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2 hours ago, inkasminka said:

I applied last week (4/25), they reused my biometrics and today I got a notification that my interview is scheduled for 6/22. I am shocked! 

Wow nice! Lucky. 
Is it because you have been a green card holder for more than 3 or 5 years?

Just filed this morning! Good luck everyone!

On 11/28/2023 at 12:38 AM, OldUser said:

I'd think it's the GC that grants visa free entry to Mexico, not a reentry permit.

Yes, the Greencard that grants visa free to Mexico but they can use the Reentry Permit in leau of the passport. So you need to bring both instead of just the Reentry Permit. 

29 minutes ago, Sammylee909 said:

This is what I found on the mexican consular webiste

• If you are a Permanent Resident of the following countries: Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and any of the countries of the Schengen Area, you do not need a visa to enter Mexico for tourism, business or transit purposes. All individuals in this category are required to present their valid and unexpired Resident Card along with their passports. Both documents must be valid during your entire stay in Mexico. 

• US travel document holders must present a US valid Permanent Resident when entering Mexico if they are nationals of the countries listed in the following link: http://www.inm.gob.mx/index.php/page/Paises_Visa

I am assuming REENTRY PERMIT is considered travel document? Mexican consulate here in nyc has been impossible to reach via email/phone or appointment..:(

Yes, REENTRY PERMIT is a travel document.  So I guess you don’t need a visa!

31 minutes ago, OldUser said:

My understanding :

1. It's not enough to have reentry permit to enter other countries. They may require visa.

2. If one has reentry permit and GC, some destinations such as Mexico, should in theory allow entry visa free.

That’s literally what I just said in the posts above. You need to apply for a visa to other countries if you have a Reentry Permit and Greencard. But some countries like Canada and Mexico may let you in without a visa. 
i went to Mexico by cruise and didn’t need one. Just a Reentry Permit and GC. 

5 hours ago, OldUser said:

I doubt you can use just the reentry permit to enter Mexico. If there is nothing explicitly said about it, then it's not allowed.

You can. Reentry Permit can be used instead of passport. Like if a person used to be refugee and couldn’t get a national passport from their own country, they can use the Reentry Permit like a passport

6 hours ago, Sammylee909 said:

Yes, i saw that as well. My question really is if I can use the REENTRY PERMIT instead of the Passport along with the GC. It does say Travel Document holders can travel with GC on the consulate website but nothing specific as to US issued reentry permit.. Cant seem to get any answer from the consulate here in NYC. THANKS 

You definitely can! I don’t have a passport from my birth country so I have been using the Reentry Permit instead of the national passport to travel everywhere around the world from France, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Australia, and even a cruise to Mexico, Bahamas, Bermuda. The problem is I’m not sure if you have to apply for a visa using your Reentry Permit or not. Each country has a different law. But I have been using only my Reentry Permit and GC with no problem exiting and entering a country. I just have to apply for a visa to all the countries above except for when I arrived on a cruise. 

8 hours ago, Sammylee909 said:

Thank you for your response! Tried calling the Mexican consulate but they don’t seem to know 😞 It has been a struggle trying to find the answer to this question! 

I feel you. I had a hard time finding an answer as well! So, you just need to know if you need to apply for a visa or not? i just google it and it says you don’t. 
 

14 minutes ago, Sammylee909 said:

Hi! Were you able to travel with the reentry permit and the greencard to Mexico? I am planning on traveling and looking for confirmation from someone who has gone through the process. Your response is very much appreciated. Thank you 

Hi! i cancelled my Mexico trip but I was able to use the Reentry Permit and greencard to travel to other countries like France, Australia, and Japan. Just need to apply for a visa for each country. 

15 hours ago, steve-phuket said:

are you talking about I131 application? it took 14 months for my wife to finally get one and i called every month to ask then why so long

Yea... I-131... it took mine 8 months last time when I applied in 2021...It has been pending for 7-8 months for the current application.

On 3/27/2023 at 10:46 AM, OldUser said:

Re-entry permit or travel document?

Reentry Permit is a travel document

On 3/27/2023 at 9:01 AM, Mike E said:

I had not realized there were airlines that would board you on flights to foreign countries with a re-entry permit. Or foreign countries that accept s re-entry permit for entry into their countries.

 

In https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-131.pdf 

 

Part 2. Application Type

which box did you select?

I am not here to ask for help on Reentry Permit. I have been traveling the world for years now with only a Reentry permit. 

On 3/25/2023 at 10:24 AM, Mike E said:

It is the new normal. You can travel without it being approved

I can't get a national passport from my country.. so I really need the reentry permit.. I have been traveling with that many times.

Hi everyone!

Has anyone applied for Reentry Permit last year and has already been approved?

Every time I checked the processing time, it keeps  taking longer and longer.... last time I checked it was 12 months, then 14, now it's 17 months... WTH!

