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I've been trying to find out if my wife (who now has her green card) can travel outside the US without messing up the whole removal of conditions process AND make sure she can come back without any hassles. She wants to travel home to the Philippines for a month or 2 then come back to the states. I've read a couple FAQs and originally thought I would have to file a "Advance Parole" document but since my wife already has her green card, that does not appear to be the case.

I also read about a Re-entry permit, which seems easy enough, but I'm skeptical that anything is easy with the USCIS after going through the immigration process! :)

Can anyone shed some light on what form(s) we need to fill out and submit for her to travel without any issues?

Also, not sure if this matters or not, but I will not be in the states when she returns from the Philippines as I will be working overseas myself.

Thanks in advance!

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I've been trying to find out if my wife (who now has her green card) can travel outside the US without messing up the whole removal of conditions process AND make sure she can come back without any hassles. She wants to travel home to the Philippines for a month or 2 then come back to the states. I've read a couple FAQs and originally thought I would have to file a "Advance Parole" document but since my wife already has her green card, that does not appear to be the case.

I also read about a Re-entry permit, which seems easy enough, but I'm skeptical that anything is easy with the USCIS after going through the immigration process! :)

Can anyone shed some light on what form(s) we need to fill out and submit for her to travel without any issues?

Also, not sure if this matters or not, but I will not be in the states when she returns from the Philippines as I will be working overseas myself.

Thanks in advance!

I don't know what the official rules are on this, but I did have a co-worker from Africa that has had his green card for 20 years. He does have to apply for advance parole before he leaves but often doesn't get his approval until a year after he applies. He goes to visit his mother once a year without it, and returns with no problems.

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She needs a valid passport to enter a plane to the Philippines; she needs a valid passport and her Green Card to enter a plane back to the US.

No reentry permit, AP, library card, or affidavits required.

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She needs a valid passport to enter a plane to the Philippines; she needs a valid passport and her Green Card to enter a plane back to the US.

No reentry permit, AP, library card, or affidavits required.

Ok thanks, that's what I was hoping.

Another quick question. She currently has her Filipino passport with her maiden name on it. But her Green Card and Texas Drivers license both show her married name. Will that be a problem? She is thinking that she needs to get a new passport in the Philippines with her married name on it.

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Ok thanks, that's what I was hoping.

Another quick question. She currently has her Filipino passport with her maiden name on it. But her Green Card and Texas Drivers license both show her married name. Will that be a problem? She is thinking that she needs to get a new passport in the Philippines with her married name on it.

Your wife can renew her passport here in the US, the Philippine Embassy has a traveling outreach program to various cities here. The embassy website lists the future upcoming city visits. Just click on the consulate that serves your area. I am waiting for such a visit so my wife can renew in her married name.

http://www.philippineembassy-usa.org/

When we went to mexico on a cruise, we carried a official copy of our marriage certificate, AOS approval 797 and of course her filipino passport and 2 yr. green card. We had no problems.

 
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