Greencards and buying cars!!

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Hello!

Me again! Was just getting quotes from international autosource regarding buying a car. They were asking me if I get a greencard straight away or if I have to wait a while or if I even get one!! They need to know as Volkwagen wont finance someone unless they have one.

Could someone enlighten me on this topic please?

Thank you so much

:)

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Hello!

Me again! Was just getting quotes from international autosource regarding buying a car. They were asking me if I get a greencard straight away or if I have to wait a while or if I even get one!! They need to know as Volkwagen wont finance someone unless they have one.

Could someone enlighten me on this topic please?

Thank you so much

:)

You will get a greencard but initially will be a stamp in your passport and once arrived in the US and have done through immigration after so many weeks, varies in time, you will get your card through the post I believe

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

Your stamp from the embassy in your passport means you are a resident alien your Green card can arrive any time from weeks to months. Most people get them within the month. But for the purpose you are asking you will be a green card holder

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We got financing through VW without one, it was a good few years ago though. I would think your credit rating matters more, we weren't even asked our immigration status when we got a mortgage (didn't even have a green card then)

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

If you have a home in the Uk I am sure you can buy a house over here really easy.

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Hello!

Me again! Was just getting quotes from international autosource regarding buying a car. They were asking me if I get a greencard straight away or if I have to wait a while or if I even get one!! They need to know as Volkwagen wont finance someone unless they have one.

Could someone enlighten me on this topic please?

Thank you so much

:)

Our greencards didn't arrive for over a year but we had the resident alien stamps in our passport and then an extension, we got Ford financing but I don't remember it being based on whether we had a grrencard.

We were recommended International Autosource by posters on another expat website, long before OGP recommended them, many of the posters who used them I think didn't have greencards just various other visa's.

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Specializes in renal,peritoneal dialysis, medicine.

what you may find is if VW wont finance you someone else who autosource deals with will, but you may pay higher rates of interest

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Thank you for all your replies! Will let them know and see what they say!

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