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Technically, airlines are allowed by the US government to board people with expired green cards for travel to the US. See the CBP carrier information guide, page 28:Cards with expired I-551s may be boarded without penalty if the card was issued with a 10-year expiration date.And the USCIS form I-131A page, under “Special Instructions”:Although regulations generally require an LPR to travel with a valid Green Card, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) policy permits a transportation carrier bound for the United States to allow you to board without carrier documentation if you:• Are an LPR with an expired Green Card that was issued with a 10-year expiration date (and you have been outside of the U.S. for less than a year);However, if the airline refuses to allow them to board, and they’ve been outside the US for less than 1 year, they will have to file form I-131A (paying a $575 fee; starting Oct 2, 2020, this becomes $1,010) with a US consulate to get a transportation letter (aka boarding foil).

Technically, airlines are allowed by the US government to board people with expired green cards for travel to the US. See the CBP carrier information guide, page 28:Cards with expired I-551s may be boarded without penalty if the card was issued with a 10-year expiration date.And the USCIS form I-131A page, under “Special Instructions”:Although regulations generally require an LPR to travel with a valid Green Card, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) policy permits a transportation carrier bound for the United States to allow you to board without carrier documentation if you:• Are an LPR with an expired Green Card that was issued with a 10-year expiration date (and you have been outside of the U.S. for less than a year);However, if the airline refuses to allow them to board, and they’ve been outside the US for less than 1 year, they will have to file form I-131A (paying a $575 fee; starting Oct 2, 2020, this becomes $1,010) with a US consulate to get a transportation letter (aka boarding foil).

If the are trying to enter the US at a land border, the immigration officer has the discretion to let them in if the officer determines that they have not abandoned residence.However, if they are trying to fly to the US, then the airline has to first be willing to board them for travel to the US with an expired green card. Technically, airlines are allowed by the US government to board people with expired 10-year green cards for travel to the US. See the CBP carrier information guide, page 28:Cards with expired I-551s may be boarded without penalty if the card was issued with a 10-year expiration date.And the USCIS form I-131A page, under “Special Instructions”:Although regulations generally require an LPR to travel with a valid Green Card, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) policy permits a transportation carrier bound for the United States to allow you to board without carrier documentation if you:• Are an LPR with an expired Green Card that was issued with a 10-year expiration date (and you have been outside of the U.S. for less than a year);However, if the airline refuses to allow them to board, and they’ve been outside the US for less than 1 year, they will have to file form I-131A (paying a $575 fee; starting Oct 2, 2020, this becomes $1,010) with a US consulate to get a transportation letter (aka boarding foil).