Travelling to Mexico

[Chibuogwu 0]

My husband is in the process of removing conditions on his greencard. We filed in August and his Green card expired on October 14th. We are flying to Cancun Mexico for a 1 week vacation in December and was wondering if anyone on here has had similar experience travelling to Mexico with the extension letter.

I called the Mexican consulate here in Chicago and they do not know for sure if airport officials will accept an extension letter.

I reseacred a bit online and found some people that said they did not have problems but I was wondering if anyone here has had a similar experience and can share with me.

Thanks

Edited October 26, 2012 by Chibuogwu

[TBoneTX 43,042]

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[ceadsearc 515]

I don't have any experience, but they HAVE to accept the letter. It is your green card for the time being. If someone does not accept it, ask for a supervisor. Allow extra time, though, because if it comes to that it may take awhile!

[Indomex 10]

My husband is in the process of removing conditions on his greencard. We filed in August and his Green card expired on October 14th. We are flying to Cancun Mexico for a 1 week vacation in December and was wondering if anyone on here has had similar experience travelling to Mexico with the extension letter.

I called the Mexican consulate here in Chicago and they do not know for sure if airport officials will accept an extension letter.

I reseacred a bit online and found some people that said they did not have problems but I was wondering if anyone here has had a similar experience and can share with me.

Thanks

I apologize for not being of any help but I would like to know if you succeed. I too am waiting on an I-751 and want to travel to mexico soon. And like you the only way I can enter Mexico without a Mexican visa is by showing proof of US residency. I just fear that the extension letter (a long rambling thing in english) will not be accepted by Mexican border patrol as a legitimate US government document.

There is one option that should work. Make an InfoPass appointment and get an I-551 passport stamp. Mexican border officials will definitely recognize that as proof of US residency.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

I don't have any experience, but they HAVE to accept the letter. It is your green card for the time being. If someone does not accept it, ask for a supervisor. Allow extra time, though, because if it comes to that it may take awhile!

They do not HAVE to accept the document. US border patrol must accept it but Mexico may or may not. No country MUST accept a document from somewhere else. The trouble could be in getting to the vacation or in leaving. The stamp is a better idea if you can get it.

[ceadsearc 515]

They do not HAVE to accept the document. US border patrol must accept it but Mexico may or may not. No country MUST accept a document from somewhere else. The trouble could be in getting to the vacation or in leaving. The stamp is a better idea if you can get it.

Oh, I was assuming the OP had a visa to enter Mexico and was concerned about an airline not letting her back on the plane because they didn't think she was legally allowed to re-enter the US. I see now that is not the concern.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Both Mexico and Canada have conditions where they let green card holders enter without the visa they would normally require for their passport. But it is up to the country if they accept the expired greencard and the extenstion letter.

[ceadsearc 515]

Both Mexico and Canada have conditions where they let green card holders enter without the visa they would normally require for their passport. But it is up to the country if they accept the expired greencard and the extenstion letter.

Gotcha. I knew about Canada but not Mexico.

[Chibuogwu 0]

So I called the mexican consulate again and asked to talk to the supervisor. The lady I talked to was really nice and told me they would call me back. To my surprise, they did and they explained to me that I would need a visa. So My husband just got a visa last week. It was a really easy process and cost only $30. We just wanted to be on the safe side.