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LPRs: When do you carry your GC?

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  1. 1. When do you carry your GC with you?

    • All the time, just like it says on the card.
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    • Only when I travel outside the US.
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    • Whenever I travel.
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    • Only for "official" business (IE: going to the bank)
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    • It's always in my wallet, so whenever I take that.
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    • Never!
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    • Only if I remember to...
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    • My spouse carries it for me.
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Autumnal   25

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Sparked by a thread in the AOS discussion area, I was curious to know when (if at all) LPRs carry their green card around. Do you keep it safely locked up at home in your jewelry box or your safety deposit box? Does it reside in a well-worn sleeve of your wallet or jammed with all your other cards in your purse?

When do you take it out? Do you carry it around all the time?

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Kajikit   65

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It's in my purse... so yes I carry it with me. I'm not sure what anyone else does but it says 'carry this card' and it's my only photo ID with my married name on it...

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Sister Fracas   5

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hubster always carries his in his wallet.....rarely has had to show it since he's had his driver's license since a few weeks after getting here.

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gimygirl   0

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by law, you are suppose to have it on your person at all times .... you can get in deep doody if you don't.

my dad has had his in his wallet since 1968 (when he turned 18), of course renewing it every 10yrs.

Section 264 of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides that, "Every alien in the United States … shall be issued a certificate of alien registration or an alien registration receipt card in such form and manner and at such time as shall be prescribed under regulations...." It also states, "Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him.... Any alien who fails to comply with [these] provisions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor" and may be subject to fine and/or inprisonment upon each conviction.

although, the keyword there is conviction ...

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w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r   123

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by law, you are suppose to have it on your person at all times .... you can get in deep doody if you don't.

Gimy,

Quit scaring people like that :) Most LPR's I know don't carry it and nothing has ever happened to anyone I know.

If you live in a border area with border control checkpoints, you should carry it. If you live in the Jersey burbs, you can safely leave it at home.

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gimygirl   0

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by law, you are suppose to have it on your person at all times .... you can get in deep doody if you don't.

Gimy,

Quit scaring people like that :) Most LPR's I know don't carry it and nothing has ever happened to anyone I know.

If you live in a border area with border control checkpoints, you should carry it. If you live in the Jersey burbs, you can safely leave it at home.

well i just wanted to use the word 'doody' ... plus i thought the public deserved to know the truth!!! :thumbs:

i did point out that the keyword was 'conviction'. i'm sure most that get questioned are just given a warning about it. B) heck, i don't even carry my driver's license every time i drive! :P

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kiwimcclung2   0

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All the time, in my purse.

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Suzanne :)

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eau_xplain   2

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I chose: "It's always in my wallet ......" as just the other day I dipped into my purse to pay for lunch when I found I'd left my wallet at home (and in it were my checkbook, GC and DL). I was mortified to realize that I was (happily) driving around without my DL.

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ChristinaM   0

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I have mine in my wallet, in a little card envelope so that it doesn't get scratched :blush:

But since I carry my wallet everywhere with me (literally - I feel naked without it), I checked "Yes, always...."

I actually had to use it as ID the other day when a bouncer wouldn't accept my state ID (which is perfectly genuine, thank you VERY much Bull Feeney's!!).

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