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redglasses Proficient

redglasses   1

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How long have you been out of the US?

Immigration Process (DCF Japan)

08/06/2008 I-130 petition at Tokyo, Japan

08/13/2008 I-130 approved

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| Waited until we were ready to move back

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07/13/2009 IV interview at Tokyo, Japan

07/15/2009 IV(IR-1) in hand

Post-DCF

07/29/2009 POE at Las Vegas

08/17/2009 GC(10yrs) received

Click here for the detailed timeline.

Done with USCIS until

- naturalization in May 2012 or

- GC replacement in February 2019

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v333k Experienced

v333k   59

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I obtained my green card about a year ago. It is a conditional green card. I am currently traveling overseas. Could anyone tell me what I would need to return to the US and what the procedures would be like at the US custom?

Thanks very much!

As long as you have your GC and your passport - you are good to go (or come back).... However, a very valid question was asked by redglasses....

N-400 Naturalization Timeline

06/28/11 .. Mailed N-400 package via Priority mail with delivery confirmation

06/30/11 .. Package Delivered to Dallas Lockbox

07/06/11 .. Received e-mail notification of application acceptance

07/06/11 .. Check cashed

07/08/11 .. Received NOA letter

07/29/11 .. Received text/e-mail for biometrics notice

08/03/11 .. Received Biometrics letter - scheduled for 8/24/11

08/04/11 .. Walk-in finger prints done.

08/08/11 .. Received text/e-mail: Placed in line for interview scheduling

09/12/11 .. Received Yellow letter dated 9/7/11

09/13/11 .. Received text/e-mail: Interview scheduled

09/16/11 .. Received interview letter

10/19/11 .. Interview - PASSED

10/20/11 .. Received text/email: Oath scheduled

10/22/11 .. Received OATH letter

11/09/11 .. Oath ceremony

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Brother Hesekiel Mentor

Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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Correct. You'll need your Green Card and your passport. If the line says "US Citizens and Permanent Residents" you go in that line; if it says "US Citizens" (only) go go into the "other" line.

When you're at the counter where the CBP officer waits for you, you'll hand over the two documents. He will then take 4 fingerprints of you (1 thumb, 4 fingers, then other thumb, other 4 fingers) and may ask you a question. He will then take a photo of you and wish you "welcome home" (unless he's a grumpy person). So don't be alarmed by the "terrorist" treatment for LPRs . . . we all go through this every time.

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

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berrystrawberry   0

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Thank you for the detailed description!

It's the first time I travel with my conditional green card. I have couple more questions..

-Got my green card through marriage, do I need to bring with me our marriage certificate (original or a photocopy)?

-I also just got a new passport (old passport expired), do I need to carry my old passport to show previous entries?

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Tom_Jim   40

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Thank you for the detailed description!

It's the first time I travel with my conditional green card. I have couple more questions..

-Got my green card through marriage, do I need to bring with me our marriage certificate (original or a photocopy)?

-I also just got a new passport (old passport expired), do I need to carry my old passport to show previous entries?

No need to bring your marriage certificate; you do not need to bring your old passport.

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Brother Hesekiel Mentor

Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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Latoslatos is correct. The fact that you have a Green Card tells the CBP Officer that everything that needs to be checked has been checked.

Strictly speaking, you need your current passport to get onto a plane that leaves the US and to get into the foreign country. All you really "need" to get back into the US is the Green Card. The Green Card is for foreigners what a US passport is for US citizens.

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

President Teddy Roosevelt on Columbus Day 1915

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himher Experienced

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We were out 11 months last year. The officer was understandably grumpy...LOL

No secondary inspection or anything like that, just a stern lecture that it would be better for extended stays outside the US for my wife to have a travel document. We humbly accepted the lecture and passed through.

4 months - you should be in good shape

As long as it's less than 6 months, no worries.

 

i don't get it.

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Brother Hesekiel Mentor

Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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And what travel document would that be?

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

President Teddy Roosevelt on Columbus Day 1915

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Nagishkaw   510

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I assume he is referring to the I-131.

Don't just open your mouth and prove yourself a fool....put it in writing.

It gets harder the more you know. Because the more you find out, the uglier everything seems.

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himher Experienced

himher   634

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You are truly serious that you do not know that Form I-131 is called an "Application for Travel Document"?

In the context of the discussion the officer was referring to a re-entry permit for return from extended stay abroad. It is for extended periods outside the US of greater than (1) and less than (2) continuous years.

The greater than (1) year and less than (2) years (almost) but not quite applied to us. :) It was planned that way.

And what travel document would that be?

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i don't get it.

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Brother Hesekiel Mentor

Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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Correct. The reentry permit has the value of used toilet paper on travels under 1 year. So why would the CBP officer suggest to take used toilet paper with you on your travel?

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

President Teddy Roosevelt on Columbus Day 1915

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himher Experienced

himher   634

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I do not walk or live on "Planet DHS" and thus cannot pretend to understand what goes through the mind of a government drone as he/she floats along doing nothing, knowing nothing, and adding nothing of value as they sort, stamp, stack, and staple papers day after day after day.

It is experience only. See comment on "planned that way" below.

Correct. The reentry permit has the value of used toilet paper on travels under 1 year. So why would the CBP officer suggest to take used toilet paper with you on your travel?

 

i don't get it.

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