What are the re-entry visa requirements for U.S. Green Card holders traveling to Thailand?

Airline got it wrong

“They” are wrong, as often is the case with airline employees. USCIS officials are the ones to ask, not uninformed airline employees… if she has a green card, she is a legal US resident.

Sounds like you might be able to claim the cost of the flight on the basis of stupidity ( I mean lack of experience) 😂

My wife was out and in many times as green card holder never a question of re-entry. Might have to do with how long outside country though. There are restrictions there

@Kevin *********

From these circumstances and the fact that the airline received these messages through their reservation/booking/ticketing system, then submit a submittal ("complaint") via the U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) TRIP System, where, at the very least, a Redress Control Number would be generated and would help resolve your issues with any airline system (for air ticket destinations into the U.S.)

Steps:

1.) Select None of the Above;

2.) Select Air Travel;

3.) Select My complaint is related to my experience arriving in or departing from the United States;

4.) Select I Require a Review & a Response;

5.) For Where Did This Happen? = Foreign;

6.) For Migrant Registration Number (LPR Number) = A#

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i've had a green card for 43 years and never heard of this. and i recently retired with over 35 years for a major US carrier, and if you were leaving the USA then there is no reason to be stopped if you have the valid passport for the destination Thailand. very very strange.

My wife has a Vietnamese passport, and a US Greencard. She's been in the US since 2006. Starting in 2016, we started staying in Thailand or Vietnam for extended periods, mostly right at 6 months, but once almost 11 months. Didn't travel 2020 until 2022 because of covid. Spent about 9 months/year, in 2 trips each year in Thailand. Last entry to US, in Minneapolis, we were told by immigration officer she had been out of country mostly for the last 2 years, and they could revoke her green card. This would have to be documented and us warned. So they did. Both officers were very rude. We have all things suggested that one needs to prove you have no intention of living out of the country - but neither officer was interested in seeing or listening to that. I pointed out that one reason we were out for extended periods was medical treatment, and the difference in cost, that I have records, and have brought meds back with me. He was only interested that I didn't bring 'over the legal' limit back. Was a disgusting experience - especially when you consider what is happening at the US southern border. Our first entry at that airport, and only one plane arriving, they had pulled at least a dozen people in for further "investigation". Oddly enough, leaving the country from Detroit, there were customs agents in the jetway questioning and searching people to see if they were carrying excess cash out of the country. They seemed to be only questioning Asians, or mixed Asian couples. They were about as rude too. Those were the 1st times such had happened in over 20 years of travel.

Is her green card expired? Because that all she needs. Assuming she not been out the states for more than a year. But even then she’ll get flagged at entry state side.

I left SGF one time to return to Thailand and check in guy try to tell I needed a re entry from Thailand to be able to fly.

Very strange.

Airlines do get it wrong. United at Eugene wouldn’t let a friend of mine in the plane. The 1K desk said that’s nonsense. He went the next day with his record updated by United. It’s a good reason to only travel US airlines. They do screw up but they can fix it. Not so sure about some Asian airline that is $10 lower fare.

Green card holders must not reside outside the US more than 1 year, unless they have applied for a reentry before their trip aboard. If she is denied the entry, she needs to reinstate her green card first while in Thailand.

What type of U.S. permanent residency/Greed Card does she have? Is it a Conditional Green Card with validity for 2-3 years? Or, is it the full U.S. Green Card with validity for 10 years?

Also, since there have been multiple trips outside of the U.S. with the Green Card, how many trips total and what was the length of each trip outside the U.S. ?

These may seem like intrusive and invasive questions, but to pinpoint why the system flagged down someone holding an unexpired U.S. Green Card that has, for this trip, been outside the U.S. for less than 1 year, then these particular questions would help pinpoint if the system flagged her as abadoning her U.S. permanent residency or not....

Unless you omitted details this simply isn't true, is easily found on the US immigration site (as referenced already). So I'm not entirely certain why a google at the counter couldn't yield this information for you, took me 90 seconds to confirm. The counter worker for an airline has no business or benefit doing this when they're clearly wrong and a higher level of authority needed to be included.

Someone gave you miss information. Green card is all you need. The link provided explains this.

I can only talk about Australia. My wife is a Permanent Resident and can reenter for 5 years after the grant, after that she needs a reentry visa. For $500 of course.

They started by refusing to give reentry visas to people seen as undesirable.

Crazy 🤪

Our lawyer specializing in Visa and immigration matters might be able to answer you on that. His name is Wuttichai, you can reached him at 081 441 1668.

The green card itself should be all that is needed to enter the US as long as the holder has been abroad less than one year. If she has been out more than a year, she should have applied for a reentry permit before departing the United States. You can Google "US reentry permit" for more info.

There are also limits when applying for citizenship. It’s been a while but if she is applying, check out the rules.

Quiproquo....

Reentry permit is required for green card holders only if they intend to be absent for more than 1 year. Less than one year, they can reenter with just the green card.

I’ve never heard of this. My wife had a green card and we left and re-entered so many times. We lived outside of America for years and we would return within the 12 month time frame with nothing other than the green card with zero issues. This is new to me.