Can I travel outside US with a conditional green card?

[Igor&Veronika 1]

Good evening. I have currently gotten a conditional/temporary green card and planning to go abroad (Russia) ASAP to visit my family. Are there any other documents except my Russian passport and a temp green card I need to reenter the US border on my way back? I read before that I need a travel permit or smth like that. Is that true???

Thank you i advance and appreciate your assistance on this matter.

[nab-400 16]

if you mean you have the two year green card, than yes, you can travel, when i first got my 2 years green card, i travel after one month and i entered USA with no problem

[Igor&Veronika 1]

Yes. That's exactly what I meant. Thanks a lot for your prompt reply

[Deagle 497]

Yes. That's exactly what I meant. Thanks a lot for your prompt reply

A permit is required if you plan to stay outside the US for longer than 6 months.

[KayDeeCee 4,892]

~ Moved from Removing Conditions to Working & Traveling During US Immigration - topic is travel, not ROC process ~

[Dave&Roza 748]

Good evening. I have currently gotten a conditional/temporary green card and planning to go abroad (Russia) ASAP to visit my family. Are there any other documents except my Russian passport and a temp green card I need to reenter the US border on my way back? I read before that I need a travel permit or smth like that. Is that true???

Thank you i advance and appreciate your assistance on this matter.

First, you are a LPR with al the rights and responsibilities that entails. Second, there is nothing temporary about your GC. The only difference between the 2 year GC and a 10 year GC is that you have been married to a USC for less than 2 year and must file the I-751 to remove the conditions on your GC within the 90 days before you GC expires as your LPR status does expire when the GC expires whereas the LPR status of a non-conditional :LPR does not expire.

You can travel using your Russian passport and use the GC to re-enter the US. You are bound by the rules the USCIS has set out for maintaining your LPR status just like anybody with a GC. Trips of less than 6 months are typical and standard fair when returning. Trip of more than 6 months but less than 1 year can get more scrutiny upon re-entry as can several short trips that add up to more time outside the US than inside the US. Also, trips greater than 6 months reset your continuous residency for citizenship. Any trip greater than 1 year but less than 2 years requires a re-entry permit to be applied for before you leave the US. Also remember that as a LPR you are now required to file a tax return on world wide income as one of the requirements for maintaining your LPR status.

So enjoy your trip.

Dave

[Dashinka 23,349]

My wife has had no issues related to re-entering with her 2 year GC.

Enjoy your trip!

[Igor&Veronika 1]

Guys, thanks a lot, all of you.

[Expat1 971]

A permit is required if you plan to stay outside the US for longer than 6 months. 1 year

Fixed

[JMJP 0]

Yes, you can. As long as it's not expired.

[Yra 0]

Hi guys can i ask if i wont have any problem travelling to mexico and re entering the US after having the temporary cr1 visa(temporary gc as what the officer said it is) stamp on my passport within just 1 week of being in the US? We will be in mexico for only 9 days as our honeymoon/vacation? Thank you so much for your answers.

[Lil bear 3,842]

3 minutes ago, Yra said:

Hi guys can i ask if i wont have any problem travelling to mexico and re entering the US after having the temporary cr1 visa(temporary gc as what the officer said it is) stamp on my passport within just 1 week of being in the US? We will be in mexico for only 9 days as our honeymoon/vacation? Thank you so much for your answers.

Correct. The stamped visa in your passport is as valid as an actual plastic green card. So that will not hinder your return . You could have left the US the same day you entered and returned using the stamped visa. 

[Nitas_man 3,100]

On 1/11/2016 at 9:48 PM, Igor&Veronika said:

Good evening. I have currently gotten a conditional/temporary green card and planning to go abroad (Russia) ASAP to visit my family. Are there any other documents except my Russian passport and a temp green card I need to reenter the US border on my way back? I read before that I need a travel permit or smth like that. Is that true???

Thank you i advance and appreciate your assistance on this matter.

Just passport and green card

 

Safe trip!

[Yra 0]

On 8/24/2019 at 10:33 PM, Lil bear said:

Correct. The stamped visa in your passport is as valid as an actual plastic green card. So that will not hinder your return . You could have left the US the same day you entered and returned using the stamped visa. 

But the stamp just says admitted sfr then the date i arrived in poe then class cr1. They did not fill in date  (until) on it. Im just scared coz ive read comments like theres some words on the stamp that says temp gc. Im not really sure....i did not have problem entering mexico using it, im concerned now on entering the US again. Please help me understand more about this. Thank you guys in advance. We are only stay for 9 days in Mexico by the way.

[Just Paul 4,591]

1 hour ago, Yra said:

But the stamp just says admitted sfr then the date i arrived in poe then class cr1. They did not fill in date  (until) on it. Im just scared coz ive read comments like theres some words on the stamp that says temp gc. Im not really sure....i did not have problem entering mexico using it, im concerned now on entering the US again. Please help me understand more about this. Thank you guys in advance. We are only stay for 9 days in Mexico by the way.

We traveled back to Mexico with just the stamp 6 days after entering from Mexico.  No issues.