non US citizens that have traveled out of the country... chime in

[mxl360]

I want to make sure my understanding is correct. I am a perminent resident of US. If I would like to visit another country (where I dont have citizenship). I believe I need a passport from the country where I have citizenship and a visa to the country I'll be visiting.

Currently I have neither a passport or visa... just a USA alien card. Where do I obtain a passport and visa? What paperwork would I need?

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[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

You are an american you should know, if you dont know then i dont think you should be an american (not to sound like an ***)

just my .02 cents

 

[Calikid 5,000+ posts]

Just get the US passport. Go to any postal office.

 

[pilyin 10+ year member]

Just get the US passport. Go to any postal office.

He can't, he's not a US Citizen. If you're traveling out of the country (at least driving) you will need your green card and that's all. I would also take some other form of ID just to be safe though. Your green card has the same swipe strip as a passport (if it's fairly recent). I know this because my wife's sister and husband wanted to go to Canada and are not citizens and they called the border.

If you're flying, I'd call and ask to be safe.

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

****, you guys don't read, do you? lol

He's not an American citizen.

Yes, you need a passport from your native country, and most countries will require a visa as well. Your US Permanent Resident card (aka Green Card) will not serve you any good abroad. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[mxl360]

You are an american you should know, if you dont know then i dont think you should be an american (not to sound like an ***)
just my .02 cents

you dont sound like an ***... but your IQ sounds a bit low.

what does wanting or not wanting to be an american have to do with this?

If you don't know what i'm talking about then i don't think you should be allow to be a post Wh0re (not to sound like an ***)

just my .02 cents

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

He can't, he's not a US Citizen. If you're traveling out of the country (at least driving) you will need your green card and that's all. I would also take some other form of ID just to be safe though. Your green card has the same swipe strip as a passport (if it's fairly recent). I know this because my wife's sister and husband wanted to go to Canada and are not citizens and they called the border.
If you're flying, I'd call and ask to be safe.

What you're talking about is getting BACK into the US... not the border guards getting into whatever country. It all depends on where his citizenship IS, if he'll be allowed to enter. I know, I've been through this before...

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

http://www.travel.state.gov/ this site can probably answer your questions, or at least point you in the right direction.

 

[scarolinablazin 10+ year member]

You are an american you should know, if you dont know then i dont think you should be an american (not to sound like an ***)
just my .02 cents

agree 10000000000% but not giving my 2 cents cause you`ll just steal it and send it to family in mexico or somewhere

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

i hope not everyone in sc are as ignorant as you

 

[scarolinablazin 10+ year member]

i hope not everyone in sc are as ignorant as you

when you yourself can`t even form a proper sentence you have no right to call any1 ignorant. and i am very happy that there are others like me here and everywhere or the spics and wetbacks would take MY WHOLE COUNTRY without us.

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

when you yourself can`t even form a proper sentence you have no right to call any1 ignorant. and i am very happy that there are others like me here and everywhere or the spics and wetbacks would take MY WHOLE COUNTRY without us.

Wow.... thank goodness I know 2 people in Anderson, SC who have an IQ higher than average... they are working to balance out the idiocy.

To the OP, you get your passport from your birth country (or the one you have citizenship in), you get the visa from the country you're visiting. Some countries will let members of neighboring or favored countries visit without a visa for a period of time, but it does depend on the country of origin and the country you're visiting. For instance, my wife and I visited Canada, and she (a US permanent resident like you) needed no visa, nor did I as a US citizen. Keep in mind, US-Canada border laws are in the process of changing, and different identification requirements are coming, if they haven't already been implemented. Travel throughout the Caribbean was the same, no visa needed for visits less than 30-60 days, depending on the country (for US citizens with a passport, birth certificate or voter ID card).

However, when we traveled to Austria, she needed a visa. I didn't. US citizens were allowed free entry into EU nations without difficulty for short stays. My wife was a US PR and a legal resident of Ireland (an EU nation) with an Irish ID card, but still needed a visa for Austria. Strange, as you'd think that it wouldn't matter, as she was a legal Irish resident and should have been able to come to Austria without a problem... but she needed a visa because her passport was Caribbean, and not from the US.

It gets complicated, but you have to do the research if you want to cover your bases... don't get screwed and get turned back, I've had friends this happened to, and it cost them thousands of dollars and a whole lot of heartache.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

Just stay home, much easier that way. Besides, there is going to be lots of good stuff on TV.