Green card lost, but need to travel outside U.S. asap

[lou_7979 0]

Hello, my wife unforunately lost her green card recently and is in the process of getting a new one, but in the meantime she has to travel to her home country of Venezuela (she does have her passport, visa). My question is, will she be required to show her green card at the U.S. airport when she leaves? Or when she comes back? Thank you.

-Lou

[john_and_marlene 162]

Hello, my wife unforunately lost her green card recently and is in the process of getting a new one, but in the meantime she has to travel to her home country of Venezuela (she does have her passport, visa). My question is, will she be required to show her green card at the U.S. airport when she leaves? Or when she comes back? Thank you.

-Lou

Make an INFOPASS appt and take the receipt notice for the replacement GC. They should be able to give an I-551 stamp in her passport as temporary proof of residence.

[lou_7979 0]

Thanks John and Marlene for the information, I will definitely make an INFOPASS appt. Just one last question. I want to make sure I understand the rules correctly-- when a person leaves the U.S. they are not required to show a green card at the airport, but they DO have to show it when they return, correct? Thanks again.

-Lou

[TBoneTX 45,972]

when a person leaves the U.S. they are not required to show a green card at the airport

True, unless they're using the green card as ID at the ticket counter, etc.

they DO have to show it when they return, correct?

Si, man... or the I-551 stamp.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Good luck to ya, Lou and your lovely bride. Definitely request the I-551 stamp in the passport, and you should be fine.

Your situation reminds me that when my bride's GC arrives, I will be making 3 high quality color copies of it at the copy store and then locking the original under lock and key, until she needs to carry it thru the airport or other border check points.

You're the best!

[lou_7979 0]

Thanks for the quick answers everyone, I appreciate it.

-Lou

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

Thanks for the quick answers everyone, I appreciate it.

-Lou

I will make a statement that will counter-act what others have stated. Each and every time that my husband has left the US to go back to his home country, the ticket counter person in the US have requested to see a copy of his green card.

[lou_7979 0]

I will make a statement that will counter-act what others have stated. Each and every time that my husband has left the US to go back to his home country, the ticket counter person in the US have requested to see a copy of his green card.

That's interesting, any particular reason why they asked him for the GC when he left the U.S.? Or was it just normal procedure?

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

That's interesting, any particular reason why they asked him for the GC when he left the U.S.? Or was it just normal procedure?

I think it was because he had a round trip ticket each time. If you order tickets on line, they also ask if you have a GC. Note, my husband has traveled home 4 times in the last year.