coming back into the USA I hand them my Green card and Canadian passport,and they usually just swipe the greencard and don't even look at my passport!!

[warlord 73]

"Let back into the US no matter what" only applies to US citizens where they cannot be denied entry. Though very rare, a green card person can be detained and questioned and even denied. In your situation however, that won't be the case.

You can go on the trip without having to worry about anything, just make sure he has the GC and a passport if you are flying and you'll be fine...

[notrepetiteashley 0]

Thank you all for responding.

Neither of us have criminal records at all and have never done anything illegal, but he did overstay a visit technically due to faulty info from the USCIS 800#!! This overstay did not come up at all in our AOS interview, but I was just so worried it would come up at the airport coming back into the USA because last time he entered the US he came as a visitor and now he has a green card! But...that's the way it goes sometime, I suppose and I guess others have done this, also.

Again, thanks to all for your responses. I will go and not worry about it. If anything crazy happens, I'll let you know. :-)

[Necrotica 0]

you won't be denied re-entry to the USA no matter what?

I knew I should have posted "within reason" in parentheses behind that.

At the rate we're going, Réjean and I probably won't get to go back to Québec until after he's a citizen, anyway.

[Carlawarla 1]

you won't be denied re-entry to the USA no matter what?

I knew I should have posted "within reason" in parentheses behind that.

At the rate we're going, Réjean and I probably won't get to go back to Québec until after he's a citizen, anyway.

But you're together. What could be better than that?

[eau_xplain 2]

Thank you all for responding.

Neither of us have criminal records at all and have never done anything illegal, but he did overstay a visit technically due to faulty info from the USCIS 800#!! This overstay did not come up at all in our AOS interview, but I was just so worried it would come up at the airport coming back into the USA because last time he entered the US he came as a visitor and now he has a green card! But...that's the way it goes sometime, I suppose and I guess others have done this, also.

Again, thanks to all for your responses. I will go and not worry about it. If anything crazy happens, I'll let you know. :-)

His overstay was forgiven by virtue of his marriage to you. Proof of that is the green card that he has in his possession.

Enjoy your upcoming vacation!

[Necrotica 0]

you won't be denied re-entry to the USA no matter what?

I knew I should have posted "within reason" in parentheses behind that.

At the rate we're going, Réjean and I probably won't get to go back to Québec until after he's a citizen, anyway.

But you're together. What could be better than that?

I know. It's just that he's been missing his friends in Québec lately, and it would be great to go back for a visit.