travelling abroad with conditional green card

[Tiny34 0]

Hi,

I am new here in VJ, I would like to ask how long I am allowed to travel abroad using my conditional green card? I plan to travel back to the Philippines for 6 months. My reasons to continue my studies and get all my school transcripts so that I can enroll in college. I am afraid that the IO will bar you from entering the US if you stay long abroad.

I am just afraid that they will not allow me to enter if I stay for that long.

Hope my fellow VJ can help me in this matter.

[TBoneTX 45,969]

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[Maeri 1]

Hi,

I am new here in VJ, I would like to ask how long I am allowed to travel abroad using my conditional green card? I plan to travel back to the Philippines for 6 months. My reasons to continue my studies and get all my school transcripts so that I can enroll in college. I am afraid that the IO will bar you from entering the US if you stay long abroad.

I am just afraid that they will not allow me to enter if I stay for that long.

Hope my fellow VJ can help me in this matter.

I think you are allow to travel for 1-6 month. that's the lease.

[himher 634]

My wife came with me to Saudi and stayed out 11 months on her conditional card. She was allowed to re-enter (albeit with a note in her passport)

Here are the rules and they are in the mailer that came with your green card:

If you plan on being absent from the United States for longer than a year, it is advisable to first apply for a reentry permit on Form I-131. Obtaining a reentry permit prior to leaving the United States allows a permanent or conditional permanent resident to apply for admission into the United States during the permit’s validity without the need to obtain a returning resident visa from a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad. Please note that it does not guarantee entry into the United States upon your return as you must first be determined to be admissible; however, it will assist you in establishing your intention to permanently reside in the United States. For more information, see the “Travel Documents” link to the left under “Green Card Processes & Procedures.”

Additionally, absences from the United States of six months or more may disrupt the continuous residency required for naturalization. If your absence is one year or longer and you wish to preserve your continuous residency in the United States for naturalization purposes, you may file an Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes on Form N-470. For more information, please see the “Continuous Residence and Physical Presence Requirements” under the Naturalization section of this website.

Summary: If you are out of the US longer than 6 months you are allowed to re-enter but it may start your citizenship clock over when you return. If you are out of the US longer than 1 year you are required to apply for a re-entry permit BEFORE YOU LEAVE which is valid for up to two years.

Hi,

I am new here in VJ, I would like to ask how long I am allowed to travel abroad using my conditional green card? I plan to travel back to the Philippines for 6 months. My reasons to continue my studies and get all my school transcripts so that I can enroll in college. I am afraid that the IO will bar you from entering the US if you stay long abroad.

I am just afraid that they will not allow me to enter if I stay for that long.

Hope my fellow VJ can help me in this matter.

Edited December 8, 2012 by himher

[Tiny34 0]

My wife came with me to Saudi and stayed out 11 months on her conditional card. She was allowed to re-enter (albeit with a note in her passport)

Here are the rules and they are in the mailer that came with your green card:

If you plan on being absent from the United States for longer than a year, it is advisable to first apply for a reentry permit on Form I-131. Obtaining a reentry permit prior to leaving the United States allows a permanent or conditional permanent resident to apply for admission into the United States during the permit’s validity without the need to obtain a returning resident visa from a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad. Please note that it does not guarantee entry into the United States upon your return as you must first be determined to be admissible; however, it will assist you in establishing your intention to permanently reside in the United States. For more information, see the “Travel Documents” link to the left under “Green Card Processes & Procedures.”

Additionally, absences from the United States of six months or more may disrupt the continuous residency required for naturalization. If your absence is one year or longer and you wish to preserve your continuous residency in the United States for naturalization purposes, you may file an Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes on Form N-470. For more information, please see the “Continuous Residence and Physical Presence Requirements” under the Naturalization section of this website.

Summary: If you are out of the US longer than 6 months you are allowed to re-enter but it may start your citizenship clock over when you return. If you are out of the US longer than 1 year you are required to apply for a re-entry permit BEFORE YOU LEAVE which is valid for up to two years.

Thanks For the information. I will just be out of the country not more than 6 months. My passport is on my maiden name do I need to bring my Marriage Certificate if incase the IO will ask why my green card and passport are not of the same name? Thanks

[himher 634]

You probably always want proof of marriage if your green card and passport don't match.

The IO can figure it out. It is the airline that generally gives you a hard time.

Thanks For the information. I will just be out of the country not more than 6 months. My passport is on my maiden name do I need to bring my Marriage Certificate if incase the IO will ask why my green card and passport are not of the same name? Thanks