Can a person with only a green card tour other countries?

Question

My friend is a permanent resident for a while and I'm wondering if I can take her to countries like France, England, or Germany? She could go back to her own country but I'm not sure for the others. Thanks!

Answer 1

Your friend would need a valid passport. Depending on where she's from, she may also need a visa to visit in Europe. It may be possible to get a single Schengen visa that would currently cover 24 countries, but England is not part of the Schengen treaty and would require a separate visa.

You can use sites like this one from Italy to determine visa requirements based on citizenship, residency, and reason for the trip: http://www.esteri.it/visti/home_eng.asp

Answer 2

"Conley" is correct.  See site below and read paragraph on "International travel"  to see that a person with a green card in the U.S. may travel to foreign countrie with a passport from their home country.  This can be obtained from the nearest embassy or consuate of that country.  All green card holders are responsible to have a curent passpot at all times.  If your friend entered the U.S. as  a refugee, and therefore cannot get a passport from her home country, she needs to apply for a U.S. travel document.  See 2nd site.