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| The new design of the United States Permanent Residence Card commonly referred to as the Green Card. |
A Green Card known officially as a Permanent Residence Card, It is a document that is issued to immigrants under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) bestowing rights, benefits and privileges of permanent resident in the United States.
RIGHTS OF PERMANENT RESIDENTS
A Green Card known officially as a Permanent Residence Card, It is a document that is issued to immigrants under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) bestowing rights, benefits and privileges of permanent resident in the United States.
- Reside permanently in the United States provided they do not commit actions that would make them removable under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
- Join and serve in the United States Armed Forces, including in many law enforcement agencies.
- Work anywhere in the United States (with the exception of most federal jobs and some companies under contract by the federal government.
- Be protected equally by the law of the United State, their state of residence, and local jurisdictions.
- Travel freely outside the United States for up to a year as a tourist.
- Petition for (or sponsor) certain family members to immigrate to the United States as Lawful permanent residents. Such family members are: spouse, unmarried children under 21 or unmarried children of nay age.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF A LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS
- Required to obey all laws of the United States, including state laws, and localities.
- Required to file income tax returns and report income to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and state taxing authorities.
- Register with the Selective Service System (but only if a male and aged 18 through 25).
- Maintain your immigration status.
- Carry proof of your permanent resident status at all times.
- Change your address online or provide it in writing to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) within 10 days of each time your move.
- Maintain your immigration status.
- Carry proof of your permanent resident status at all times.
- Change your address online or provide it in writing to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) within 10 days of each time your move.
VISA-FREE TRAVEL FOR U.S.PERMANENT RESIDENTS
The following list of countries generally allow U.S. permanent residents to enter the country without a visa for the purposes of tourism only. They are: Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, British Virgin Islands, Canada (Electronic Travel Authorization, ETA required for travel by air), Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, Aruba, Sint Maarten, or Curacao, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kosovo, Mexico, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Panama, Serbia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Taiwan.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Lawful permanent residents who obtained such status based on their asylum status may also travel abroad with U.S Refugee Travel Document.
Accordingly, an asylee or a lawful permanent resident who obtained such status based on a grant of asylum status may be questioned about why he or she was able to return to the country of claimed persecution and, in some circumstances, may be subjected to proceedings to terminate asylum status.*
Keep important documentation that you brought from your home country in a safe place. Some examples of important documentations include: U.S. Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571, Permanent Resident Card (Green Card), Employment Authorization Card (Form I-766),birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce certificate, diplomas showing that you have graduated from high school or college, and/or certificates that show you have special training or skills.
Safeguarding Important Documentation
Keep important documentation that you brought from your home country in a safe place. Some examples of important documentations include: U.S. Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571, Permanent Resident Card (Green Card), Employment Authorization Card (Form I-766),birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce certificate, diplomas showing that you have graduated from high school or college, and/or certificates that show you have special training or skills.
DID YOU KNOW?
You can use your Permanent Resident(also known as a Green Card) Card as a travel document for returning to the United States if you have not been abroad for a year or more.
DID YOU KNOW?
There is no such thing as a Green Card Holder, the correct term is You are a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR).
DID YOU KNOW?
There is no such thing as a Green Card Holder, the correct term is You are a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR).
Complied By: Tennyson Watson-Joyner
Tennyson Watson-Joyner is a foreign born U.S. Permanent Resident, read for a Bachelors of Science Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management with a major in Travel, Tourism and Entertainment Management.I have successfully navigated the U.S. immigration system.
The information contained in "The United States Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571)Asylee Travel Guide" is provided for informational purposes only. Opinions expressed are the authors alone and complied information, for International Travel with a U.S. Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571) , use links attached for visa free destinations as listed by the consulate of each country that offers the same to asylees and permanent residence whose was granted the same as a result of asylum. If you have a criminal record, Speak to an attorney-at-law prior to your departure.
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