Traveling on Extension Letter?

[Hello729 74]

Hi everyone,

I desperately need your help and would appreciate any help you can give us.  
 

My wife needs to travel back to her hometown.  And we have the extension in hand.  We are in the midst of removing condition.  

 

My question is:  do we need to get a passport for her?

[Crazy Cat 41,981]

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[OldUser 6,890]

49 minutes ago, Hello729 said:

Hi everyone,

I desperately need your help and would appreciate any help you can give us.  
 

My wife needs to travel back to her hometown.  And we have the extension in hand.  We are in the midst of removing condition.  

 

My question is:  do we need to get a passport for her?

Where is the town? If you're travelling domestically in USA, there's no need for passport. A valid driver license or state ID (preferably REAL ID) is all you need.

 

If travelling internationally by air, all travellers need passports. US citizen needs a valid US passport. Green Card holder needs valid passport from their country of citizenship. Green card and extension letter are in addition to passport.

Edited April 27, 2023 by OldUser

[Daphne . 1,888]

By hometown do you mean overseas? Yes, she will need a passport if she travels internationally

[Hello729 74]

43 minutes ago, Daphne . said:

By hometown do you mean overseas? Yes, she will need a passport if she travels internationally

Sorry yes she will be traveling to China 

44 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Where is the town? If you're travelling domestically in USA, there's no need for passport. A valid driver license or state ID (preferably REAL ID) is all you need.

 

If travelling internationally by air, all travellers need passports. US citizen needs a valid US passport. Green Card holder needs valid passport from their country of citizenship. Green card and extension letter are in addition to passport.

Sorry yes she will be traveling to China 

[Timona 4,207]

Of course she needs her Chinese PP

[Daphne . 1,888]

46 minutes ago, Hello729 said:

Sorry yes she will be traveling to China  

Then obviously she would need a passport.
And she needs to make sure to also have her expired greencard and (unexpired) extension letter with her. If her passport and greencard have a different last name (in case of name change after marriage) she also needs to bring her marriage certificate to show her name change. 

[OldUser 6,890]

1 hour ago, Hello729 said:

Sorry yes she will be traveling to China 

Sorry yes she will be traveling to China 

Bonus point. If she ever seeked political asylum from China she likely cannot go back to China without complicating future naturalization in the US.

Edited April 27, 2023 by OldUser

[Dashinka 24,597]

I will add, make a few copies of the extension letter.  When my wife was traveling through Beijing with an expired GC and extension letter, the airline check-in clerk asked to keep a copy of the letter.  Luckily my wife had a few copies as she needed the original to present at US CBP when returning.

[Dashinka 24,597]

10 hours ago, Hello729 said:

Hi everyone,

I desperately need your help and would appreciate any help you can give us.  
 

My wife needs to travel back to her hometown.  And we have the extension in hand.  We are in the midst of removing condition.  

 

My question is:  do we need to get a passport for her?

Does she not have a valid Chinese passport?  The GC/Extension letter will not get her on a plane for China.

[Hello729 74]

2 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Does she not have a valid Chinese passport?  The GC/Extension letter will not get her on a plane for China.

Yes, she does.  But, will she need an American passport too?

 

Thank you for taking the time to respond to me.

[Hello729 74]

2 hours ago, Dashinka said:

I will add, make a few copies of the extension letter.  When my wife was traveling through Beijing with an expired GC and extension letter, the airline check-in clerk asked to keep a copy of the letter.  Luckily my wife had a few copies as she needed the original to present at US CBP when returning.

This is gem and thank you so much for the reminder.

[Hello729 74]

10 hours ago, Daphne . said:

Then obviously she would need a passport.
And she needs to make sure to also have her expired greencard and (unexpired) extension letter with her. If her passport and greencard have a different last name (in case of name change after marriage) she also needs to bring her marriage certificate to show her name change. 

Got it and thank you so much.  Will she need an American passport?

1 minute ago, Hello729 said:

This is gem and thank you so much for the reminder.

Will she need an American passport?

[D-R-J 192]

4 minutes ago, Hello729 said:

Yes, she does.  But, will she need an American passport too?

 

Thank you for taking the time to respond to me.

She won’t be able to get a US passport until she becomes a US citizen.

[Dashinka 24,597]

7 minutes ago, Hello729 said:

Got it and thank you so much.  Will she need an American passport?

Will she need an American passport?

She cannot get that until after naturalization.