R B
24 de jul de 2025
Travelling with expired greencard
I have an expired greencard along with an I-797 notice clearly stating the extension of my greencard while allowing me to work and travel for an additional 48 months.
yesterday I was scheduled to travel from JFK to Mumbai via Frankfurt as a layover.
I was denied checking in to my flight at the airport stating that the extension letter is invalid and not honored by the German immigration authorities. I was told I could not transit in Germany at all in this situation. The airline personnel also mentioned that it would be okay if I took a Zurich layover instead.
Has anyone had issues with other countries not honoring their greencard extension letters?
Also has anyone had issues entering the United States thereafter with an expired greencard and an extension letter?
Looking for urgent advice / insights / experiences!
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M. Y.24 de jul de 2025
I had similir problem with Lufthansa (Newark Airport) when I went to Türkiye. I told them that I would be okay if I have 3 hours layover. but they didn’t take me to the plane. The supervisor of Lufthansa gave a free ticket of Turkish Airlines. And when I came back from Turkiye to New Jersey I didn’t have any problem in Munich, Germany where my stop was in.
It was nonsense to me that I couldn’t go to Germany from USA but I made from Turkiye.
R B24 de jul de 2025
That is so strange! was there an issue in Newark with the US authorities when you entered the United States or did the US authorities smoothly accept the extension letter? how long back was this?
does anyone have any experience with Emirates and Dubai?
char lie24 de jul de 2025
i came back yesterday from austria to newark - it was very smooth!
that greencard is really green 24 de jul de 2025
i wouldnt travel
R B25 de jul de 2025
@el va what airline was it?
S Castillo25 de jul de 2025
i751 experience
char lie25 de jul de 2025
austrian airlines
M. Y.26 de jul de 2025
@R B I didn’t have any issue when I came back to Newark. I had to go to the secondary room because I had my travel permit that I used it. I think this flight issue is about Germany itself. They have some restrictions about transit flights. This was in January 2025.
