Green Card but no US Passport, is that a problem?

Posted by TheRoadto1500@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 8 comments

Some jobs (if not most) require a US Passport along proof of the right to work in the United States. I’m guessing that’s for travel purposes, a US Passport gets you in and out of places easier. Now, doesn’t a green card serve that exact purpose? to give people permanently living in the USA the same privileges as american citizens, minus the right to vote or government positions. Now sure, there are pilot jobs where a US Citizenship is mandatory. But I guess my question is this: when a job lists a Valid US Passport as required, does that just means what it means and green card holders should not be applying? Or would a valid and unrestricted passport do the job? Do we have non US Citizens flying in the US in here with info maybe?

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Anthem00@reddit

you as a green card holder do not have the same entrance requirements as a US citizen. You have the entrance/visa requirements of your actual nationality. So if you hold a passport from say Pakistan - your entrance and visa requirements for each country are based upon your Pakistani citizenship (not the US). The green card does not afford you citizenship privileges - just permanent residency and right to work. Right to work doesnt translate to anything else.

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WaterBear9244@reddit

What happens if you have a green card but are stateless (ie immigrated to US and renounced citizenship of prior country)?

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mcmanigle@reddit

My understanding is that nearly all (?) airlines carry US postal mail, and that there's some rule requiring pilots of flights carrying US mail to be US citizens. It's one of the reasons "immigrate to the US to become a pilot" doesn't work, even for those who are ATPs elsewhere. Unless you're Australian, for some odd reason. But for corporate jobs etc., it shouldn't be a problem. Anyway, I'm sure the experts will be along shortly to confirm or deny...

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SubarcticFarmer@reddit

Your understanding is incorrect

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prex10@reddit

Green card holders are not US citizens. You don't need to be a US citizen to fly mail.

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flyingron@reddit

Your question is somewhat vague. Neither your green card or your passport is required to get in and out of anything domestically. As far as employment goes, your LPR card is specifically good for both IDENTITY and for PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY TO WORK. You don't need anything else. As far as TSA is concerned for air travel, the LPR card is good enough. For entry into the US, you need both the LPR card and your original country's passport.

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MehCFI@reddit

Most employers require a US passport due to different entry requirements for different countries. It’s easy to monitor one list of req’s based on US passport compared to tons of different req’s for multiple countries. Feel free to apply, and maybe you get lucky, but there’s nothing illegal according to discrimination laws for requiring a US passport in addition to having the right to work.

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Initial-Landscape-51@reddit

More info needed. “US passport needed” might just be a lazy way of saying that a passport is needed due to travel in general. “Right to work in the US” implies that you’re good to go if you have a green card. Green card holders are deemed legal permanent residents of the United States, with almost the same legal rights as US citizens. But not quite all of them. If a posting states that citizenship is required, it means what it says most likely. However, this is only allowed for positions that implicate sensitive or national security issues. A private employer posting a job that has no government authorization to require US citizenship cannot disallow green card holders.