Going to Vancouver from US to renew PH Passport?

[Moofy 1]

I am curious if any PH citizens who are green card holders have gone to Canada (Vancouver) to renew their PH passport? If so, how do you get back into the US? My understanding is they would take the Passport (leaving you only with your Green Card) - is this correct? Is there a way to drive up to Vancouver, get your PH Passport renewed and easily return to the US?

 

Thanks!

[mindthegap 2,590]

LPRs do not need a passport to enter the US (8 CFR 211.1(a) 

[Crazy Cat 41,982]

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[ArmyVet 146]

41 minutes ago, Moofy said:

I am curious if any PH citizens who are green card holders have gone to Canada (Vancouver) to renew their PH passport? If so, how do you get back into the US? My understanding is they would take the Passport (leaving you only with your Green Card) - is this correct? Is there a way to drive up to Vancouver, get your PH Passport renewed and easily return to the US?

 

Thanks!

 

Requirements for entering Canada by land or sea are a little more lax than the rules for entering by air. All you need to provide is a photo ID, such as a driver's license, NEXUS card, or a passport from your country of origin, and your green card as proof of lawful permanent resident status in the U.S.

[Moofy 1]

The question was about her coming back to the US because the PH embassy will take her passport and leave her only with her Green Card to re-enter via the Blaine border. Was just making sure she didn't need a Green Card AND a passport to re-enter the US. The border has been a rough place lately (coming into the US).

[xyz12345 260]

1 hour ago, Moofy said:

I am curious if any PH citizens who are green card holders have gone to Canada (Vancouver) to renew their PH passport? If so, how do you get back into the US? My understanding is they would take the Passport (leaving you only with your Green Card) - is this correct? Is there a way to drive up to Vancouver, get your PH Passport renewed and easily return to the US?

 

Thanks!

Hi, I think you should call first the consulate that has jurisdiction over the area that you're currently living to check if going to Vancouver for renewal is allowed in the first place.

 

Check out this website:

Http://renewphilippinepassport.com/philippine-consular-outreach-schedule-in-usa/   I'm using my cell to type so I'm not exactly sure about the web address.

 

Anyway,  go to the bottom of the very long page and check the list of reminders. One of them talks about consular jurisdiction. 

 

 

[Hank_ 9,174]

1 hour ago, Moofy said:

I am curious if any PH citizens who are green card holders have gone to Canada (Vancouver) to renew their PH passport? If so, how do you get back into the US? My understanding is they would take the Passport (leaving you only with your Green Card) - is this correct? Is there a way to drive up to Vancouver, get your PH Passport renewed and easily return to the US?

 

Thanks!

To follow the K.I.S.S. philosophy, I would check the outreach event calendar for when the consulate will be in your state or close enough of a drive .. get the passport renewal done during an outreach event if driving/flying to the consulate is out of the question.  

 

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I was typing too slow  ...  now you have two good suggestions that follow KISS

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[AKteacher 104]

23 hours ago, xyz12345 said:

>>Hi, I think you should call first the consulate that has jurisdiction over the area that you're currently living to check if going to Vancouver for renewal is allowed in the first place. 

 

This is good advice. My wife once tried to renew at another consulate (not the one that has jurisdiction over our permanent address) and she was not allowed to to this.  Make sure you use the correct consulate:

 

http://www.philippineembassy-usa.org/philippines-dc/consulate-finder-dc/

 

 

 

[Hank_ 9,174]

There is no restriction to a certain consulate for renewing the passport ..  if someone at a consulate refused to allow the passport renewal, they injected their personal opinion.

[AKteacher 104]

23 hours ago, Hank_ said:

There is no restriction to a certain consulate for renewing the passport ..  if someone at a consulate refused to allow the passport renewal, they injected their personal opinion.

Actually, it was the Vancouver Consulate that refused to renew a passport and also to red-ribbon documents. Not sure why - we were polite and professional. This happened about 4 years ago. We had to go to San Francisco to get these things done.

 

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[Moofy 1]

Hey AK - did they say "why" they rejected the renewal of the passport?

[Hank_ 9,174]

40 minutes ago, AKteacher said:

Actually, it was the Vancouver Consulate that refused to renew a passport and also to red-ribbon documents. Not sure why - we were polite and professional. This happened about 4 years ago. We had to go to San Francisco to get these things done.

 

 

Well that suks   ...   but as the saying goes "can't fight city hall"

[AKteacher 104]

13 hours ago, Moofy said:

Hey AK - did they say "why" they rejected the renewal of the passport?

They told me that they were under instructions from the Philippines gov't that any paperwork must go through the proper consulate. I asked them why and they told me that that's the way it is and they must follow procedure. There really wasn't any way to argue around it. Perhaps things have changed since then, I don't know. I suppose you could call them ahead of time to avoid a wasted trip. We happened to be in Vancouver anyway so it delayed things a little but it wasn't a huge deal for us.

 

If I were you, I'd be more concerned about getting back into the US - I'm not certain but I think a passport is required now even from Canada and Mexico.
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[AKteacher 104]

14 minutes ago, AKteacher said:

They told me that they were under instructions from the Philippines gov't that any paperwork must go through the proper consulate. I asked them why and they told me that that's the way it is and they must follow procedure. There really wasn't any way to argue around it. Perhaps things have changed since then, I don't know. I suppose you could call them ahead of time to avoid a wasted trip. We happened to be in Vancouver anyway so it delayed things a little but it wasn't a huge deal for us.

 

If I were you, I'd be more concerned about getting back into the US - I'm not certain but I think a passport is required now even from Canada and Mexico.
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Apparently green card holders do not need a foreign passport to reenter the US, but I'm not sure I would be comfortable relying on that exception:

 

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1191/kw/traveling outside of the US documents needed

[Moofy 1]

We EMailed the PH Embassy in Vancouver and they confirmed we're welcome (as US Citizens) to come and renew her passport there. I'll let everyone know when it's done (her appointment is scheduled for next week).