Not green card yet and wants to travel.

[Nathan&Cata 5]

Good morning, my mom got here at the end of february and she would like to go to visit Colombia for the summer. We haven't gotten her greencard yet. Still waiting for it. Can she go with the stamp in her passport? Or she needs the greencard? If she does how many days can she be out of the country? She is in the two year green card. Thanks in advance.

Edited April 30, 2022 by Nathan&Cata

[Crazy Cat 41,856]

She can travel and return using her stamped passport.  Theoretically, a Green Card holder can remain outside the US for up to a year without a re-entry permit.

[Nathan&Cata 5]

10 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

She can travel and return using her stamped passport.  Theoretically, a Green Card holder can remain outside the US for up to a year without a re-entry permit.

 Thanks for you answer. I know when I apply to renew her green card they are going to ask her how many days she was out of the country on those to years. I cna't find the link to make sure you doesn't stay more than the time she is supposed to be . 

[Mike E 11,739]

16 minutes ago, Nathan&Cata said:

 Thanks for you answer. I know when I apply to renew her green card they are going to ask her how many days she was out of the country on those to years. I cna't find the link to make sure you doesn't stay more than the time she is supposed to be . 

Where in https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-90.pdf does it ask about out of country travel?

 

She needs to follow three rules:

 

1. no continuous absences from the USA of more than 180 days 

 

2. spend more time in the USA than out.  The simplest way to do that is if she wants to leave the USA for X number of days, don’t do so until she has spent at least X+1 continuous days in the USA.  
 

3.  if she wants to break either of the above two rules, file I-131 in advance before leaving and don’t leave  until the receipt comes back and preferably until biometrics are taken.
 

Note that breaking rules 1 and 2  in most recent 5 year period  will render her ineligible to naturalize.  

 

 

 

 

[Lil bear 4,210]

2 hours ago, Nathan&Cata said:

Good morning, my mom got here at the end of february and she would like to go to visit Colombia for the summer. We haven't gotten her greencard yet. Still waiting for it. Can she go with the stamp in her passport? Or she needs the greencard? If she does how many days can she be out of the country? She is in the two year green card. Thanks in advance.

If she came as a parent of USC.. IR5… then her green card will not expire for 10 yrs 

[Timona 4,207]

How did she enter the country? Tourist? IR5?