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Apuuli

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  1. Green card and extension have expired. Petition to remove conditions not resolved. Naturalization application pending. Am currently working but can I apply for additional work given my expired green card status? 

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    2. Kai G. Llewellyn

      Kai G. Llewellyn

      Congrats! Glad it's all worked out well for you and thanks for the follow up! :)

    3. Apuuli

      Apuuli

      Kai, follow up #2 with additional question for you. Remarkably my wife gained her US citizenship this morning. Boy, they really want to fast-track and clear out the back log. We are delighted! Now onto getting US Passport, which can take 4 months or more. 

       

      My wife, also a citizen of Uganda, holds a valid Ugandan passport. Can she travel outside and return to the US using her UG passport, as if she were a non-US citizen? (I don't see why not) 

    4. Kai G. Llewellyn

      Kai G. Llewellyn

      That's awesome, I'm always happy to hear a happy ending! :)

       

      So I could see a pitfall here, the airline will be expecting a US visa present in her Ugandan passport which she won't and can't have because she's a US Citizen. Therefore she would with all certainty be denied boarding for a US bound flight without her US Passport. The airlines are very strict on enforcing this as they'll be fined for bringing people that aren't eligible to enter the US...and the airlines want a US Passport, ESTA, Visa, LPR Card, Advance Parole Document, Refugee Travel Document or Re-Entry permit as proof that they can enter the US. Without one of those, they just can't confirm for sure if your wife is able to return to the US. I'm pretty sure they don't accept naturalization certificates.

       

      The roundabout thing she could do is fly to an adjacent country such as Mexico or Canada and rock up to the US land border, claim US Citizenship and enter by right. Not exactly convenient.

       

      Her best bet is traveling on a US Passport. She is free to use her UG passport to leave, it's the getting back that can be a challenge.

       

      OH, a final note. She can go to the local US Embassy or Consulate and apply for a US passport in Uganda. Can't say how long it would take.

       

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