Can I travel to Mexico with just a green card and no passport?
Can a US permanent resident travel to Mexico without a passport? No, all travelers including US permanent residents will require a passport to enter and exit Mexico. This in addition to the Mexico Tourist Card.
Can I travel to Mexico with just my green card?
Green Card holders hold the right to live and work in the United States permanently without restriction. Therefore any green card holder who plans to go to Mexico needs a valid passport from their country of origin. With your foreign passport plus the green card, you will be allowed to enter Mexico by air, sea or land.
Can I travel to Mexico with my naturalization certificate?
All travelers must have a passport book for international air travel. Please note that hospital-issued birth certificates, voter registration cards, and affidavits cannot be used. If you were not born in the United States, you can use your original Naturalization Certificate or Certificate of Citizenship.
Can I travel with my old passport after naturalization?
The United States allows naturalized (and other) citizens to become dual citizens with their home countries (though it’s not possible for everyone, depending on the laws within said home countries). And if you’re a dual citizen, you may not only keep your old passport, but travel with it, if you wish.
Do we have to quarantine if we go to Mexico?
The basics. Mexico is open to travelers. There is no need to provide a negative PCR test or quarantine on arrival, though most resorts ask guests to fill out health questionnaires. The CDC advises travelers to be fully vaccinated before traveling to Mexico.
Can I travel within the US with only my green card?
If you are a lawful permanent resident, or green card holder, you are required by U.S. immigration law to keep your green card with you at all times, especially when traveling. If you have a green card, it’s not necessary to carry a passport with you for domestic travel within the United States.
Can I cross the border with my green card?
Permanent residents of the United States (green card holders) must present their passports to enter the U.S. by air, but they only have to show their legal resident cards to cross the border by land or sea.
Can I travel with my green card only?
Permanent residents are free to travel outside the United States, and temporary or brief travel usually does not affect your permanent resident status.
Can I cross the border with a real ID?
No. REAL ID cards cannot be used for border crossings into Canada, Mexico or other international travel.
Can you cross the US Mexico border with a birth certificate?
U.S. citizen children under age 16 arriving by land from Canada or Mexico may present an original or certified copy of his or her birth certificate, Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or Certificate of Citizenship.
Does my passport have to match my green card?
As long as your passport meets the country-specific entry requirement of the country you are visiting, you should be okay. As for re-entering the United States, questions may arise if your ID/passport and green card do not match when scanned. But it’s a minor difference so it may not be a big issue.
Can I travel to Mexico during the Covid 19 pandemic?
Mexico is open to travelers. There is no need to provide a negative PCR test or quarantine on arrival, though most resorts ask guests to fill out health questionnaires. The land border between Mexico and the United States has been reopened to nonessential travel since November 8, 2021.
Do I need a passport to cross the Mexican border?
Living in a border town, so close to Mexico, it is not unusual to cross to Mexico to visit friends or family. Or, as many do, go shopping or out to dinner. I never had a U.S. passport to cross into Mexico, but a few years ago we were advised that we would be required to have a valid passport at some point.
Can a US citizen travel to Mexico with a green card?
There are also no visa requirements for Americans and Canadians to go to Mexico. If you are a green card holder, bring your green card together with your valid passport when you go to Mexico. What are the travel requirements when crossing the border from Mexico to US?
What documents do I need to enter Mexico from the US?
U.S. citizens must present a valid U.S. passport book or card, in addition to an entry permit (Forma Migratoria Multiple or FMM) issued by Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM). Travelers should be sure to enter Mexico with valid proof of automobile registration, even if remaining in the border zone.
Can I go to Mexico with an alien registration card?
Well American citizens now need a passport or passport card to go to Mexico if they are going outside of the border area, which is considered within 30 km. As a PR you would need to take your country’s passport with your alien registration card.