Travel permit for lost Green Card while overseas. Question 5A, page 2

[Nouchigang 200]

Hello all,

 

My mother unfortunately lost her Green card during a trip overseas. 

I have started the process for her to get a visa to be able to come back.

I am filling out I131A ( source:https://ci.usembassy.gov/information-for-lawful-permanent-residents-lprs/ )

Now on part 3, question 5A it asked: " Have you ever been issued a travel document"?

Does the travel permit issued during the Green card application process applies for this question? 

She was issued a travel document and work permit during the application process using form I131.

So If we respond yes to 5a, then the next question asks for the disposition. Should I put expired there?

And provide a brief explanation in part 7 as explained in the instructions?

 

Your help will be greatly appreciated please 

 

Thanks 

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

You might just need to file for the replacement.

Read this post:

 

Edited January 16, 2022 by Allaboutwaiting

[Nouchigang 200]

28 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

You might just need to file for the replacement.

Read this post:

 

The person was coming from Canada which has a direct border with the US.

For my mother this case is impossible as she is coming from west africa and she is transiting thru France so the airline and french officials will not let her board the plane without a visa

[arken 4,197]

1 hour ago, Nouchigang said:

Does the travel permit issued during the Green card application process applies for this question? 

Yes.

1 hour ago, Nouchigang said:

So If we respond yes to 5a, then the next question asks for the disposition. Should I put expired there?

Yes

 

1 hour ago, Nouchigang said:

And provide a brief explanation in part 7 as explained in the instructions?

Why? What is there to explain? She was provided a travel document which is now expired and is already said so by above two questions.

 

 

[iwannaplay54 985]

1 hour ago, arken said:

Yes.

Yes

 

Why? What is there to explain? She was provided a travel document which is now expired and is already said so by above two questions.

 

 

Should be easy then

[Nouchigang 200]

11 hours ago, arken said:

Yes.

Yes

 

Why? What is there to explain? She was provided a travel document which is now expired and is already said so by above two questions.

 

 

Thank you for the prompt response.

That's what I thought. 

It says if yes to give a brief explanation see the screenshot

[Nouchigang 200]

10 hours ago, iwannaplay54 said:

Should be easy then

Yes indeed I am done with the form and everything else. I am just waiting on the police report and I will send the email to the embassy by EOD.

Thank you for your input I appreciate it

[Ayrton 965]

16 hours ago, Nouchigang said:

Hello all,

 

My mother unfortunately lost her Green card during a trip overseas. 

I have started the process for her to get a visa to be able to come back.

I am filling out I131A ( source:https://ci.usembassy.gov/information-for-lawful-permanent-residents-lprs/ )

Now on part 3, question 5A it asked: " Have you ever been issued a travel document"?

Does the travel permit issued during the Green card application process applies for this question? 

She was issued a travel document and work permit during the application process using form I131.

So If we respond yes to 5a, then the next question asks for the disposition. Should I put expired there?

And provide a brief explanation in part 7 as explained in the instructions?

 

Your help will be greatly appreciated please 

 

Thanks 

No. She was issued an Advance Parole, not a Travel Document. They are basically asking if she had filed another 131A before.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

***** Moving from AOS forum as Op's mom already has a greencard, to Travelling During Immigration for more answers *****

[arken 4,197]

5 hours ago, Ayrton said:

No. She was issued an Advance Parole, not a Travel Document. They are basically asking if she had filed another 131A before.

Advance parole is a travel document as well.

[arken 4,197]

10 hours ago, Nouchigang said:

Thank you for the prompt response.

That's what I thought. 

It says if yes to give a brief explanation see the screenshot

Yeah then why not.

[Nouchigang 200]

Hello all, thank you for quick responses and shout out to the US embassy in Abidjan,  Cote d'Ivoire that was very quick in handling my mother's case. 

Quick recap and how the issue was sorted, the green card was lost at the airport on January 15th

We sent the email requesting an appointment with all necessary documents as outlined on the embassy's website on Monday January 17 at night.

Tuesday Morning at 8 AM the embassy called my mother and asked her to come in that same day at 1PM.

They interviewed her that day and did all necessary verification. They took her passport to put the boarding foil and told her to come back Friday between 8 and 10AM for pick up.

Friday morning she picked up the passport, and Friday night she was on the plane back to US.

With the connection she arrived in the US precisely in Atlanta on Saturday and went thru immigration with no issues.

This was a costly and unfortunate event but I am glad it was sorted really fast.

Now that she is back I am going to file for the I-90.

 

Thanks again