Please Advise ASAP - child's passport expired - THANK YOU!!!

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My son (11 y.o) and I entered US on K1 and K2 in May 2006 - as of now - we have valid green cards (condition removed) - we are leaving (hopefully) for a trip back to Ukraine for 2 weeks visit - have tickets for Sunday, Aug 2.

Packing my docs and just noticed that his Travel Document for a Child (passport issued in Ukraine) expired.

Will they let him out of US and will they let him in Ukraine?

Can they will let us on the plane in New York and then in Kiev he will be denied in entry?

What about coming back to US? I believe if they will let him in Ukraine, I will need to have his passport renewed before he can travel back?

Please advise!!!!

Thank you so much in advance.

PS. My apology if this topic was discussed earlier.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

You need to contact the Ukrainian consulate nearest to where you live to renew the passport, I don't believe your child can travel without a valid passport.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Technically, an LPR can leave and re-enter the US with only a green card. An expired passport is never valid for travel into or out of the US. If his travel document is in your passport, which I believe is how they do it in the Ukraine, then you might have trouble getting his boarding pass from the airline, or getting him checked through security into the international terminal of the airport, since they WILL look at your passport. I don't know if it will cause problems getting him into or out of the Ukraine.

The safest bet would be to get his travel document renewed. I looked over the Ukrainian consulate websites, but I couldn't find any information at all about renewing travel documents or passports. Is this something that has to be done in the Ukraine?

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

My son (11 y.o) and I entered US on K1 and K2 in May 2006 - as of now - we have valid green cards (condition removed) - we are leaving (hopefully) for a trip back to Ukraine for 2 weeks visit - have tickets for Sunday, Aug 2.

Packing my docs and just noticed that his Travel Document for a Child (passport issued in Ukraine) expired.

Will they let him out of US and will they let him in Ukraine?

Can they will let us on the plane in New York and then in Kiev he will be denied in entry?

What about coming back to US? I believe if they will let him in Ukraine, I will need to have his passport renewed before he can travel back?

Please advise!!!!

Thank you so much in advance.

PS. My apology if this topic was discussed earlier.

Yes, this topic was covered, review below. Contact the Ukrainian consulate in the US, you (or your husband) below stated you would be contacting the consulate in San Francisco.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Technically, an LPR can leave and re-enter the US with only a green card. An expired passport is never valid for travel into or out of the US. If his travel document is in your passport, which I believe is how they do it in the Ukraine, then you might have trouble getting his boarding pass from the airline, or getting him checked through security into the international terminal of the airport, since they WILL look at your passport. I don't know if it will cause problems getting him into or out of the Ukraine.

The safest bet would be to get his travel document renewed. I looked over the Ukrainian consulate websites, but I couldn't find any information at all about renewing travel documents or passports. Is this something that has to be done in the Ukraine?

Jim

we went through a similar process with our son who we wanted to travel with ME to Ukraine this summer (he is listed in Mom's passport) and because Alla is not registered IN UKRAINE as a US permanent resident we were unable to get him his own passport or a travel document here without a VERY long delay. Nothing was expired but because he was in Alla's passport he had to travel with Alla and not go over to Ukraine later with me.

As you indicate correctly, the issue is in boarding the plane and entering Ukraine, not re-entering the USA. If the OP has plenty of time, she will be able to renew his passport here through the consulate, but expect 6 months+. If her passport had the stamp from Ukraine showing she is registered in Ukraine as a permanent US resident (Ukrainians are supposed to report to the governemnt there place of residence, in or out of Ukraine) then it could be renewed more quickly here.

Ukrainian children can have their own passport OR be listed in their parent's passport. To have their own passport they must have permission of both biological parents, OR a court order of sole custody OR the death certificate of the other parent. To be listed in a parent's passport they do not have to have permission of the other parent. After age 18 they MUST have their own passport but do not need parental permission.

The OP would appear to have the option to get her son into Ukraine and renew his passport OR go through the consulate and wait for a long time. Getting into Ukraine should not be a problem that cannot be handled, boarding the plane may be a different matter. At any rate, her or her husband mentioned in another post they would be contacting the consulate in San Francisco

[NArocks 13]

Wow 6 months. Hubby went to the Colombian embassy here in the US to replace his lost passport he was in and out in 1 hour with a new passport. I was blown away. Mne took 2 months and I'm a USC go figure.....

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Wow 6 months. Hubby went to the Colombian embassy here in the US to replace his lost passport he was in and out in 1 hour with a new passport. I was blown away. Mne took 2 months and I'm a USC go figure.....

Each country has its own rules how they handle passports for citizens living in foreign countries. IF a Ukrainian is registered with Ukraine as being a US permanent resident, they can get a passport renewal quite easily here (so we are told by the consulate) IF they are not registerd as living in the USA (with the Ukrainian government) then you run into a lot of official red tape. In Ukraine a citizen can get a passport in as little as 3 days.

It is very important to keep your passport and other documents current, letting them expire can only cause trouble. While the OP is in a situation that was not planned...such things have a way of happening to all of us. Most foreign fiancees have family in anaother country and may, at some point, need to travel quickly for a family emergency. Such things need to be planned for, budgeted for, and allowed for in the future.

I highly recommend separate, current, passports for all children. Our case was no big deal and nothing more than a nuisance and has been resolved for the future now. For a small child it is not a problem to be in their parents passport, but as the child gets older (and they seem to do that overnight though I am sure I am not aging at the same rate) you find instances where it is better to travel with the other parent, or maybe even alone to be met by family. It just is a good and prudent thing to be prepared and make it part of your planning in this process