Lost/stolen Green Card while in the Philippines?

[EatBulaga 316]

Hello Everyone, I'm trying to anticipate some of the worst-case scenarios for my Filipina national wife if she travels back to the Philippines.

My wife's marriage name on her green card (unexpired) is different from her passport name (maiden name), and she will have with her both the US marriage certificate (marriage name change) and the Philippines Report Of Marriage while traveling to the Philippines.

 

For the case of a lost/stolen green card (unexpired), has anyone ever applied for the I-131A with the US embassy in the Philippines?

https://ph.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizenship-and-immigration-services-uscis-manila/

Would anyone who has gone thru this process please share your experience of applying for a boarding foil to return to the US?

How long was the process? 

Is there anything to look out for or prepare for in this scenario?

My nightmare is that the US embassy won't believe she is married to US citizen or has a green card, and we have to start over with IR1/CR1?

Thanks in advance for any response.

[Lemonslice 4,885]

27 minutes ago, EatBulaga said:

Hello Everyone, I'm trying to anticipate some of the worst-case scenarios for my Filipina national wife if she travels back to the Philippines.

My wife's marriage name on her green card (unexpired) is different from her passport name (maiden name), and she will have with her both the US marriage certificate (marriage name change) and the Philippines Report Of Marriage while traveling to the Philippines.

 

For the case of a lost/stolen green card (unexpired), has anyone ever applied for the I-131A with the US embassy in the Philippines?

https://ph.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizenship-and-immigration-services-uscis-manila/

Would anyone who has gone thru this process please share your experience of applying for a boarding foil to return to the US?

How long was the process? 

Is there anything to look out for or prepare for in this scenario?

My nightmare is that the US embassy won't believe she is married to US citizen or has a green card, and we have to start over with IR1/CR1?

Thanks in advance for any response.

Why wouldn't they believe her? They can take her biometrics again and confirm she is who she says she is...

 

That being said, if you search the forums, you will find many people who have had to request a boarding foil.  

Good to be prepared, but even better not to lose the card.  

[EatBulaga 316]

12 hours ago, Lemonslice said:

Why wouldn't they believe her? They can take her biometrics again and confirm she is who she says she is...

Ok. I didn't know US embassy will take biometrics for USCIS?

 

If the green card does get lost, the only items my wife will have that are relevant for US reentry are: Philippines passport and US marriage certificate, and her US drivers license (Real ID). Hopefully, those are enough to apply for the I-131A?

[RO_AH 1,659]

For me when I arrive to the Philippines I put my passport in a safe place as soon as I arrive to where I am staying. I only carry my USA drivers license around while I am there so that I can be identified if something were to happen to me. Your wife has zero reason to be carrying the green card or any passport around with her while she is there so if that's the case she should not lose it. I wouldn't even worry about this, you can not begin to plan for every possible scenario of what "could" go wrong.