In an article that is published on its official website, The Office of Customs and Border Protection (CBP, for its acronym in English), mentions that the green card that was issued before 1989 has no expiration date and there is no need to renew it, although the user may choose to do so. For his part, the Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) warns that some permanent resident cards without an expiration date may be invalid.
Since the dream of many is to obtain permanent residence in the United States, having it means the possibility of settling permanently. For this reason, all migrants seek to be attentive to the procedures that are necessary to keep it up to date. In this context, it is important for foreigners to take this information into account.
The green card that should not be renewed, according to the United States
On the aforementioned official website, CBP says all US green cards issued before 1989 are valid and do not need to be renewed. Along the same lines, he also clarifies that the interested party can request renewal to update the photo or other data and that failure to do so may delay certain procedures, especially at airports.
To confirm the good news, green card holders must verify that it is not an outdated version. In an official article, Uscis clarifies that the documents obtained with forms AR-3, AR-103 and I-151 are no longer valid and they must be renewed.
In addition, the entity that is in charge of immigration issues in the United States also stated that Usually the green card is valid for ten years and must be renewed six months prior to its expiration.. For this, Form I-90, Application for Replacement of Permanent Resident Card, must be submitted.
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