Question:
Does anyone know what the options
are for a Russian citizen who is:
a) married
to a US citizen and is in the US
b) is a [newly
appointed] greencard holder
c) BUT their
Russian passport is long since expired!
d) they want
to visit family in Russia Does she
have to obtain a new Russian passport
to travel abroad? Is there such
a thing as a "U.S. passport for
greencard holders"? If she has to
obtain a Russian passport, does
she have to go to Russia or are
new ones given at the Russian consolute?
Answer:
You need a travel document of some
sort, either a passport or another
travel document such as a re-entry
permit. You don't actually need
a travel document to get out of
the US or to be readmitted. Your
GC alone will do that if you are
gone for less than a year. But you
may have trouble getting into other
countries and out of Russia without
a passport or other travel document.
The Russian consulate should be
able to give you a passport.
