green card holder - traveling question

01-13-2004, 05:48 AM

Hello
So we had our AOS interview last thursday and I got approved

I'd like to ask if I can travel to Mexico and Canada just on my green
card even though as a citizen of Slovak Republic I am required to have
visa for these countries.
What about other countries where US citizen don't need visa but
Slovaks do ?
thanks
Frantisek

01-13-2004, 06:05 AM

Originally posted by Frantisek Trenkler

    > Hello

    > So we had our AOS interview last thursday and I got approved

    > I'd like to ask if I can travel to Mexico and Canada just on my green

    > card even though as a citizen of Slovak Republic I am required to have

    > visa for these countries.

    > What about other countries where US citizen don't need visa but

    > Slovaks do ?

    > thanks

    > Frantisek

Hi:

It is up to the other country. You have to ask them.

__________________
Certified Specialist
Immigration & Nat. Law
Cal. Bar Board of Legal Specialization

Posted via http://britishexpats.com

01-13-2004, 11:30 AM

Canada: GC holders don't need visas
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.html
Mexico: Not sure. It used to be you didn't need one, then I think they
changed it so you did, then perhaps they changed it back. What appeared to
be the official website appeared to be under construction (even my
non-existent Spanish could decypher that!).

Andy.

__________________
I'm not really here, it's just your warped imagination
"Frantisek Trenkler" <> wrote in message
news:...
    > Hello
    > So we had our AOS interview last thursday and I got approved
    > I'd like to ask if I can travel to Mexico and Canada just on my green
    > card even though as a citizen of Slovak Republic I am required to have
    > visa for these countries.
    > What about other countries where US citizen don't need visa but
    > Slovaks do ?
    > thanks
    > Frantisek

01-13-2004, 10:31 PM

Frantisek Trenkler wrote:

    > Hello
    > So we had our AOS interview last thursday and I got approved
    > I'd like to ask if I can travel to Mexico and Canada just on my green
    > card even though as a citizen of Slovak Republic I am required to have
    > visa for these countries.
    > What about other countries where US citizen don't need visa but
    > Slovaks do ?
    > thanks
    > Frantisek

You should ask the nearest Mexican and Canadian consulates.

Unfortunately, I wasn't too impress. All of the Mexican consulate web
sites, except San Jose CA, told me that Russian green card holders
needed a visa. Apparently the law changed right after 9-11 and then
changed back. The change back, to not being required, apparently isn't
well documented. I even asked AA and Mexicana's customer service and was
told one was needed. My wife did not get one, and had no problem flying
to Cancun. To be safe, we had the consulate issue her a tourist card,
while mine was obtained from the airport.