Can resident travel on expired green card?

[VisaVee2k13 0]

Hello all,

I have a question I'm hoping someone on here can help with. If someone is out of the country and their conditional green card they are holding has expired, do you think they can board an airplane and come here to the US, where they can be here to work on adjusting the status. Seems I read somewhere some time ago that they can arrive here but under some 'parole' or some such....

I just don't know what the criteria is when you get a ticket and go to an overseas airport destined for the USA, would they accept the expired Green Card?...I'm assuming once you land here in the USA, they probably won't just turn you back...?

can anyone advise if you are familiar with this?

Thanks!

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

No.

If the conditional GC expired and the person did not file ROC, then their PR status is cancelled.

They could not board a plane with expired docs.

[JohnR! 5,495]

The airlines will not check in a passenger holding an expired green card, on a US-bound flight. An expired conditional greencard and the absence of ROC indicate the holder to have abandoned his/her residence in the US.

[Boiler 45,519]

Have they filed?

[VisaVee2k13 0]

Not filed yet.

[VisaVee2k13 0]

Do you think that filing a new I-130 to start the process all over again is the only way to go in this situation?

If so, might it be less time than a first time I-130, since she already has the A-number (from original Conditional GC), and we have been married for over 6 years now.......when I originally petitioned and brought her over here on the Immigration visa it took about 11 months from start to end (getting the visa), so I am not sure what the difference may be in this case, in terms of what they ask for and how long it takes etc...

Thanks!

[Boiler 45,519]

I know filing again will be a lot longer.

I do not know of any other options, how long has she been gone, you said you have been married 6 years which suggests a long time.

[VisaVee2k13 0]

I know filing again will be a lot longer.

I do not know of any other options, how long has she been gone, you said you have been married 6 years which suggests a long time.

She has been gone about 3 years now, but being in Syria she has been pretty much trapped there, unable to move around, limited intermittent communications, several members of her family have been killed by the military violence over there....that is why it has been so long, otherwise she would have been back a long time ago....and obviously I could not go over there, it is much too dangerous to even try to enter that country in the current unstable environment....

[Boiler 45,519]

Assuming you go the I 130 approach you rralise she will not be able to interview in Syria?

[VisaVee2k13 0]

Assuming you go the I 130 approach you rralise she will not be able to interview in Syria?

Yeah I know that the cases for the Syrian consulate are routed to Amman Jordan, so she would have to find a way to cross the border to get there for the interview etc....I assume that the Amman embassy would call her to Syria for information pertaining to getting the visa and the interview appointment etc.....it will be a challenge but hopefully things will work out in the end....it sounds like it will take about a year....

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Didn't we talk about this before? We suggested the SB1 visa.

Why are you asking again?

[bobototokoko 0]

Hello all,

I have a question I'm hoping someone on here can help with. If someone is out of the country and their conditional green card they are holding has expired, do you think they can board an airplane and come here to the US, where they can be here to work on adjusting the status. Seems I read somewhere some time ago that they can arrive here but under some 'parole' or some such....

I just don't know what the criteria is when you get a ticket and go to an overseas airport destined for the USA, would they accept the expired Green Card?...I'm assuming once you land here in the USA, they probably won't just turn you back...?

can anyone advise if you are familiar with this?

Thanks!

She has been gone about 3 years now, but being in Syria she has been pretty much trapped there, unable to move around, limited intermittent communications, several members of her family have been killed by the military violence over there....that is why it has been so long, otherwise she would have been back a long time ago....and obviously I could not go over there, it is much too dangerous to even try to enter that country in the current unstable environment....

with your situation i would think you would be elgible for an expedite possibly from the USCIS location in Amman/US embassy in Jordan....what I mean by that you might be able to file the I130 and IV application straight from there and get immediate approval the total time from the initial petition to the visa would be under 30 days. check directly with the USCIS location in amman and or the US embassy in Jordan to verify if your currrent situation warrants applying directly from their offices.

good luck

[Cathi 5,748]

with your situation i would think you would be elgible for an expedite possibly from the USCIS location in Amman/US embassy in Jordan....what I mean by that you might be able to file the I130 and IV application straight from there and get immediate approval the total time from the initial petition to the visa would be under 30 days. check directly with the USCIS location in amman and or the US embassy in Jordan to verify if your currrent situation warrants applying directly from their offices.

good luck

USCIS doesn't have a location in Jordan. There is a consulate for visa processing and DCF is only allowed for people who have been residents of Jordan for a minimum of 6 months. There is no expedite for Syrians through the USCIS in the US, unless USCIS has changed their policy in the last few months. My friend recently tried that route for her husband and was refused. He then had trouble getting out of Syria, the border patrol didn't want to allow him to cross the border, then once he was allowed into Jordan he was put in a holding camp on the Jordanian border in Mafraq. Syrians are not allowed into the general population of Jordan. Even with his papers and appointment letter for the consulate in Amman they weren't going to let him go. He finally had to bribe someone.

To the OP can ask USCIS for expedite when the petition is filed in the US, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Also go to the Syrian portal here on VJ and ask other members their experience and suggestions. There hasn't been many seeking visas from Syria lately, but you can still ask.

[VisaVee2k13 0]

USCIS doesn't have a location in Jordan. There is a consulate for visa processing and DCF is only allowed for people who have been residents of Jordan for a minimum of 6 months. There is no expedite for Syrians through the USCIS in the US, unless USCIS has changed their policy in the last few months. My friend recently tried that route for her husband and was refused. He then had trouble getting out of Syria, the border patrol didn't want to allow him to cross the border, then once he was allowed into Jordan he was put in a holding camp on the Jordanian border in Mafraq. Syrians are not allowed into the general population of Jordan. Even with his papers and appointment letter for the consulate in Amman they weren't going to let him go. He finally had to bribe someone.

To the OP can ask USCIS for expedite when the petition is filed in the US, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Also go to the Syrian portal here on VJ and ask other members their experience and suggestions. There hasn't been many seeking visas from Syria lately, but you can still ask.

Thanks so much for the informatoin. So what is "DCF" ? Can you point me to where the Syria Forum is on VJ?

Perhaps an experienced immigraiton atty may be able to help with this expedite process?

Thanks.

[Boiler 45,519]

It is where you can be resident and file locally, neither available here.

Syria I guess is under MENA?

I am not sure what the basis of an expedite would be, not sure a SB1 would be appropriate, a good question for a lawyer, she never removed conditions.