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can I use my green card to travel both ways?

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Collie   122

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I was planning on renewing my British passport when I'm over in N.Ireland, but my question is can I travel with just my green card or do I need the passport as well to enter back into the United States?

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Kat

I-130 for both parents

March 28th 2013 - Priority date/ NOA 1
November 14th 2013 - Transferred to Nebraska Service Center

January 7th 2014 - Case changed online to approved for both

January 8th 2014 - case changed to shipped to NVC

January 9th 2014 - case changed to NOA 2 mailed

January 10th 2014 - Received the hardcopy of the NOA 2 stating that NVC would issue a case number in 30 days approx.

January 21st 2014 - Case Received at NVC

February 26th 2014 - Case numbers and IIN number received - Wrong embassy code assigned...now waiting for new case numbers.

March 3rd 2014 - Filled in DS-261 for both parents

March 5th 2014- AOS available, paid and submitted AOS packet.

March 6th 2014 - USPS shows packet was delivered at NVC

March 10th 2014 - AOS shows as paid in the CEAC portal/AOS logged into system as being received by NVC.

March 11th 2014 - New case number assigned for my Dad.

March 20th 2014 - Paid IV fee for my Mum.

March 25th 2014 - AOS accepted by NVC with no checklist.

March 26th 2014 - Filled in and submitted DS-260 for my Mum

March 31st 2014 - AOS found in my Mum's file for my Dad - accepted and placed into his file/IV fee available for my Dad and Paid.

April 1st - Mailed all civil documents to NVC for both parents.

April 3rd: IV fee shows as paid in portal/submitted DS-260 for my Dad.

April 22nd: checklist issued for civil documents - NVC error ...

April 23rd: sent another certified copy of my marriage certificate

April 24th: Case complete! :)

April 30th 2014 - Medical scheduled for parents at Knightsbridge in London

June 11th: Interview at London Embassy - Approved :)

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KarenCee   3

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What about getting a US passport...does Joel have to wait til he is a citizen to get that? Does he renew his Canadian passport indefinately? That's one thing we haven't thought about. Sorry if I've asked a stupid question. :blush:

Teaching is the essential profession...the one that makes ALL other professions possible - David Haselkorn

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he'll have to keep renewing his Canadian passport as long as he will be considered Canadian. Which is until he dies pretty much, unless he intends to renounce citizenship for some unfathomable reason.

He can only get a US passport once he's completed the citizenship applications and oath. Which is a few years off.

To enter into Canada, he'll use his Canadian passport, to enter the US, he'd use his US passport. For any other country he'd travel to, he can choose. My Aunt, who has 3 citizenships, usually uses her Canadian passport outside of North America, unless she's visiting the UK, then she uses her British passport.

divorced - April 2010 moved back to Ontario May 2010 and surrendered green card

PLEASE DO NOT PRIVATE MESSAGE ME OR EMAIL ME. I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT CURRENT US IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES!!!!!

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KarenCee   3

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Thanks Reba...since Joel will becoming a dual citizen, I should have figured that out m'self:blush: Meh, I've had more things on my mind lately than my lil brain can handle.

Teaching is the essential profession...the one that makes ALL other professions possible - David Haselkorn

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Anna C.   4

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Does anyone of you have any experience with renewing a passport from here? I found out that I can do it easly via the Atlanta Consulate. My only concern is, that they want to see my old passport to make it invalid ( I guess they're going to hole punch it). But: my passport contains my visa and my I-94. Is that a problem???

I wanted to get a new passport with my new family name! Also, I still have an old passport which is a non-biometric passport. The new passport will be biometric. And starting October, you need a biometric passport for entering the US. But with AP, does that matter?

Thanks a lot!

Anna

AOS

8-4-2006 Date of NOA's

1-4-2007 Green Card in mail

Removal of conditions

9-29-2008 I-751 delivered to CSC

12-29-2008 Green Card ordered :)

Citizenship

10-15-2011 Package sent to NSC

10-17-2011 NOA Priority Date

11-25-2011 Biometrics done

11-29-2011 In line for interview scheduling... woohoo!

12-20-2011 Interview scheduled ...received letter 3 days later

01-24-2012 Interview & Oath

Done!

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you can request that they return your old passport to you, so that you have the visa. When I got a new one, I needed the old one still so they just cut the corners off and then stamped "cancelled" inside on the ID page I think.

AP only tells them that USCIS knows you intended to leave the country, you will still need the passport to re-enter to prove ID and citizenship.

divorced - April 2010 moved back to Ontario May 2010 and surrendered green card

PLEASE DO NOT PRIVATE MESSAGE ME OR EMAIL ME. I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT CURRENT US IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES!!!!!

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