you will need a passport
A US passport can be applied for and got only by a US citizen. Green card holder should apply for US citizenship first and then apply for US passport.As a visa or green card holder in US should have their home country passport. A green card holder can fly with green card itself provided abroad visit is for less than 180 days each trip. For more days they would require a reentry permit which they should apply for and get it approved before leaving US.Within US they can use green card or visa document itself.
Yes provided you had applied for reentry permit before leaving US using Form I-131, travel document which is valid for 2 years. Also for naturalization purposes after a year as a green card holder in US you can preserve your residence in US using Form N-470.
By filing Form I-131 green card holder can get reentry permit which is valid for 2 years. When a green card holder is going outside US and will return only after a year this reentry permit is required and should be applied for before leaving US.
A green card holder after staying outside US for more than a year can enter US again using a reentry permit. This permit should have been approved before leaving US.The reentry permit got by filing immigration Form I-131 is valid for 2 years.
Yes as a green card holder you can return to US with your green card and passport provided your trip abroad was for less than 180 days. In case you were to stay outside US for more than a year you would require a reentry permit to return to US at POE. This you should have applied for using immigration Form I-131, travel document before leaving US. This reentry permit is valid for a period of two years.
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As a green card holder you might have to stay outside US for more than 6 months at a stretch. After a year in US as a green card holder in case for example you need to stay outside US for employment reasons then you can file Form N-470 to preserve residence. Trips outside US as a green card holder should not exceed 180 days per trip. If you are going to stay outside US for more than a year remember to apply for reentry permit and get it approved before leaving US by filing Form I-131. Also green card holder should pay the relevant taxes to show his intention to continue to be a green card holder and not abandon his residence and status in US while staying overseas.
Green card holders can travel abroad for a maximum period of 180 days on each trip. If you need to stay outside longer for employment or religious purposes you should apply for reentry permit using the Form I-131 travel document which is valid for 2 years. Also you can use the Form N-470 meanwhile to preserve residence for naturalization process.
Hi I got married to a green card Holder outside India. I applied for H1b and got my work visa and came to Us through that. Hoe can i convert my H1b to greencard.He got his green card 3 and half months before. can anyone answer
That depends on the motives of the green card holder ;)
you just ask the green card holder if you can borrow his.
yes they can. a green card holder can travel freely outside of the u.s.