Just filed for removal of conditional GC and lost GC

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Here's my personal take on carrying the greencard. I think after showing the card to your employer and getting hired, and showing it at the DMV and getting a driver's license, the greencard doesn't serve any purpose in your day to day life. Your drivers license is all the ID you need. The whole thing with the Arizona law won't matter if you have a drivers license when pulled over. The police 100% of the time will ask for DL and proof of insurance and not greencard. The suspicion of being illegal comes into play when you have no license or any government issued ID. Then the next step will be to prove you are in the country legally. Keep your DL in your wallet and keep the greencard in a safe at home. It cost about $25.00 for a DL and a whopping $450 for a replacement green card.

Aside from that, I have never, ever, not even once, read or heard of somebody getting fined by ICE for not carrying their Green Card with them, but I read posts from people ALL THE TIME who lost their Green Cards.

Worse then losing your Green Card is losing your wallet with your GC in it. In order to get a new DL, you need proof of lawful presence. That''s your GC. If you lost your CC and your DL (plus your ATM and credit cards, etc.) you'll be fairly paralyzed for quite some time. With some luck you can't even do banking anymore or write a check, because they want to see your DL (or GC)!