Can a fomer Green Card holder use VWP?

[troymcclure 0]

Title kinda says it all. Can a European passport holder who abandoned his GC because he lives outside the US travel back to the US for a couple of weeks (with return plane ticket) using VWP? I can not find this information online...

Thanks

[Boiler 43,433]

Not all European Countries are eligible for the VWP.

Those that are need to complete ESTA and see.

If you do not have any issues including an overstay then you should be good to go.

[troymcclure 0]

Not all European Countries are eligible for the VWP.

Those that are need to complete ESTA and see.

If you do not have any issues including an overstay then you should be good to go.

Sorry, I guess I should have specified that my country is part of the vwp and yes no overstays. I had read somewhere that post abandoning green card one may not be eligible for the vwp any longer.

[Hypnos 6,576]

Somewhere was wrong, but you'll need an approved ESTA.

[troymcclure 0]

Thanks Hypnos

I also read that if your green card is expired but it's a 10 year one that you can still use it for traveling. I guess the issue there is potential airline issues at check in.

Also does anyone know if there exist a visa i can sign up for that allows one to travel to us for short periods like on holidays and vacations to the us and that also allows for status adjustment to resident sometime in the future? Does such a thing exist? That way if I abandon the green card I can try to roll into something that allows travel and the optionality to move back if things turn that way. It is just hard to forecast the future.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Your path to another green card is dependent on hat paths you qualify for, family, work, dv lottery ? Having had one in the past in no way gives you a shortcut to a future green card. Visiting visas are for visiting and do not open the door to green cards except to the thousands that abuse them to shortcut the process.

[troymcclure 0]

My path has been through spouse.

Your path to another green card is dependent on hat paths you qualify for, family, work, dv lottery ? Having had one in the past in no way gives you a shortcut to a future green card. Visiting visas are for visiting and do not open the door to green cards except to the thousands that abuse them to shortcut the process.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Then if you still have that spouse or have a new spouse , you have a path to a green card. Otherwise you are like any other non US person visiting the US.

[troymcclure 0]

Yep, same spouse.

Then if you still have that spouse or have a new spouse , you have a path to a green card. Otherwise you are like any other non US person visiting the US.

[Hypnos 6,576]

I also read that if your green card is expired but it's a 10 year one that you can still use it for traveling.

This is also not true.

[Jawaree 717]

OP that 10 yr rumor is not true, don't listen to rumors

get the facts...If one lost GC they must be re-petitioned

after the GC abandonment.

If so and you come from a VWP country U can travel

for the purpose of visits, but an over-stay is the same as

if you never was a LPR. because that status was abadond