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green card
Sign in to saveAlso known as lawful permanent residency, lawful permanent resident, green card status, permanent resident card, United States permanent resident, United States lawful permanent residency, greencard, United States Permanent Resident ID Card
lawful permanent residency in the United States
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Vinony's link graph records 1,636 inbound references to green card, and connects out to United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and United States Department of State.
It is catalogued under topics including 1940 establishments in the United States, 1940 introductions and History of immigration to the United States.
Vinony links it to 39 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Type
- Personal identification document
- Issued by
- United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Purpose
- Identification
- Expiration
- 10 years (standard), 2 years (conditional)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- US Permanent Resident Card 2010-05-11.JPG
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- Commons category
- Green Cards (United States)
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Encyclopedic overview
A green card, known officially as a permanent resident card, is an identity document which shows that a person has permanent residency in the United States. Green card holders are formally known as lawful permanent residents (LPRs). As of 2024, there are an estimated 12.8 million green card holders, of whom almost 9 million are eligible to become United States citizens. Approximately 18,700 of them serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Green card holders are statutorily entitled to apply for U.S. citizenship after showing by a preponderance of the evidence that they, among other things, have continuously resided in the United States for one to five years and are persons of good moral character. Those who are younger than 18 years old automatically receive U.S. citizenship if they have at least one U.S. citizen parent.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “green card” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.