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begood   8

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Hi, my passport is soon to expire , i will travel soon with a valid passport , my destination country-home country- require just a valid passport , I do not know if i can travel and re-inter with no problem because do not know the requirement here in USA? do LPR need to represent 6 month valid passport at the airport?

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begood Enthusiast

begood   8

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I think u will need more your green card while coming back , hopefully am not mistaken

Hopefully you are not mistaken , i will have my green card , but the passport i will use while coming back will be very soon to expire and i'm not sure the customs they check passport in the airports i will stop by they have any requirement or no,

TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   45,910

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Thread is moved from General Immigration Discussion to the Working & Traveling forum.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

begood Enthusiast

begood   8

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The US doesn't even require that LPRs have a passport to enter. The airlines should be satisfied with just a valid passport.

Thanks for your answer, i did not know the US doesn't require a passport validity for US citizens or Residents,

my passport will be valid , but probably i should check with the airline /airlines i will use ! hopefully like you said they should be satisfied with just a valid passport, i'm not sure how can i check airline passport requirement if there is any!

cristina16 Proficient

cristina16   81

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The 6 months validity is an airline requirement. They will tell you that when you buy your ticket (most websites also specify that).

AOS/ AED/ AP:

(California Service Center, Chula Vista, San Diego, CA)

Filed: Aug 29

Receipt Date: Sept 2

NOA 1 Date: Sept 12 (received text/email)

NOA 1 copy rcvd: Sept 16

Biometrics Notice Date: Sept 17, received Sept 24

Biometrics Sched: Oct 5

Successful walk-in: Sept 26

Oct 13- Case ready to be scheduled for interview

EAD/AP approved - Nov. 1/2 / Received EAD/ AP Combo Card- Nov. 15

50days from NOA1/ 64 days from receipt date.

January 30-  USCIS Ap update, Interview sched on March 3, 2017

Jan 31 - received USCIS letter/ Notice for interview 

March 3- Interview, approved on the Spot

March 8 - received GC

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Max! Enthusiast

Max!   10

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Why don't you just renewe and keep both old passport and new with you when you travel

That would be a logical option to me.

Want to Speed up NVC Process ?


Check Guides From Guide section for doccuments and list of stuff and follow this steps


Step 1 After USCIS NOA2 Gather all AOS / IV Package Documents In 3 weeks


Between USCIS Approving and NVC Case Number you have 2 to 3 weeks gather all AOS and IV Documents Get package ready.


Step 2 Obtain NVC Invoice and Case number.


​After 2 weeks of NOA2 Keep on Calling NVC every day to get case number And Invoice number


Step 3 Pay First Fee and DS261


After getting NVC Case Number and Invoice Number Log in to webpage Pay First Fee and Fill out DS261 Takes 24 to 38 Hr to get fee status paid.


Step 4 Conform Agent / Ds261 Over Phone and Sent out Documents


Once First fee turns Paid Online ( Usualy 24 to 48 hr) Call NVC And conform choice of agent over Phone If they won't keep on calling them Until someone will Or other fee won't be unlocked.Also Once you get Welcome letter on email Print out Document Checklist sheet And Sent in your documents to NVC


Step 5 Pay Other Fee and Fill out DS260 (Total time from DS 261 to here should be no longer then 15 days )


​Step 6 Conform Document delivery AT NVC And Ask them Processing Time..


Step 7 Check For CC ( Hopefully no REF )


Call them every other day 2 weeks from DS260 and Check status.. Also Check Online NVC Page If you have 3 N/A your case Complete! Congratulation you are almost done.


Step 8 48 Hr After CC Conformation Call NVC For appointment for interview


Congratulation On your NVC CC AND Good Luck with Interview




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KierenHby Experienced

KierenHby   899

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The US doesn't even require that LPRs have a passport to enter. The airlines should be satisfied with just a valid passport.

Huh?

Need a passport as evidence of your nationality, as well as for a CBP entry stamp. A green card simply allows entry into the US, upon verification.

