Vietnamese Passport Extension

[Kenneth124 0]

Hello all, 

My wife is looking to renew her vietnamese passport. Her greencard is currently expired but she has the extension letter from i751. It has been 2 years and we are still waiting on the interview for it. We just tried one of those services that helps with passport renewal and we were told passport renewal with expired GC + extension letter is not possible. Can anyone confirm this? We need your help

[Crazy Cat 44,031]

Why would a foreign passport renewal be related to an expired Green card?  I'm not connecting the two. You don't need a Green Card to renew a foreign passport.

[Kenneth124 0]

4 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Why would a foreign passport renewal be related to an expired Green card?  I'm not connecting the two. You don't need a Green Card to renew a foreign passport.

That is what we thought. Can you provide any insights on the passport application?

[Crazy Cat 44,031]

1 minute ago, Kenneth124 said:

That is what we thought. Can you provide any insights on the passport application?

No....but your post is in the right spot for the VN experts to see.  Good luck.  I hope you get this straightened out soon.

[Ban Hammer 14,161]

2 minutes ago, Kenneth124 said:

That is what we thought. Can you provide any insights on the passport application?

your best bet is to talk to the vietnamese embassy 

[JeanneAdil 7,004]

https://vietnamembassy-usa.org/page/how-get-vietnamese-passport-renewed-expired-or-soon-be-expired-passports-or-replaced-lost-or

 

to renew instructions from USA 

[JasonGG 280]

It's a pretty straight forward process following the instruction posted earlier (https://vietnamembassy-usa.org/page/how-get-vietnamese-passport-renewed-expired-or-soon-be-expired-passports-or-replaced-lost-or). They do not care about her U.S. green card.

 

That link is to the embassy in Washington, DC. You should contact them to ask about the fee. We paid $165 a few years ago for my daughter and wife during COVID. Also send a self-addressed, postage paid priority mail envelope for them to send it back to you. You can track it's return that way, but DC is really quick and passports and visas have always taken a week or less.

 

Jason

 

[Rome & Ann 3]

Good luck with getting anyone on the phone to answer at the Embassy I end up taking a a day off and drove to Consulate General of Vietnam in Houston – Texas we already had the renewal application filled and had passport photos ready it only took a few hours and she had her new passport and while I was there I renewed my family visa. 

[Cathi 5,837]

6 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

Why would a foreign passport renewal be related to an expired Green card?  I'm not connecting the two. You don't need a Green Card to renew a foreign passport.

I agree with this. Not only do I agree with it, I can tell you that my husband renewed his Jordanian passport under the same circumstances. He sent everything to the Jordanian Embassy in D.C. You would need to research where to send hers for renewal.