Traveling with a Green Card

[Brooke-N-Lee 0]

Hi Everyone!!!

Just a quick question, I couldn't seem to find the answer, or maybe I didn't look hard enough.

My husband has his 2 year green card, we are a year into it, so not a problem. We are getting ready to travel to England (his home) for a week or so and I am just wondering if he has to do anything special. Can we get him a US passport, I didn't think we could yet? Will he need to go through the British customs line and me through the US or can we both go through the US line, since he has a green card but a British passport?

Any info would be helpful!!!

Have New Year to All!!!!

Thanks,

Brooke

[raymaga 25]

A GC holder cannot get a U.S. passport. They must wait until they have been a PR for 3 years and then apply for Naturalization. After that is approved and he is a U.S. citizen, then he can apply for a U.S. passport.

I am not sure about which line-up to go through, but someone else will be able to answer that question for you.

Have a great time on your vacation!!!!

[wally 0]

I just came back from holidays in Canada.

They looked at my Canadian passport going into Canada. Coming back, I used the US Citizen and Permanent Resident line at Customs (it's signed). They were not interested in my Canadian passport and only scanned my PR card. No problems at all. This was through Toronto Pearson airport.

Hi Everyone!!!

Just a quick question, I couldn't seem to find the answer, or maybe I didn't look hard enough.

My husband has his 2 year green card, we are a year into it, so not a problem. We are getting ready to travel to England (his home) for a week or so and I am just wondering if he has to do anything special. Can we get him a US passport, I didn't think we could yet? Will he need to go through the British customs line and me through the US or can we both go through the US line, since he has a green card but a British passport?

Any info would be helpful!!!

Have New Year to All!!!!

Thanks,

Brooke

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Similar to Wally, I flew to/from Ottawa Canada over the holidays. Going into Canada I used my Canadian passport. Coming back into the US I used my Green Card and presented my Canadian passport. He scanned the green card then stamped and made a notation on my passport. My husband and I went through together. He scanned and stamped my husband's passport - no notation. The airport was too small to have separate US/non-US lines but I assume a US resident would go through the same line as the US citizens since they are not an immigrant or visitor.

Your husband will have to use his British passport for travel to/from the US and for the airflights. Btw - returning US citizens and residents are allowed to bring back $800 worth of goods through customs!

[John & Annie 0]

We just came back for the UK and there were two lines: Residents and non-residents. My wife traveled with AP with only a slight delay in secondary processing for the correct stamp and verification.

[khool 0]

Hi Everyone!!!

Just a quick question, I couldn't seem to find the answer, or maybe I didn't look hard enough.

My husband has his 2 year green card, we are a year into it, so not a problem. We are getting ready to travel to England (his home) for a week or so and I am just wondering if he has to do anything special. Can we get him a US passport, I didn't think we could yet? Will he need to go through the British customs line and me through the US or can we both go through the US line, since he has a green card but a British passport?

Any info would be helpful!!!

Have New Year to All!!!!

Thanks,

Brooke

Your husband is still holding a British passport. If he wants to travel internationally, he will need to check with the foreign consulate if they require a British national to carry a visa. Since you're just going back to the UK, it should be no problem and no visa and his British passport should be fine. UK immigration officers won't care that he is a US GC holder.

Coming back to the US, your husband can go through the U.S. Citizen and Residents line. He does not have to go through the non-resident line.

Again, going to any other country, generally your husband needs to check if that country requires a visa for British nationals. In other words, in this case you should plan as if the AOS never happened.

[*JG* 2]

Hi Everyone!!!

Just a quick question, I couldn't seem to find the answer, or maybe I didn't look hard enough.

My husband has his 2 year green card, we are a year into it, so not a problem. We are getting ready to travel to England (his home) for a week or so and I am just wondering if he has to do anything special. Can we get him a US passport, I didn't think we could yet? Will he need to go through the British customs line and me through the US or can we both go through the US line, since he has a green card but a British passport?

Any info would be helpful!!!

Have New Year to All!!!!

Thanks,

Brooke

Your husband is still holding a British passport. If he wants to travel internationally, he will need to check with the foreign consulate if they require a British national to carry a visa. Since you're just going back to the UK, it should be no problem and no visa and his British passport should be fine. UK immigration officers won't care that he is a US GC holder.

Coming back to the US, your husband can go through the U.S. Citizen and Residents line. He does not have to go through the non-resident line.

Again, going to any other country, generally your husband needs to check if that country requires a visa for British nationals. In other words, in this case you should plan as if the AOS never happened.

My husband holds a Jamaican passport and a US green card. He can go through either line. Since the nationals line is always shorter and I am allowed to go through with him, of course we are choosing that one.

[mgat5 0]

We went to Cabo, Mexico this year for our vacation... I am Peruvian, so I travelled with my Peruvian passport, green card and a copy of my marriage certificate. For checking and security check they looked at my passport, green card and boarding pass... to enter the US we went through the line for US citizens, because they look at the form you filled from customs and you fill only one per household. All they did there was look at my husband's passport, mine and my green card, ask a few questions about the trip(how long?, why?)

They didnt check my marriage certificate, the main reason I brought it was because my passport still has my maiden name.

Have a good trip!!