Maybe a repetitive question...

[lilbunniefufu]

I apologise in advance if it is.

I want to surprise my husband and his family (in the UK) to go out there for a visit. My husband finally got his temporary green card/resident card I've just had him read me exactly what it says on the card...it's a Permanent Resident Card with a category of CF1 (if that helps anyone). I'm planning to get us

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[lilbunniefufu]

EXCELLENT!! You rock!! That's exactly what I wanted to hear.

Yeah, it's the conditional 2-year card. I just called him up and asked him exactly what it says on the card. Getting info out of him is like bleeding a stone!

Thanks!

[anerise]

the new passport rules don't apply to him anymore, because he's not traveling on the visa waiver program, but as a permanent resident of the US. When I was a permanent resident, my old passport wasn't even machine readable, but it didn't matter because I had a green card.

If he has a green card, temporary/conditional or not, he is free to travel in and out of the US on holiday. The conditional green card is pretty much the exact same permanent resident status as unconditional permanent residence- it just has an expiry date on it.

[lilbunniefufu]

Thanks!!!!!!! You guys are all livesavers!!!!

[gemmintheruff]

Leeting one's passport expire is effectively being a person without a state, most particularly if one is travelling internationally. If it is required, and there are few places where a passport is NOT required, he should not consider travelling without updating it.

What if he met up with some prickly INS or customs agent? They don't have to let him back in the country, just because they have a bug up their ass. It's not a position I would ever choose to find myself and a game of roulette I'd never attempt to play.

If I've misunderstood old=expired, then forgive me. Older, current passports are not an issue. My current passport was issued before 10/26/06.

[lilbunniefufu]

It's not old as in expired. It's old as in the old version...scanning, photos, etc. He has to take care of that, I'm not up on the UK rules.

[gemmintheruff]

With that, I can't help, but I can't imagine him being refused entry (Just imagine the load of money a government could make just by changing the passport requirements!). I refuse to fly back to the UK for a wide number of reasons, the recent security shite being just one. :-/ Best wishes for your trip, though.

[frostedmessiah]

Category CF1 is conditional

[lilbunniefufu]

Thanks so much.

When I meant "old", it was the expiry date. It's to comply with the US's demands on an updated passport. To be honest, he has I think another 4 years to go on his passport (by then we'll be living back in the UK anyway).

I wasn't aware of him being able to go through the US citizens lane at the airport though. It never ocurred to either of us that this is allowed. That makes travel with our little 6 month old monster a whole new world!!! (At least with the US side of things). I obviously don't have a UK passport, and the baby doesn't have one yet. We'll be the poor souls going through the immigrant cue at Heathrow.

Thanks for your help!!!

[lilbunniefufu]

wasn't the expiry date...I'll get my fingers working today...at some point! Thanks again

[anerise]

that's one good thing about the US...Permanent residents and US citizens are allowed to go through the same line coming back into the country. (And I think even if he didn't have a green card you're supposed to go through immigration as a family so he'd probably be able to use the US line anyway!) I'm pretty sure it works the other way too so theoretically you should be able to go through the EU line at Heathrow as long as you're travelling with your husband.