Going to Russia What does my Wife need(documents)?

[Visahelp1 0]

Hi everyone! Hope every one is having great holidays. so me and the wife are going back to Russia for a few weeks for the first time since we were married. What documents does she need to get back into The U.S.A? Is it her Russian passport, her green card and a copy of our marriage certificate? or do we need the original? is there anything elses,any problems we will have. we will be coming bac through JFK The plan tickets we bought in her maiden name to match her passport.

THANKS!

[payxibka 10,044]

sounds right.... it is what my wife carried to return this past summer...

[mox 298]

I don't think you need the marriage certificate unless her name on her green card is different than the name on her passport. If she didn't change her name then I don't think you need the certificate.

As for me, I tend to be a little more paranoid, so if I were to bring my marriage certificate I would bring either the original or a notarized copy.

[Visahelp1 0]

her name in her passport is different than in her green card

[mox 298]

So it sounds like you're on the right track then.

And welcome, by the way! Nice to see some fresh faces around here.

[slim 1,514]

Remember, she can go through the U.S. Citizens line with you and they're not really all that picky in those lines.

If any discrepancy, then she can show the marriage cert. with the passport. Her GC and State ID should be more than enough to verify her ID.