Can I go on vacation to Dominican Republic with AP and country passport?

[Unedheti 0]

I want to book a vacation for me and my husband. Still waiting for green card since November. I am a little nervous about traveling with AP and was wondering if anyone traveled for leisure with AP and country passport to Dominican Republic and if they've had any problems?

[Mariana2012 89]

If you haven't previously overstayed a US visa and you have advanced parole you should be fine.

[OZ62 17]

I want to book a vacation for me and my husband. Still waiting for green card since November. I am a little nervous about traveling with AP and was wondering if anyone traveled for leisure with AP and country passport to Dominican Republic and if they've had any problems?

If you have AP, you are good to go. Take a copy of your NOA for your I-485. Check US CBP website before you travel:

http://www.cbp.gov/x...travel_tips.xml

https://help.cbp.gov...0need/sno/1#10;

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/lpr/get_a_travel_document.xml

Traveling outside of the U.S. - Documents needed for Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR)/Green Card holders

What documents, identification, and paperwork does a legal permanent resident (LPR) or Green Card holder need to travel internationally?

Lawful Permanent Residents of the U.S. must present a Permanent Resident Card ("Green Card", INS Form I-551), a Reentry Permit (if gone for more than 1 year), or a Returning Resident Visa (if gone for 2 years or more) to reenter the United States. U.S. LPRs do not need a passport to enter the United States as per (8 CFR 211.1(a)), however, they may need a passport to enter another country. Please contact the embassy of the foreign country you will be traveling to for their requirements. While CBP does not require the passport as noted above, the airlines may have their own requirements, please check with your airlines prior to travel. Also, travel documents for LPRs do not need to be valid for any certain amount of time. Your LPR card only needs to be valid on the day that you are entering the US.

(LPRs that are out of the U.S. for more than 180 days are subject to new immigrant inspection procedures as per 8 USC 1101).

Foreign nationals that have applied for permanent residency may need to be approved for advance parole (prior to traveling out of the U.S.) in order to be readmitted when traveling back to the U.S. (H1, H4, L1, L2, K3, K4 or V2, V3 holders do not require advance parole to travel abroad after applying to adjust status).

NOTE: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) now issues employment and travel authorization on a single card for certain applicants filing an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485. The card looks similar to the current Employment Authorization Document (EAD) but will include text that reads, "Serves as I-512 Advance Parole." A card with this text will serve as both an employment authorization and Advance Parole document.

Edited April 4, 2013 by OZ62

[OZ62 17]

If you have AP, you are good to go. Take a copy of your NOA for your I-485. Check US CBP website before you travel:

http://www.cbp.gov/x...travel_tips.xml

https://help.cbp.gov...0need/sno/1#10;

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/lpr/get_a_travel_document.xml

Traveling outside of the U.S. - Documents needed for Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR)/Green Card holders

What documents, identification, and paperwork does a legal permanent resident (LPR) or Green Card holder need to travel internationally?

Lawful Permanent Residents of the U.S. must present a Permanent Resident Card ("Green Card", INS Form I-551), a Reentry Permit (if gone for more than 1 year), or a Returning Resident Visa (if gone for 2 years or more) to reenter the United States. U.S. LPRs do not need a passport to enter the United States as per (8 CFR 211.1(a)), however, they may need a passport to enter another country. Please contact the embassy of the foreign country you will be traveling to for their requirements. While CBP does not require the passport as noted above, the airlines may have their own requirements, please check with your airlines prior to travel. Also, travel documents for LPRs do not need to be valid for any certain amount of time. Your LPR card only needs to be valid on the day that you are entering the US.

(LPRs that are out of the U.S. for more than 180 days are subject to new immigrant inspection procedures as per 8 USC 1101).

Foreign nationals that have applied for permanent residency may need to be approved for advance parole (prior to traveling out of the U.S.) in order to be readmitted when traveling back to the U.S. (H1, H4, L1, L2, K3, K4 or V2, V3 holders do not require advance parole to travel abroad after applying to adjust status).

NOTE: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) now issues employment and travel authorization on a single card for certain applicants filing an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485. The card looks similar to the current Employment Authorization Document (EAD) but will include text that reads, "Serves as I-512 Advance Parole." A card with this text will serve as both an employment authorization and Advance Parole document.

[Pitaya 2,577]

Though my wife and stepson got the EAD/AP combo cards, my wife waited until she had her GC before traveling back to China to tie-up some loose personal affairs. We would have used the combo cards had an emergent situation arisen.

YMMV.

Good luck.