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Why do so many people think they have to fill out ESTA when they have a visa even after they acknowledge ESTA is for the VWP?

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My guess is that some people don't really know, or don't stop to think what 'waiver' actually means... so don't really know the difference between travelling with or without a visa...

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This is the perfect opening for a question I have. :)

I have a Green Card and will be going home for a holiday in October for the first time since I became a Perm Resident. Do I need to make any special provisions or fill out any special forms? When I come back to the US can I just walk up to US immigration control and pop my green card and British passport on the desk?

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Usual customs form...and be prepaired to be greeted by the usual dour monkeys and if you've brought over any Oxo etc, to bend off and walk stiffly for a few days.

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You will get to use the US resident's line, often the same as the USC line.
No I-94 for you, just as you describe: Your Green Card + British passport. They might ask you how long you've been gone (just testing!) and depending on the airport, you might have to give a fingerprint.

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:rofl: My Mum & Dad used to bring OXO and Bovril out for me until I found a thread on here saying they were restricted meat products. They still insist that they want to bring them saying they never had a problem before. I keep warning them that if they try they could end up walking like John Wayne for the duration of their trip! :)

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My conditional GC expires at the end of Jan 2011. I will be applying to remove the conditions not long after I return from the UK (following the 90 days before rule). I trust this shouldn't be a problem when I re-enter.

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It shouldn't be a problem, no.
After you put your I-751 in, you'll get a receipt notice extending the validity of your green card for a further 12 months while they're working on your case. You can then travel with the expired card + the receipt letter (bonus info not related to your actual question :D).

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Not long after ESTA was introduced hubby had a long "discussion" with a check in girl about why he did not need ESTA as he had a Visa - at the end of which she told him that he could board but he might get refused entry once he got stateside - ah the joys of flying !

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Thanks. It is good to know. :)

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Just have to watch for which line to go in too

At Seattle I used to go into Citizens and residents

now I have to go in with 'visitors' and the quick line says 'Canadian and US citizens'

Canadians don't even pay US tax like me and they get a quick line !

I think the arrangements vary so you just have to look for the signs.