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seganku   54

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A couple months after receiving her Green Card, my wife returned to China to deal with a family member's medical emergency.  Things are okay now, and she'll be returning in the next week or so.

 

We have a couple questions:

  1. Her visa is in her Maiden Name, but her Green Card is in her Married Name.  Will she need her Marriage Certificate to enter the U.S.?  I plan to FedEx this to her.
  2. Besides her Passport and Green Card (and maybe Marriage Certificate), are there any obvious typical documents that she'll need to enter the U.S.?
  3. What, if any, documents would China want to see when she's leaving the country.  In the past, they've wanted to see the visa she has for destination countries.  She no longer has a valid visa for the U.S., but has a valid Green Card.

 

Thank you for the help!

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Ryan H Grand Master

Ryan H   3,851

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Answers:

  1. Marriage certificate not needed.
  2. Nothing else besides Passport and Green Card.
  3. Same answer as #2.

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RandyW Rising Star

RandyW   149

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I would recommend that you send her a copy of your marriage certificate - it may help when exiting China, especially with the airline clerks.

 

The green card is, in effect, a valid visa, but they will need to know that they are the same person. 

玉林，桂 resident
Feb 23, 2005 ........ Mailed I-129F to TSC . . . . . . . . .March 8th ............. P1 from CSC
April 11 ................. P2 from CSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 25 ................ NVC sends packet to GUZ
June 22 ................ P3 received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov 22 ................. PASSED Interview
Dec 2 ................... Made it! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec 16 .................. Married
May 23, 2006 ..... TDL, EAD, AP received. . . . . . . . . June 16, 2006 ........ AOS interview - wait for FBI bkgrnd check
Apr 19, 2007 .... EAD # 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 7, 2008 ......... 10-year green card
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - K2 (son) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 ..................... AOS/EAD filed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec 17 ................... 21st birthday
Jan 4, 2007 .......... transferred to CSC . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 6, 2007 ............ transferred to MSC
Feb 23 .................... EAD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Apr 16 .................... AOS denied (over 21)
Jul 26 .................... Master Calendar hearing . . . . . . Nov 15 ...................... Removal hearing
Jan 29, 2008 ........ Voluntary departure

 
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