Two greencards?

P

pharmboy

Registered Users (C)
My I-485 was approved last May by writ of mandamus. The US attorney ordered me a card, then USCIS later sent me another card. Shall I contact USCIS and return one card, or I can keep both? Anyone please help me. Thanks a lot.
 
I would say keep both the cards, as long as the information on both cards
ARE the same and all the details of yours look correct.

This way you have the luxury of keeping one card in your bank locker and the
other one in your vallet :)

Returning any of the cards will create confusion as the fellas at USCIS would not know what to do with the card.

Have fun
howdy_howdy
//
 
howdy_howdy said:
... in your wallet :)
Click to expand...

This is from uscis.gov:
Section 264 of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides that..."Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him. Any alien who fails to comply with [these] provisions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."

I really don't want to carry my green card around in my pocket. The mess following a lost GC is just unbearable. To comply with the above law. They mention a certificate of alien registration... what's that? The approval notice?
 
What USCIS means is, carry your proof of US residence all the times
with you and show it whenever you're asked.

I think it is practically impossible for anyone to carry GC because, losing it
will be a heck of a deal to get a replacement from USCIS and the stress it
would cause is incalculable.

What I do is I carry a copy of the GC in my wallet all the time. When I am
travelling within the US or outside the US (duh!) I would take the GC with
me.
 
I carried my GC for 2 years and 11 months in my wallet. People somehow fear losing one's GC. The loss of the card is not the loss of one's PR status. One risks more if you lose your credit card, and those we all carry in our wallets :)
 
Triple Citizen said:
...The loss of the card is not the loss of one's PR status.
Click to expand...
Indeed. The fear I have, however, is of having to deal again with the dysfunctional monster that is USCIS. Getting a replacement card sounds simple, but when you send in that form you are giving them a chance to screw you by issuing a card with errors, losing your application, etc.

Triple Citizen said:
One risks more if you lose your credit card, and those we all carry in our wallets :)
Click to expand...
Couldn't agree more. In fact I have lost credit cards before. However, a simple phone call to the CC company fixed everything and I got my new CCs within days and everything was fine. I just know the process won't be as smooth with USCIS.

I'm just going to carry my actual card when driving within 200 miles of the border (I live in a southern border state and have seen CBP checkpoints that I've gone through in the past with my passport and visa) and air travel, including domestic.
 
It is your choice at the end of the day. Not carrying it always on your person is considered a misdemeanour. Imagine listing all iterations of this misdemeanour on your N-400 at "Part 10 D.15" :)


NIW_Engineer said:
I'm just going to carry my actual card when driving within 200 miles of the border (I live in a southern border state and have seen CBP checkpoints that I've gone through in the past with my passport and visa) and air travel, including domestic.
Click to expand...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top