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IR1 family based visa would like to return to the US after 3 years(merged)

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34 minutes ago, Calicolom said:

How do you get on a plane, with an expired green card. Stow away.

 

6 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Irrelevant to this discussion.  OP's green card expires in 2029.  Read the very1st comment in this thread:  "My Green Card will expire in 2029".

Sorry to bust another VJ myth, but you can totally board a flight to the US with an expired green card as long as long as its original expiry was 10 years. Airlines are specifically told by CBP to board the person and that they (airlines) have to board on the basis of documentation that is accepted by CBP, they cannot decide who is and isn’t admissible.

 

see the manual for Carriers, page 28 

A Lawful Permanent Resident may travel to the United States without a passport with a Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551). Cards with expired I-551s may be boarded without penalty if the card was issued with a 10-year expiration date.

https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2019-Mar/2019 Carrier Information Guide - ENGLISH.pdf
 

and a CBP memo to airlines repeating the above and also noting 

Airlines should not be determining admissibility of a travel outside the parameters of the document requirements

https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2021-Dec/Reminder- LPR Boarding 20210305.pdf

 

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You have an IR-1, which means a ten year card.  This means you can board a plane back to the US without penalty at any time, even with an expired ten year card. This is not possible with a two year

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This is a terrible idea.  Your documentation is 100% legal and valid for boarding a flight to the US, and for entry to the US, so just do it. You are a LPR - a permanent resident. Anyth

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First of all, you could have returned to the US at any time.  US citizens and legal residents were never barred from returning home.  Do you have a valid Green Card?  If you have a valid Green card, t

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1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

they cannot decide who is and isn’t admissible.

This is a very good point.  

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