After You Receive a Green Card

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Perhaps you are seeking a work visa or investor visa. Perhaps you want to bring your fiancée, spouse...

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If you were injured in a car accident, you might be entitled to compensatory damages from the party who...

You may be entitled to compensation for injuries caused by another party’s negligence or wrongdoing....

Perhaps you are seeking a work visa or investor visa. Perhaps you want to bring your fiancée, spouse...

When facing serious criminal charges, you need to understand your legal rights and all the potential...

If you have an impairment that prevents you from working, you may be eligible for benefits under Social...

If you were injured in a car accident, you might be entitled to compensatory damages from the party who...

You may be entitled to compensation for injuries caused by another party’s negligence or wrongdoing....

Perhaps you are seeking a work visa or investor visa. Perhaps you want to bring your fiancée, spouse...

When facing serious criminal charges, you need to understand your legal rights and all the potential...

If you have an impairment that prevents you from working, you may be eligible for benefits under Social...

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If you were injured in a car accident, you might be entitled to compensatory damages from the party who...

You may be entitled to compensation for injuries caused by another party’s negligence or wrongdoing....

Perhaps you are seeking a work visa or investor visa. Perhaps you want to bring your fiancée, spouse...

When facing serious criminal charges, you need to understand your legal rights and all the potential...

If you have an impairment that prevents you from working, you may be eligible for benefits under Social...

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Are you an immigrant who is interested in obtaining a Green Card? If so, that’s a worthy endeavor because Green Cards offer many advantages. Once you receive a Green Card, you’ll be authorized to find a job and live here in the United States. Immigrants use Green Cards to: 1) prove to employers that they are eligible to work in the United States, 2) apply for a Social Security Card, and 3) apply for a state-issued driver’s license. Also, a Green Card is necessary to re-enter the United States if you decide to take a trip abroad. However, you cannot leave the U.S. for more than one year. If your trip will last longer than one year, you’ll be required to obtain a reentry permit.

Two Types of Green Cards

In the U.S., we have two types of Green Cards: The two-year Green Card and the ten-year Green Card. The two-year Green Card is not renewable. If the conditions are not removed, you will lose your status as a permanent residence. The ten-year Green Card on the other hand, is valid for ten years and must be renewed before it expires. Two-year Green Card:

• If you become a “conditional permanent resident,” your Green Card is only good for two years. For you to remain a family-based conditional permanent resident, you need to file Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence within 90 days of your card’s expiration date.
• If you become an “investor/entrepreneur-based conditional resident,” you have to file a Form I-829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions within 90 days of your card’s expiration date.

Ten-Year Green Card:

• If you obtain a ten-year Green Card, our advice is to begin the renewal process six months before the card’s expiration date. You do this by filing Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Residence Card.

“If you are a permanent resident age 18 or older, you are required to have a valid Green Card in your possession at all times,” according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). To apply for a Green Card or for help renewing one, contact our Plano immigration firm today!