Travel Question

[canusa 0]

My wife and I are due to travel in June to visit her family in Canada.She had her Conditions removed and we are waiting for her 10 r greencard.They say 3-6 months wait.My question is this.Her Canadian passport has expired.She dosent want to send her old one in to file for a new one,cause all her INS stuff is in there K1 visa etc..She is afraid of it getting lost.She would rather renew it once we are in Canada.Can she get back into the states at a land crossing without her greencard,but with her new passport?The INS office told us they would stamp a travel document in her passpoert once she got it.Can they see in the computer that she is a LPR?Or would she need to show the card or travel document in the passport?If so then we need to get her passport ASAP since we have no clue when greencard will get here.

Thanks for any info given

[warlord 73]

My wife and I are due to travel in June to visit her family in Canada.She had her Conditions removed and we are waiting for her 10 r greencard.They say 3-6 months wait.My question is this.Her Canadian passport has expired.She dosent want to send her old one in to file for a new one,cause all her INS stuff is in there K1 visa etc..She is afraid of it getting lost.She would rather renew it once we are in Canada.Can she get back into the states at a land crossing without her greencard,but with her new passport?The INS office told us they would stamp a travel document in her passpoert once she got it.Can they see in the computer that she is a LPR?Or would she need to show the card or travel document in the passport?If so then we need to get her passport ASAP since we have no clue when greencard will get here.

Thanks for any info given

I think it would be best to mail in her passport now, get the new one and then make an InfoPass appointment and get it re-stamped. In Canada when you re-do your passport from the US anyways, they return your old passport (with little holes in it) along with your new one, so you won't loose anything. If not, then does your wife still have her old GC? Or did she send that in to the removal of conditions under the new rules? If she has it, then no problem, if not, then it all depends on the custom guards I think.

Nowdays with all the rules and everything it's better to be safe then sorry. Last time I went back to Canada, on my way back with a valid stamped passport and my GC they still were questioning me big time. Without the passport, I'm sure they would have delayed me. If they have to look you up in the computer, then remember you will be pulled into the office most likely and then you will be on their time. They don't care how long they make you wait either. If you're flying you could miss your plane possibly, if driving, then you might just have to sit and wait for them to get around to checking on her status. They don't like to work more then they already do...

[zyggy 9]

My wife and I are due to travel in June to visit her family in Canada.She had her Conditions removed and we are waiting for her 10 r greencard.They say 3-6 months wait.My question is this.Her Canadian passport has expired.She dosent want to send her old one in to file for a new one,cause all her INS stuff is in there K1 visa etc..She is afraid of it getting lost.She would rather renew it once we are in Canada.Can she get back into the states at a land crossing without her greencard,but with her new passport?The INS office told us they would stamp a travel document in her passpoert once she got it.Can they see in the computer that she is a LPR?Or would she need to show the card or travel document in the passport?If so then we need to get her passport ASAP since we have no clue when greencard will get here.

Thanks for any info given

I think it would be best to mail in her passport now, get the new one and then make an InfoPass appointment and get it re-stamped. In Canada when you re-do your passport from the US anyways, they return your old passport (with little holes in it) along with your new one, so you won't loose anything. If not, then does your wife still have her old GC? Or did she send that in to the removal of conditions under the new rules? If she has it, then no problem, if not, then it all depends on the custom guards I think.

Nowdays with all the rules and everything it's better to be safe then sorry. Last time I went back to Canada, on my way back with a valid stamped passport and my GC they still were questioning me big time. Without the passport, I'm sure they would have delayed me. If they have to look you up in the computer, then remember you will be pulled into the office most likely and then you will be on their time. They don't care how long they make you wait either. If you're flying you could miss your plane possibly, if driving, then you might just have to sit and wait for them to get around to checking on her status. They don't like to work more then they already do...

To enter the US she MUST have evidence of her PR status. As a matter of fact, you have to have evidence of your PR status on your person at all times. If that evidence is in the form of a passport stamp, then she will have to have her passport. If you don't have it, they will be really pissed off. They could even deny you entry if they wished until you have it.

I would get your passport renewed by sending it in to Passport Canada before you leave... if you're worried about it getting lost, then send it to them by courier. They are pretty quick and are really no slower than if you submitted it in person to a passport office.

[canusa 0]

My wife and I are due to travel in June to visit her family in Canada.She had her Conditions removed and we are waiting for her 10 r greencard.They say 3-6 months wait.My question is this.Her Canadian passport has expired.She dosent want to send her old one in to file for a new one,cause all her INS stuff is in there K1 visa etc..She is afraid of it getting lost.She would rather renew it once we are in Canada.Can she get back into the states at a land crossing without her greencard,but with her new passport?The INS office told us they would stamp a travel document in her passpoert once she got it.Can they see in the computer that she is a LPR?Or would she need to show the card or travel document in the passport?If so then we need to get her passport ASAP since we have no clue when greencard will get here.

Thanks for any info given

I think it would be best to mail in her passport now, get the new one and then make an InfoPass appointment and get it re-stamped. In Canada when you re-do your passport from the US anyways, they return your old passport (with little holes in it) along with your new one, so you won't loose anything. If not, then does your wife still have her old GC? Or did she send that in to the removal of conditions under the new rules? If she has it, then no problem, if not, then it all depends on the custom guards I think.

Nowdays with all the rules and everything it's better to be safe then sorry. Last time I went back to Canada, on my way back with a valid stamped passport and my GC they still were questioning me big time. Without the passport, I'm sure they would have delayed me. If they have to look you up in the computer, then remember you will be pulled into the office most likely and then you will be on their time. They don't care how long they make you wait either. If you're flying you could miss your plane possibly, if driving, then you might just have to sit and wait for them to get around to checking on her status. They don't like to work more then they already do...

To enter the US she MUST have evidence of her PR status. As a matter of fact, you have to have evidence of your PR status on your person at all times. If that evidence is in the form of a passport stamp, then she will have to have her passport. If you don't have it, they will be really pissed off. They could even deny you entry if they wished until you have it.

I would get your passport renewed by sending it in to Passport Canada before you leave... if you're worried about it getting lost, then send it to them by courier. They are pretty quick and are really no slower than if you submitted it in person to a passport office.

Thanks alot for the info.We are going to just send for it today.She already has the foarms etc..They say they try to have them ready in 21 working days..So im sure we will get it done in time.

[waitwaitwait 3]

Complicated when you need to travel and can not wait.