That's the law. Its upto you whether you want to follow it or notHi,
I got my GC recently and it is said that we need carry them all the time with us? Is this true?
Can we have a copy of it with us rather than carrying the original? It will be big hassel, if we misplaced it.
Thanks
Loosing a credit card is not that much of an hassle. Just call them up and you get it in within a week.
In my state and probably most other states, they can pull up your immigration status from your DL (remember you need to show visa status to get renewal nowadays).
Well, here's how I see it - theoretically every single person should carry a proof of residency with him all the time, no matter what your status is. How often do you see a citizen carrying a passport/birth cert with him?
Ultimately, although you might be detained you are not going to be deported because you merely didn't have the card on your person. And police are not allowed to go up to random people and ask them about their immigration status.
Of course, in a border area you are more likely to be checked. But in general, do they really expect people to carry their green cards and visas everywhere, like when swimming or running?No, you're not going to be deported, but you probably will be fined. The other thing to remember is that while law enforcement isn't allowed to randomly ask people about their immigration status, it is perfectly legal to throw up a roadblock or checkpoint and ask everyone about their immigration status. There have been plenty of such checkpoints in border areas.