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E-Filing Login. Submitting Supporting Documentation. Supporting documentation is the initial evidence that is required as proof of identification and as justification of eligibility for a benefit.

Submitting Supporting Documentation

These documents are required for USCIS to make a decision on your application. Examples of supporting documentation include copies of birth certificates, marriage licenses, Permanent Resident Cards, etc. Check the instructions for the form you are e-Filing to determine what supporting documentation, if any, is required. Instructions for Submitting Supporting Documentation for e-Filed Applications Only Review the instructions for your e-Filed form to determine what supporting documentation is required.Gather your supporting documentation for your e-Filed application.Originals and copies. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in processing delays or even denial of your application. Permanent residence (United States) United States Permanent Resident Card (green card) (May 2010) United States Permanent Resident Card (2008) United States Alien Registration Receipt Card (1946) United States lawful permanent residency is the immigration status of a person authorized to live and work in the United States of America permanently.

Permanent residence (United States)

Green cards were formerly issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub. Permanent residents of the United States eighteen years of age or older must carry their valid physical green card itself at all times. Most of the information on the card is self-evident.[5] The computer and human readable signature at the bottom is not. First line: 1–2: C1 or C2. 3–5: USA (issuing country, United States) 6–14: 9-digit number (A#, alien number) 15: application receipt number 16–30: immigrant case number that resulted in the approved green card. Second line: 1-6: birth date (in YY/MM/DD format) 7: not documented, assumed to be a check digit 8: gender. Family to USA- U.S. Family Immigration Blog - By Nisha V. Fontaine, Esq. - Renew Permanent Resident Card.

Renewing Your Green Card Introduction For those Lawful Permanent Resident’s (LPR’s) who are not eligible for naturalization or choose not to apply for naturalization, or for those LPR’s who need their biographic information on their permanent resident card changed to reflect life changes or because of USCIS errors, it is necessary for the LPR to apply for a new permanent resident card (aka green card).

Family to USA- U.S. Family Immigration Blog - By Nisha V. Fontaine, Esq. - Renew Permanent Resident Card

Will an LPR loose their permanent resident status if they don’t renew their permanent resident card? If an LPR does not renew their permanent resident card, they do not automatically lose their permanent resident status. Family to USA- U.S. Family Immigration Blog - By Nisha V. Fontaine, Esq. - Preserving Green Card Status While Residing Abroad. Preserving Your Green Card Status While Residing Abroad (Reentry Permit) As a lawful permanent resident, you are required to physically reside in the United States, except for brief trips abroad.

Family to USA- U.S. Family Immigration Blog - By Nisha V. Fontaine, Esq. - Preserving Green Card Status While Residing Abroad

However, there are any many lawful permanent residents, who, for a variety of reasons (i.e. family, business, employment), have a continuing need to reside abroad and enter the U.S. infrequently. However, their intent is to maintain their permanent resident status and eventually resume residency in the United States. Therefore, those lawful permanent residents should be mindful of the fact that their permanent resident card becomes technically invalid for reentry into the United States if they have been absent from the United States for a continuous period of one year or greater. In order to avoid additional hassles at the time of entering the U.S. and to avoid ptential loss of permanent resident status, the lawful permanent resident can file an application for a reentry permit with USCIS.

Renew a Green Card.