gbmarisela

While I don't have my GC yet, my Mom has been in Florida for nearly 3 years.

She has visited me in Canada for the holidays, and travelled on cruises, returning to the US with only her GC.

She's had no issues, at least as far as I know.

I think you'll be just fine.

Have a safe trip!!

Thanks for sharing this info with me! Do you know what documents she usually shows during check-in?

We have two separate flights:

- First flight is Seattle to LAX with Alaska Airlines.

- Second flight is LAX to Bogota with Aeromexico.

Would I have trouble getting in the second plane if I print a boarding pass online to have with me when we arrive in LAX? Since we're not going through security at LAX because we are taking the next flight directly after the one from Seattle, and we're only bringing carry on (again, no time to get out and re-check our bags). Would this be an issue? Should I be just fine showing my Chilean ID or US ID when I get on the plane to Bogota?

Thanks guys.

Hi everybody,

I am currently in the process of becoming a citizen, after living in the US for 10+ years. I am originally from Chile. My husband, a US citizen, and I will be traveling to Colombia soon. Unfortunately, I have just realized that my Chilean passport is expired, and I would have to travel to San Francisco to renovate it, plus it would take 15 days or more to receive it. We are traveling in a month.

I have my naturalization interview on May 26, and I am hoping that I will get to do the oath ceremony the same day, so I can expedite my American passport in order to travel, but who knows...

Because I am still a Chilean citizen, and I have my identity card from there, I can enter Colombia without a passport, just my Chilean ID and a form that I fill out at the airport. Now, my issue is coming back to the US. I have been reading online and from what I gather, I can enter the US with just my green card. This is where I found this information: https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1191/~/traveling-outside-of-the-u.s.---documents-needed-for-lawful-permanent-residents

It reads: "Lawful Permanent Residents of the U.S. must present a Permanent Resident Card ("Green Card", INS Form I-551), a Reentry Permit (if gone for more than 1 year), or a Returning Resident Visa (if gone for 2 years or more) to reenter the United States. U.S. LPRs do not need a passport to enter the United States as per (8 CFR 211.1(a)), however, they may need a passport to enter another country. Please contact the embassy of the foreign country you will be traveling to for their requirements."

Has anybody had any experiences with entering the country with just a Green Card? Is this possible?

Thank you so much! We already have the plane tickets and this is worrying me a lot.

Marisela