Obtaining green card while traveling abroad - airport

[boynix 0]

My wife is currently abroad visiting her family in S. Korea on Advanced Parole. While she was away, I received my wife's green card in the mail. On her arrival at the US airport, which line should we go stand in with the AP card?

Sometimes there are 2 lines, visitors and perm residents(gc holders) & citizens. Sometimes 3, visitors, perm residents, and citizens. Has anyone had a similar experience? Thanks!

[newlyweds2010 208]

Have you thought about FedExing your wife her GC?

[boynix 0]

I was thinking about that but she'll be here in about a week. I didn't think there will be a problem entering the country since she has the AP already. I also read somewhere that they can see in the system that she has received her GC but wasn't too sure.

[newacct 688]

As long as the AP is still valid, she should be fine to enter on it. She would probably have to go into secondary inspection as usual with people entering on AP.

[newlyweds2010 208]

FedEx has this cool feature where you can overnight documents pretty much everywhere in the world. It will cost a fortune, yes, but at least she will rightfully go through the 'residents' line at the airport when she comes back.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

She can come back on AP. Have her ask the people who direct the line where she should go. It's not a big deal.

[vbtwo 54]

My wife is currently abroad visiting her family in S. Korea on Advanced Parole. While she was away, I received my wife's green card in the mail. On her arrival at the US airport, which line should we go stand in with the AP card?

Sometimes there are 2 lines, visitors and perm residents(gc holders) & citizens. Sometimes 3, visitors, perm residents, and citizens. Has anyone had a similar experience? Thanks!

I would go to the citizens/residents line as she's not coming in on a temporary visa as a visitor. There are usually people who direct what line to go to, so just ask them. In any case, the worst thing that can happen is that they send her back to the other line and she wastes some time.

[boynix 0]

thanks all for your responses!