Alen Takhsh of Takhsh Law, P.C. discusses the implications of traveling abroad for Green Card holders in this Quick Takes for Your Practice video.
Do’s and Don’ts for Green Card Holders Traveling Abroad
December 10, 2021
20 comments
Read somewhere that a new green card holder (someone who received their green card within the last year) must submit a “special travel permission request” from USCIS/Immigration prior to travel abroad, is that true?
Who is crazy enough to fight for a greencard and leave this amazing country for over 6 months after getting it?! It doesn’t make any sense for me. I am in process to get mine through a vawa petition due to the abusive relationship I got into. 😪 the only thing I want now is to be free and far away from him. He doesn’t want to give the divorce, and I’m afraid to start a fight for it because I don’t have any document. I have been living in a nightmare after we got married. If I only knew I would never ever get married to him. How can people be so cruel like that???!😪😪😪
you’ll be free, i’ll pray for you to get your green card
Brief and to the point, thank you!
Delayed overseas becos of Covid 19. Can I ask for compassionate reentry.
What if you work for a U.S. company but outside of the U.S.?
SO, ONLY MARRIED TO AMERICAN CITIZEN CAN I BECOME CITIZEN? ??
I UNDERSTOOD RIGHT ??
Hi, Carlos. Thank you for your comment. Immigration cases are very fact-specific. I suggest you meet with an experienced immigration lawyer to go over your options in terms of becoming a U.S. Citizen.
Three years after green card and stay in US
Hello Sir, please can you help me or give me some a good advices maybe if i’ll follow your advices i’ll win for DV lottery 2021 who can knows
Thank you for your comment. Diversity Visas are determined by a lottery system, i.e. there really isn’t a way for you to prepare to obtain one.
buy a round trip tickets. don’t miss your flight.
Im only US green card holder, and i need to visit my family relatives in Australia. Can I travel to Australia for a month? What document do I need to visit Australia and to come back to US? Please advise. Thanks!!!
@Alen Takhsh Understood, I might have read your response as ‘up to a 1 month’, which would be incorrect. You are right. Sorry for the confusion.
@Mutrino You are absolutely correct. The specific question posed by Mattraala, however, was whether they could travel to Australia for a month, and the query was answered in the affirmative, i.e. they may travel to Australia for a month. As you pointed out (and as the video points out as well), a traveler may spend up to 6 months abroad, return and face no issues–generally speaking. Many thanks!
@Alen Takhsh That is incorrect, as a green card holder you can leave the US for up to 6 months without any issues. If you leave for 6 months to 1 year you will be questioned coming back. If you intend to leave for more than 1 year you will need a re-entry permit.
Hi, Mattraala. Thank you for your question. You can visit your relatives in Australia for a month. You will need your passport to travel internationally and your legal permanent residence card (green card) to return to the U.S.
you can still visit your country for about 3 months if you are a green card
there’s a new trump act even when your a us citizen (not born) can be deported
Hi, HD Keemii. Thank you for your comment. However, a U.S. Citizen cannot be deported.