Upcoming Travel Plans to Italy

[M+M 55]

Hi everyone.

We had interview for green card last Tuesday and passed.  We received our green card shortly after. We are thinking about travel (from New Orleans) to Italy next summer and then over to Morocco to have our Moroccan wedding. We want to spend about 2 weeks in Italy and the rest of the time with our family in Morocco. Does my husband have to apply for a visa to enter Italy or will his green card allow him the same 90 day tourist visa that is available for US citizens?  Can we use the green card and his Moroccan passport? Thanks in advance.

[Crazy Cat 41,848]

https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/italy-visa/us-citizenship-passport-holders/

 

[Crazy Cat 41,848]

He needs a visa per my post above....

[Loren Y 2,755]

99 percent of the time until you are a US citizen and have the US passport, you will have to follow the guidelines for the country your passport is from. LPR status is not considered a citizen in the eyes of foreign government.

The easy way too look at it is the green card is just allowing you back into the US, it has no power outside the United States. Follow the rules based on the countries passport you currently hold, unless you have dual citizenship, then use the passport that doesn't require a Visa. Or the one that is cheaper/ easier to get a Visa from.

[JeanneAdil 6,504]

USC also needs visa to enter 

as Missleman points out see that site

Italy Schengen Visa requirements for US Residents

moroccan needs to apply from his moroccan embassy

 

the green card is for his readmission to the USA

 

So,  Congratulations 

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

14 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

USC also needs visa to enter 

as Missleman points out see that site

Italy Schengen Visa requirements for US Residents

moroccan needs to apply from his moroccan embassy

 

the green card is for his readmission to the USA

 

So,  Congratulations 

US citizens don't need a visa to travel through the Schengen area. 

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

As mentioned before, rules to grant you entry to any country are based on citizenship, not residence. 

So he MUST apply for a visa and at the Italian embassy/consulate, they will very likely ask for proof of legal status in the US.

[Neonred 3,562]

1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:

USC also needs visa to enter 

as Missleman points out see that site

Italy Schengen Visa requirements for US Residents

moroccan needs to apply from his moroccan embassy

 

the green card is for his readmission to the USA

 

So,  Congratulations 

Well, you got one out of three correct.

[JeanneAdil 6,504]

19 minutes ago, Neonred said:

Well, you got one out of three correct.

i got all this information from the Italian web page

 

[Neonred 3,562]

2 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

i got all this information from the Italian web page

 

Reread the Italian web page.  Sorry if English is not your native language.

[RJandHamid 1,133]

Yes, he will need to apply for a Schengen visa. If this is his first time applying for a Schengen visa, he will need to go to the Italian consulate (probably the one in Houston if you live in Louisiana) to complete the bio metrics (they just collect his finger prints and there is a very brief "interview"). 

 

Check your jurisdiction here: https://ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/ambasciata_washington/en/informazioni_e_servizi/la_rete_consolare

 

As long as he is employed and can show evidence of where you will stay in Italy, applying for the Schengen visa is fairly simple. My Moroccan husband has gone through the Schengen visa process twice, and both times the visa was approved and we were able to travel to the EU. 

[Mollie09 1,543]

Green cards are only relevant in the US with very few exceptions (Canada being a notable one). It does go a long way demonstrating intent not to overstay in other countries, though.

Edited August 5, 2019 by Mollie09