Green Card holder want to visit homeland

[unknowKhmer 0]

My parents in-law is a Green Card holder (permanent resident). Sometime this year they want to visit their homeland for a month (30 days), what form do they need to apply to travel to Cambodia? Will this affect the 5yrs status to apply for US Citizen?

Thanks

[kzielu 1,144]

My parents in-law is a Green Card holder (permanent resident). Sometime this year they want to visit their homeland for a month (30 days), what form do they need to apply to travel to Cambodia? Will this affect the 5yrs status to apply for US Citizen?

Thanks

No form needed, all they need is to buy tickets and go. No impact on citizenship.

[khmerboy 1]

if they still have their Cambodian passport and valid for at least 6 month before expire, they can surely go otherwise they have to apply of travel document I-131.

[Dave&Roza 748]

if they still have their Cambodian passport and valid for at least 6 month before expire, they can surely go otherwise they have to apply of travel document I-131.

Nope. They have a GC so the I-131 is not needed. They do need a valid passport to return to the US and the GC. I am not sure whether they can travel back to there coutry of domicile with an expired passport, but they will need a valid passport in order to return the the US.

At issue here is international travel to one's home country. Some country's allow you to re-enter your home country as long as you can show you are a citizen--typically a passport will do, even an expired one. Of course the airlines might have issues with allowing you to board, but you do not need any special documentation to enter your home country like a visa or a US GC or AP.

The second part of this is the return to the US after the visit. Now you need documentation required by the US before you wil lbe allowed on the airplane. That is a valid passport with at least 6 months before it expires and a valid visa to the US (or belong to a VWP country) or have a valid passport that is not expired AND a GC to the US.

Dave

[khmerboy 1]

I'm sorry to say this. Please don't give false information if you are unsure of your resource information. I said that if they don't have their country passport, then they must apply I-131 which is a travel document. The I-131 will work as similar as passport with a valid of 2 yrs where they can travel to their country. If they have their country passport, then they can just go.

[unknowKhmer 0]

Their current Cambodia Passport expire next year. On their Cambodia passport, Cambodia consulate had paste IR5 visa on it and it's expire next month. Is the expiration only refer to IR5 and their Cambodia passport still good until next year? If so, that mean they don't need I-131 form? All they need is GC, SS#, and Cambodia passport to travel to Cambodia and coming back to US without any issues?

[Dave&Roza 748]

I'm sorry to say this. Please don't give false information if you are unsure of your resource information. I said that if they don't have their country passport, then they must apply I-131 which is a travel document. The I-131 will work as similar as passport with a valid of 2 yrs where they can travel to their country. If they have their country passport, then they can just go.

I am talking about them traveling to their home country first and foremost not about travel to the US. They do not need an I-131 AP document issued by the US governement to travel to their home country, plus they have a GC which is better than the I-131. These are all documents that the US government issues and are used to travel TO the US. Cambodia could careless if they have a GC or I-131 AP or any other visa issued by the US government. All Cambodia cares about is the person has a valid passport and visa to enter. As a Cambodian citizen the OP's in-laws only need their passports to travel TO Cambodia. Cambodia MAY let a Cambodian citizen enter with an expired Cambodian passport. The airlines may not allow a person to board the airplane with an expired passport--need to check with the airlines. To re-enter the US they need their GC and an unexpired Cambodian passport. There is no need for the I-131 in this situation because the OP's in-laws are going to be outside the country for less than 1 year. If the stay was to be longer than 1 year, then yes, the in-laws would need an I-131 as one item to help perserve their LPR status and keep their GCs. Being out of the US for a period longer than 6 months disrupts their continous residency for citizenship purposes.

OP: Yes, they need their Cambodian passport to travel internationally, they need their GC in order to re-enter the US. They do not need their SS# either. The IR5 was the immigrant visa the US Consulate issued for them to enter the US. Now that they are LPR and have a GC, they use the GC for entering the US. They still need a valid passport for any international travel and must follow the rules for a Cambodian citizen when they travel to another country--the US GC may help with obtaining a visa, but they still need a visa unless it specifically states a GC holder does not need a visa.

Dave

Edited March 24, 2015 by Dave&Roza

[unknowKhmer 0]

Thanks all. After talking to other GC holder, all they need is GC and unexpired Cambodia Passport to visit Cambodia, If they do plan to visit, it's only 30 days or less. They are not planning to stay longer than a month.

Edited March 25, 2015 by unknowKhmer