USCIS

January 16, 2015 I-130 Mailed, Chi lockbox January 20, 2015 Priority Date, January 21, 2015 NOA1 notice date, Assigned VSC, January 23, 2015 Check Cashed, electronically March 5, 2015 NOA2

NVC

March 27, 2015 NVC received April 6, 2015 Case#, IIN# assigned April 8, 2015 Paid AOS + IV fee Invoices May 5, 2015 AOS + IV package submitted May 11, 2015 Scan Date

June 11, 2015 DS-260 submitted June 25, 2015 False checklist (for ds260).. hello? June 30, 2015 Answered checklist Aug 5, 2015 Escalated to Supervisor review Aug 13, 2015 Case Complete

Consular

Sept 10, 2015 Interview Scheduled Sept 11, 2015 P4 Letter received Sept 21, 2015 file In transit from NVC Sept 23, 2015 file at Embassy

Sept 28, 2015 Medical Oct 14, 2015 Biometrics Oct 15, 2015 Interview (Approved) Oct 19, 2015 IV visa Issued Oct 23, 2015 Passport Pickup

POE

Nov 2, 2015 Entered the US Nov 16, 2015 Applied for SSN, walk-in Nov 20, 2015 Social Security Card recd Jan 15, 2016 GC received

newacct Experienced

newacct   688

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Huh?

Need a passport as evidence of your nationality, as well as for a CBP entry stamp. A green card simply allows entry into the US, upon verification.

Your nationality (and whether you even have a nationality) is irrelevant for an LPR entering the US. Getting an entry stamp is optional. See here.

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KierenHby Experienced

KierenHby   899

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Travelling across international borders without a passport is ill-advised in a post-9/11 world.

USCIS

January 16, 2015 I-130 Mailed, Chi lockbox January 20, 2015 Priority Date, January 21, 2015 NOA1 notice date, Assigned VSC, January 23, 2015 Check Cashed, electronically March 5, 2015 NOA2

NVC

March 27, 2015 NVC received April 6, 2015 Case#, IIN# assigned April 8, 2015 Paid AOS + IV fee Invoices May 5, 2015 AOS + IV package submitted May 11, 2015 Scan Date

June 11, 2015 DS-260 submitted June 25, 2015 False checklist (for ds260).. hello? June 30, 2015 Answered checklist Aug 5, 2015 Escalated to Supervisor review Aug 13, 2015 Case Complete

Consular

Sept 10, 2015 Interview Scheduled Sept 11, 2015 P4 Letter received Sept 21, 2015 file In transit from NVC Sept 23, 2015 file at Embassy

Sept 28, 2015 Medical Oct 14, 2015 Biometrics Oct 15, 2015 Interview (Approved) Oct 19, 2015 IV visa Issued Oct 23, 2015 Passport Pickup

POE

Nov 2, 2015 Entered the US Nov 16, 2015 Applied for SSN, walk-in Nov 20, 2015 Social Security Card recd Jan 15, 2016 GC received

begood Enthusiast

begood   8

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The 6 months validity is an airline requirement. They will tell you that when you buy your ticket (most websites also specify that).

Oh if this is the case , this means i will need to wait for a month or more to renew my passport here in USA, before i travel anywhere

where did you find 6 months validity is an airline requirement? do you have any link or website to go to PLEASE?

i normally check my docs expiration date but i thought i can use my passport anytime as long as its unexpired, this is the first passport expiration i have outside my home country

txl344655 Apprentice

txl344655   7

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Oh if this is the case , this means i will need to wait for a month or more to renew my passport here in USA, before i travel anywhere

where did you find 6 months validity is an airline requirement? do you have any link or website to go to PLEASE?

i normally check my docs expiration date but i thought i can use my passport anytime as long as its unexpired, this is the first passport expiration i have outside my home country

https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Six%20Month%20Club%20Update_0.pdf

The requirement to have one's passport to be valid for at least 6 months upon entry is imposed by the destination country and not the airline. As a green card holder, the requirement does not apply to you.

Regardless, Armenia is on the list of countries whose citizens do not need a passport to be valid for at least 6 months upon entry.

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