Border crossing (Mexico to U.S.) [closed]
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I'm an 18-year old resident of the U.S. and I have been all my life. I've spent the past few months in Mexico with family and I'm ready to head home to Michigan. The problem is my mom went back a month ago and never gave me my passport. She's tied up at work and can't bring it to me and won't be able to until Christmas vacation when my siblings get out of school. Are the copies I have of my passport enough for me to cross back into the U.S.?
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I'm an 18-year old resident of the U.S. and I have been all my life. I've spent the past few months in Mexico with family and I'm ready to head home to Michigan. The problem is my mom went back a month ago and never gave me my passport. She's tied up at work and can't bring it to me and won't be able to until Christmas vacation when my siblings get out of school. Are the copies I have of my passport enough for me to cross back into the U.S.?
us-residents
edited Apr 27 at 10:57
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asked Apr 27 at 3:49
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closed as unclear what you're asking by Jim MacKenzie, Giorgio, Newton, Mark Mayo♦ Apr 30 at 22:33
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There is always FedEx.
– Michael Hampton
Apr 27 at 3:56
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Lesson #1: don't let your mom keep your passport for you. Are you planning to fly back to the US or travel by land?
– phoog
Apr 27 at 4:03
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You say you're a "resident of the U.S." Are you a US citizen as well (some people are residents but not citizens)? In other words, is it a US passport?
– Zach Lipton
Apr 27 at 4:09
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That's a contradiction - if you have a US passport, you have citizenship.
– Aganju
Apr 28 at 1:55
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@Aganju Not true. Although extremely rare, you can be a US national, with a passport, without citizenship. This includes people born in American Samoa, those who opted out of citizenship conversion from the Northern Mariana Islands, and those born to non-citizen national parents outside of the US. These people can reside and work in the US but cannot vote.
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Apr 28 at 4:14
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I'm an 18-year old resident of the U.S. and I have been all my life. I've spent the past few months in Mexico with family and I'm ready to head home to Michigan. The problem is my mom went back a month ago and never gave me my passport. She's tied up at work and can't bring it to me and won't be able to until Christmas vacation when my siblings get out of school. Are the copies I have of my passport enough for me to cross back into the U.S.?
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edited Apr 27 at 10:57
dda
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asked Apr 27 at 3:49
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I'm an 18-year old resident of the U.S. and I have been all my life. I've spent the past few months in Mexico with family and I'm ready to head home to Michigan. The problem is my mom went back a month ago and never gave me my passport. She's tied up at work and can't bring it to me and won't be able to until Christmas vacation when my siblings get out of school. Are the copies I have of my passport enough for me to cross back into the U.S.?
us-residents
edited Apr 27 at 10:57
dda
14.4k32850
asked Apr 27 at 3:49
Malvarez00
142
edited Apr 27 at 10:57
dda
14.4k32850
edited Apr 27 at 10:57
dda
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edited Apr 27 at 10:57
dda
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14.4k32850
asked Apr 27 at 3:49
Malvarez00
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asked Apr 27 at 3:49
Malvarez00
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asked Apr 27 at 3:49
Malvarez00
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closed as unclear what you're asking by Jim MacKenzie, Giorgio, Newton, Mark Mayo♦ Apr 30 at 22:33
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There is always FedEx.
– Michael Hampton
Apr 27 at 3:56
2
Lesson #1: don't let your mom keep your passport for you. Are you planning to fly back to the US or travel by land?
– phoog
Apr 27 at 4:03
9
You say you're a "resident of the U.S." Are you a US citizen as well (some people are residents but not citizens)? In other words, is it a US passport?
– Zach Lipton
Apr 27 at 4:09
2
That's a contradiction - if you have a US passport, you have citizenship.
– Aganju
Apr 28 at 1:55
2
@Aganju Not true. Although extremely rare, you can be a US national, with a passport, without citizenship. This includes people born in American Samoa, those who opted out of citizenship conversion from the Northern Mariana Islands, and those born to non-citizen national parents outside of the US. These people can reside and work in the US but cannot vote.
– user71659
Apr 28 at 4:14
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There is always FedEx.
– Michael Hampton
Apr 27 at 3:56
2
Lesson #1: don't let your mom keep your passport for you. Are you planning to fly back to the US or travel by land?
– phoog
Apr 27 at 4:03
9
You say you're a "resident of the U.S." Are you a US citizen as well (some people are residents but not citizens)? In other words, is it a US passport?
– Zach Lipton
Apr 27 at 4:09
2
That's a contradiction - if you have a US passport, you have citizenship.
– Aganju
Apr 28 at 1:55
2
@Aganju Not true. Although extremely rare, you can be a US national, with a passport, without citizenship. This includes people born in American Samoa, those who opted out of citizenship conversion from the Northern Mariana Islands, and those born to non-citizen national parents outside of the US. These people can reside and work in the US but cannot vote.
