Carrying around green card?

[April123 0]

My husband finally received his green card yesterday in the mail.

It says that permanent residents must carry their green cards around at all times.

Seeing as how importatnt this card is, we were wondering if he could just make a copy and carry that paper around.

I'm wondering why this needs to be done. I mean, why does it need to be carried around? How would people know whether a person is a US Citizen or a permanent resident?

They don't ask citizens to carry around pieces of paper because I sure as hell don't.

Wouldn't it be possible for the permanent resident to say that they're a citizen?

What purposes does the green card hold when carried around? I think he has enough identification with his driver's license.

[pushbrk 12,882]

My husband finally received his green card yesterday in the mail.

It says that permanent residents must carry their green cards around at all times.

Seeing as how importatnt this card is, we were wondering if he could just make a copy and carry that paper around.

I'm wondering why this needs to be done. I mean, why does it need to be carried around? How would people know whether a person is a US Citizen or a permanent resident?

They don't ask citizens to carry around pieces of paper because I sure as hell don't.

Wouldn't it be possible for the permanent resident to say that they're a citizen?

What purposes does the green card hold when carried around? I think he has enough identification with his driver's license.

My wife's green card was mailed to USCIS for correction, so she can't carry it. Based on that, one would logically conclude there's no actual requirement. Our daughter's card is locked in the safe with the passports.

We have no immigration police stopping foreign looking people and throwing them in jail for not showing papers, but if an LPR knows they work with or otherwise hang out with a lot of illegals, they may want that green card close by.

[caybee 21]

My husband has opted to keep his locked up at home and carry his state ID. although we are aware of what the card says on it. He works legitimately, and his green card has been verified there. If asked to produce it, he could do so within a half hour. When we travel, he takes it with him.

Under no circumstances should you claim to be a U.S. citizen if you are not. That could earn you a world of hurt.

[ben2 0]

My husband finally received his green card yesterday in the mail.

It says that permanent residents must carry their green cards around at all times.

Seeing as how importatnt this card is, we were wondering if he could just make a copy and carry that paper around.

I'm wondering why this needs to be done. I mean, why does it need to be carried around? How would people know whether a person is a US Citizen or a permanent resident?

They don't ask citizens to carry around pieces of paper because I sure as hell don't.

Wouldn't it be possible for the permanent resident to say that they're a citizen?

What purposes does the green card hold when carried around? I think he has enough identification with his driver's license.

My wife's green card was mailed to USCIS for correction, so she can't carry it. Based on that, one would logically conclude there's no actual requirement. Our daughter's card is locked in the safe with the passports.

We have no immigration police stopping foreign looking people and throwing them in jail for not showing papers, but if an LPR knows they work with or otherwise hang out with a lot of illegals, they may want that green card close by.

I was driving once with a friend somewhere in Texas not far from Mexican border. I am a US citizen, he's not. There was a checkpoint somewhere on the way. The officer came over and asked if we were citizens. We answered honestly, that I am and he's not. He then asked to see my friend's passport, he had none with him, only his driver's license. The officer then commented that it's a law for all foreing citizens to carry their passport with them - we were pulled over for about 15 minutes while the officer checked my friend's driver's license on the computer. In the end everything turned out well, no fine or anything, just a warning for him to carry his passport with him the whole time.

[bombay 0]

It says u have to carry ur greencard always but its ok if u have a state id or a drivers licence

you have to carry it for sure if ur travelling to mexico or canada cause when u come back into the states

you will have to have ur passport and green card to enter, a drivers licence wont do anymore.

otherwise if ur in the country noone askes for it.

best of luck