Hi everyone!

i have a question, do we need to submit the child’s birth certificate while submitting the form or just bring it during the interview?

thank you!

32 minutes ago, HRQX said:

The following page notes that Reentry Permit and green card is sufficient, but you can call your local Mexican consulate to confirm: https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/mcallen/index.php/comunicados-2016/4-documentacion/doctos?start=10

Regulations For Us And Canadians Citizens

NEW REGULATIONS FOR US AND CANADIANS CITIZENS ENTERING MEXICO

Effective March 1st, 2010, all US and Canadian Citizens are now required to present the following valid documents when entering Mexico:

United States of America

1. US Citizens traveling by air, land or sea to Mexico are required to present:

   • U.S. Passport, or.

   • US Passport Card.

2. US Permanent Residents traveling by air, land or sea to Mexico are required to present:

• Permanent Resident Card, or

• Temporary Permanent Resident Card expired, plus the Notice of Action (I-797 Form), indicating that the status has been extended, or

• U.S. Immigrant Visa, or

• U.S. Re-Entry Permit (I-327 Form), or

• Transportation Letter issue by the U. S. Government, or

• Alien Documentation, Identification and Telecommunication Stamp (ADIT) on the passport or on the I-94 Form, or

• U.S. Refugee Travel Document.

Canada

1. Canadian citizens traveling to Mexico by air, land or sea are required to present valid passport to prove the identity.

2. Permanent Residents of Canada are required to present the following valid documents when traveling by air, land or sea to Mexico:

• Permanent Resident Card, or

• Certificate of Identity, or

• Refugee Travel Document.

You are awesome! I have been looking for this. Thank you!

Thanks for your reply. But I can't get one from my country. I used to be an Asylee.

This is the info that I found online:

Mexico (Travel Document + Green Card Required) (Travel Document + Green Card or unexpired visa from USA, Canada, Japan, UK, Ireland or Schengen Area Required )

Just want to confirm it with people who have used Reentry Permit to travel to Mexico before.

Another purpose for the re-entry permit is to serve as an international travel document in lieu of a passport for U.S. permanent residents who are stateless, who cannot get a passport from their country, or who wish to travel to a place where they cannot use their passport^[3]. A permanent resident who obtained permanent residence as a refugee may either apply for a refugee travel document or a re-entry permit, but not both.

Hi everyone! I am planning to travel to Mexico. I don't have a national passport, only the US Reentry Permit and my greencard? Will I be able to use them instead of a national passport?

I assume no visa is required for US permanent resident right?

Thanks for your time!

So, here's my problem... I was granted an asylum about almost 20 years ago, but recently my dad petitioned me as an unmarried child of US Citizen for AOS. My green card category code is F-16. Am I allowed to apply for a national passport and go back to the country where I claimed a persecution? Or can I only use a re-entry permit to travel to my home country? I have always been using a Refugee Travel Doc to travel to the other countries, can I still use that since I have a green card now? Or I have to apply for a Re-Entry Permit? Thanks for answering, guys.

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So, here's my problem... I was granted an asylum about almost 20 years ago, but recently my dad petitioned me as an unmarried child of US Citizen for AOS. My green card category code is F-16. Am I allowed to apply for a national passport and go back to the country where I claimed a prosecution? Or I can only use a re-entry permit to travel to other countries (except the country where I claimed a prosecution)? I have always been using a Refugee Travel Doc to travel to the other countries, can I still use that since I have a green card now? Or I have to apply for a Re-Entry Permit?

2 hours ago, Visitor User said:

My lawyer and I brought everything we submitted and more like Passports, etc so we front loaded.  I was asked few random YES/NO questions from the I-485 and the IO asked for my I-94 only because he there was some confusion on my ETA-750 from 2001. 

Did you go by yourself or you had to bring your petitioner?

3 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

It will tell you on your interview letter.

It doesn't mention anything about it specifically if the petitioner is a parent.. It says "Bring your spouse if your cased is based on a petition filed by your spouse), evidence of ommon residence and shared life, lease, rent or mortgage agreements, bank statements, income tax returns for the last two years. All marriage certificates and divorce decrees.

Anyone familiar with this? What should I bring to the interview besides the birth certificate? Since this is not based on marriage, I shouldn't have to bring any proofs like you do when you have your spouse as your petitioner, right?

Do you know what questions will be asked during the interview, basically? Thanks for your time! :)

36 minutes ago, Georgia16 said:

Do they say why?

 

Background check? 

 

 

On august of 2018, it says pending background check

On october 2018, it says the application is already at the local office  and ask to wait 120 days...

it's almost been 120 days since then..

Just now, jakejon said:

Have you submitted a case inquiry? Seems your eligible to submit one as your outside normal processing times according to the USCIS for New Orleans...

Thanks for your reply. I have submitted several SR. They just kept giving me a generic answer that my application is still pending