– user71659
Apr 28 at 4:14
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There is always FedEx.
– Michael Hampton
Apr 27 at 3:56
There is always FedEx.
– Michael Hampton
Apr 27 at 3:56
2
2
Lesson #1: don't let your mom keep your passport for you. Are you planning to fly back to the US or travel by land?
– phoog
Apr 27 at 4:03
Lesson #1: don't let your mom keep your passport for you. Are you planning to fly back to the US or travel by land?
– phoog
Apr 27 at 4:03
9
9
You say you're a "resident of the U.S." Are you a US citizen as well (some people are residents but not citizens)? In other words, is it a US passport?
– Zach Lipton
Apr 27 at 4:09
You say you're a "resident of the U.S." Are you a US citizen as well (some people are residents but not citizens)? In other words, is it a US passport?
– Zach Lipton
Apr 27 at 4:09
2
2
That's a contradiction - if you have a US passport, you have citizenship.
– Aganju
Apr 28 at 1:55
That's a contradiction - if you have a US passport, you have citizenship.
– Aganju
Apr 28 at 1:55
2
2
@Aganju Not true. Although extremely rare, you can be a US national, with a passport, without citizenship. This includes people born in American Samoa, those who opted out of citizenship conversion from the Northern Mariana Islands, and those born to non-citizen national parents outside of the US. These people can reside and work in the US but cannot vote.
– user71659
Apr 28 at 4:14
@Aganju Not true. Although extremely rare, you can be a US national, with a passport, without citizenship. This includes people born in American Samoa, those who opted out of citizenship conversion from the Northern Mariana Islands, and those born to non-citizen national parents outside of the US. These people can reside and work in the US but cannot vote.
– user71659
Apr 28 at 4:14
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Technically, US citizen must be allowed to enter, even without the passport.
However, the onus is on you to prove that you are a US citizen, and that is difficult without a passport and any other papers. You might be able to enter, but chances are that they don't believe you, especially at the mexican border.
It is clearly the better approach to get the passport sent by Fed-Ex or similar. It will save you spending a lot of time at the border, potentially being detained, or turned back.
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Technically, US citizen must be allowed to enter, even without the passport.
However, the onus is on you to prove that you are a US citizen, and that is difficult without a passport and any other papers. You might be able to enter, but chances are that they don't believe you, especially at the mexican border.
It is clearly the better approach to get the passport sent by Fed-Ex or similar. It will save you spending a lot of time at the border, potentially being detained, or turned back.
answered Apr 28 at 1:58
Aganju
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up vote
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Technically, US citizen must be allowed to enter, even without the passport.
However, the onus is on you to prove that you are a US citizen, and that is difficult without a passport and any other papers. You might be able to enter, but chances are that they don't believe you, especially at the mexican border.
It is clearly the better approach to get the passport sent by Fed-Ex or similar. It will save you spending a lot of time at the border, potentially being detained, or turned back.
answered Apr 28 at 1:58
Aganju
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up vote
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up vote
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Technically, US citizen must be allowed to enter, even without the passport.
However, the onus is on you to prove that you are a US citizen, and that is difficult without a passport and any other papers. You might be able to enter, but chances are that they don't believe you, especially at the mexican border.
It is clearly the better approach to get the passport sent by Fed-Ex or similar. It will save you spending a lot of time at the border, potentially being detained, or turned back.
answered Apr 28 at 1:58
Aganju
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Technically, US citizen must be allowed to enter, even without the passport.
However, the onus is on you to prove that you are a US citizen, and that is difficult without a passport and any other papers. You might be able to enter, but chances are that they don't believe you, especially at the mexican border.
It is clearly the better approach to get the passport sent by Fed-Ex or similar. It will save you spending a lot of time at the border, potentially being detained, or turned back.
answered Apr 28 at 1:58
Aganju
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answered Apr 28 at 1:58
Aganju
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There is always FedEx.
– Michael Hampton
Apr 27 at 3:56
2
Lesson #1: don't let your mom keep your passport for you. Are you planning to fly back to the US or travel by land?
– phoog
Apr 27 at 4:03
9
You say you're a "resident of the U.S." Are you a US citizen as well (some people are residents but not citizens)? In other words, is it a US passport?
– Zach Lipton
Apr 27 at 4:09
2
That's a contradiction - if you have a US passport, you have citizenship.
– Aganju
Apr 28 at 1:55
2
@Aganju Not true. Although extremely rare, you can be a US national, with a passport, without citizenship. This includes people born in American Samoa, those who opted out of citizenship conversion from the Northern Mariana Islands, and those born to non-citizen national parents outside of the US. These people can reside and work in the US but cannot vote.
– user71659
Apr 28 at 4:14