How to travel with 2-year GC

[LainMike 0]

hello everyone I've been here in US for about a year and have my 2-year green card. We are planning to travel to Florida this October and hopefully in the Philippines next year. I wonder what should i do since my Philippine passport show my maiden name and if we are going to buy ticket under my married name? Is anyone went back to Phil or other states? How the re entering US go?

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

hello everyone I've been here in US for about a year and have my 2-year green card. We are planning to travel to Florida this October and hopefully in the Philippines next year. I wonder what should i do since my Philippine passport show my maiden name and if we are going to buy ticket under my married name? Is anyone went back to Phil or other states? How the re entering US go?

No need for a passport when travelling inside the US. But for going back to the PI, you can show your passport, GC, and marriage certificate showing name change. Another way is to just get a new passport via the Philippine Embassy that has jurisdiction over your state. That's what we did. Takes about 3 weeks to 2 months to get a new one in your married name. Plenty of time for you if you don't plan to travel til next year.

[Dave&Roza 748]

hello everyone I've been here in US for about a year and have my 2-year green card. We are planning to travel to Florida this October and hopefully in the Philippines next year. I wonder what should i do since my Philippine passport show my maiden name and if we are going to buy ticket under my married name? Is anyone went back to Phil or other states? How the re entering US go?

You MUST purchase the ticket to match the government issued ID used for international travel. That is your passport. For domestic travel you can use either the GC or passport for ID and again the name on the ticket MUST match the ID being used. For international travel you will use you PI passport and are subject to the same visa requirements that someone from the PI is with a few exceptions (the US GC may get you a visa easier than just someone from the PI). Upon return you will use your GC to gain re-entry to the US. You may want to carry a copy of your marriage certificate to help the airline people make the connection between married name on the GC and maiden name in the passport.

If you file for ROC before leaving for the PI, the NOA1 will extend your GC validity for 1 year. Just do not miss the biometrics appointment or interview should you have one.

Enjoy your trips (it is very easy),

Dave

[LainMike 0]

Thanks for helpful infos. One more question, ist ok not reporting a marriage to embassy? And if it will affect the 10 year visa application in the future?

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

I have never read anywhere that ROM is required. And the 10-year thing is not a visa, just a longer GC. And since ROM applies only to the PI and NSO, and the 10-year GC is only for USA, they are independent of each other.