what if GC lost while traveling

[san diego 407]

I travel a lot for business outside of US. On my next travel in April I decided to take my wife with me. She has 2 year GC expiring July 28th. Every time we go outside of US I have a paranoya, checking if we have not lost her GC every couple of hours. The question is: what do you do if while traveling you did lose your GC?

[Sam and Fen 41]

Always register with the DOS and let them know when, where you will be traveling and with whom.

I think (not sure) if you loose your GC (always have a copy of the card with you) you would go to nearest consulate/embassy and they will be able to give you an entry permit.

[san diego 407]

Always register with the DOS and let them know when, where you will be traveling and with whom.

I think (not sure) if you loose your GC (always have a copy of the card with you) you would go to nearest consulate/embassy and they will be able to give you an entry permit.

Thank you!

[JohnR! 5,495]

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I travel a lot for business outside of US. On my next travel in April I decided to take my wife with me. She has 2 year GC expiring July 28th. Every time we go outside of US I have a paranoya, checking if we have not lost her GC every couple of hours. The question is: what do you do if while traveling you did lose your GC?

It is not a big deal. Make sure you make a pdf or jpg copy of the GC and have it stored in a place where you can access it from anywhere, such as a gmail account. Carry a copy with you. Leave the actual documents in the hotel safe at all times. If you happen to lose it, get a hold of the copy you made and call the nearest US consulate. Make a police report wherever you are. The US consulate can issue your wife a letter with which she can get on a plane back home. On e back in the US all she needs do is go to the USCIS office and request a replacement. It is really nothing over which to lose sleep.

[san diego 407]

It is not a big deal. Make sure you make a pdf or jpg copy of the GC and have it stored in a place where you can access it from anywhere, such as a gmail account. Carry a copy with you. Leave the actual documents in the hotel safe at all times. If you happen to lose it, get a hold of the copy you made and call the nearest US consulate. Make a police report wherever you are. The US consulate can issue your wife a letter with which she can get on a plane back home. On e back in the US all she needs do is go to the USCIS office and request a replacement. It is really nothing over which to lose sleep.

Thanks a lot!

[JohnR! 5,495]

Thanks a lot!

Anytime! Incidentally, consider making copies of your passport and your wife's and have them stored with the copy of the GC, in case something should happen to the originals. That ought to give you some extra piece of mind, especially if you travel often.

[Karee 4,190]

Anytime! Incidentally, consider making copies of your passport and your wife's and have them stored with the copy of the GC, in case something should happen to the originals. That ought to give you some extra piece of mind, especially if you travel often.

Yes, as a rule anyone traveling anywhere out of country, no matter from what country should always keep a copy of their passport somewhere. This saved me me from a lot of trouble when I lost my passport in Manila once. It was still a major pain to get another one, but the embassy said it would've been a lot worse if I didn't have that copy.

[TBoneTX 45,266]

Make copies of BOTH SIDES of the green card.