Using your Conditional Green card for the first time

[MGarza78]

Good morning everyone. Hopefully everyone is safe and healthy.

Question for anyone who had recently granted a green card either conditional or permanent.

We are traveling to Mexico next month and I feel a little concerned we might have issues coming back.

Have anyone traveled internationally after receiving theirs?

Also we went to get his state ID before he got his conditional green card and was issued a regular ID not a real id compliance.

Then after he got his conditional green card we went to get his license and again he got a regular license not a real id compliance.

When we went there they had to call a "field office" so the records be adjusted from a work permit to a permanent resident. They told us that it seemed that the system was not updated to show him being a permanent resident, she also said it was good for him the record get updated. But she didn't say which system if it was theirs (secretary of state) or immigration. I found that weird but at the end they issued the license. But like I said not a real id, even after we requested one.

So because of all the above, I feel concerned we might have issues? what do you think?

[bobm445]

When You travel you need green card and passports t get back in the country. The state ID and Drivers license do not come into play at all for this., I live in Mass and in order to get a Real ID and License we had to bring recent bills and passport and such (I forget what else is on list) and if you didn't have them you got a regular ID. Real ID is good for flying domestically and getting in federal buildings and such. otherwise you need passport.

[Hotaru-Grace]

Good morning everyone. Hopefully everyone is safe and healthy.

Question for anyone who had recently granted a green card either conditional or permanent.

We are traveling to Mexico next month and I feel a little concerned we might have issues coming back.

Have anyone traveled internationally after receiving theirs?

Also we went to get his state ID before he got his conditional green card and was issued a regular ID not a real id compliance.

Then after he got his conditional green card we went to get his license and again he got a regular license not a real id compliance.

When we went there they had to call a "field office" so the records be adjusted from a work permit to a permanent resident. They told us that it seemed that the system was not updated to show him being a permanent resident, she also said it was good for him the record get updated. But she didn't say which system if it was theirs (secretary of state) or immigration. I found that weird but at the end they issued the license. But like I said not a real id, even after we requested one.

So because of all the above, I feel concerned we might have issues? what do you think?

Yes no issues at all when travelling to get back in. You must be prepared to show the green card. The ID is not a travel document. I still took my other travel documents. All the best.

[R78]

Information on immigrants and non-immigrants are transferred from USCIS to various databases. That may have been the reason for delays.
However, you should not experience any issues at the border as CBP will have up to date information