What .gov site can provide the evidence that I don't need to renew my greencard if it was issued 1979-1988?
I need something official from a website or someone stating that my green card is valid even though it was issued before 1989 and does not have an expiration date asap. I'm in the airport and they're not letting me pass the security check point with this greencard, even though I've done it for the past 10 years, and I travel all the time. Any help would be GREAT. . . PLEASE HELP ME!!
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I just emailed you a link to a "support" site you can use. Even though it is not a government site, it provides valuable info. Here it is again:
http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/gree...
I hope this helps you out!!
Do I need to renew my Green Card if it was issued between 1979 and 1988 but does not have an expiration date?
No. Green Cards issued between 1979 and 1988 do not have expiration dates and do not need to be renewed at this time. USCIS will develop a plan for replacing these cards at a future time.
There is not a website that states such. ALL greencards have an expiration date of some kind. Some say "lifetime resident" instead of a specific date. As for the security check point, there's no reason for them to ask for your green card. Give them another form of photo ID.
If this is not a dishonest spam question, the government requires ALL green cards to be renewed regardless of issue date.
The USCIS site makes it official. The other site is either spam or seriously outdated and irrelevant given the rapid changing nature of the US immigration process.
{EDIT} A green card is a proper form of identification for TSA while a Social Security card IS NOT a proper form of identification anywhere - except Social Services offices.
If you were to post this question in the category on immigration, you might get a far better answer, since there are people on that site who are experts on this topic.
A document has a purpose. A green card is intended to show that you are in the country legally, and are allowed to do certain things. It might not be acceptable for identification when going through airport security, which since 9-11 has gone through significant changes. Here is the agency in charge of that. http://www.tsa.gov/
The rules change. Even though a document might not have an expiration date on it, the rules can change to require a different reality than what they were when the document was issued.
For example, my social security "card" is almost paper, has no expiration date. The social security administration is coming out with a new card format. At some point we will need to replace the "card" with another one, even though the old one has no expiration date.
Here is the web site of the US government agency that issues green cards
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis...
My wife was issued a green card in 1985 and hers is good for life I know because I already went through this with immigration. My wife went for a visit back to Korea in 2005 and she had no trouble getting out or in. All I can tell you is that as long as it is a permanent resident card you should be fine I would not know why they would be giving you a hard time.
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