After the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, announced through a press release that it would launch new permanent residence card designsgreen card, as well as work permits, employment authorizations, EADin order to protect these documents from fraud, Several doubts have come to the fore on social networks, such as, “with this redesign does my green card lose its validity?”
For those who have this doubt the answer, according to USCIS, is no.
According to the department, the changes will only “provide state-of-the-art security” and they will begin to be broadcast as of January 30, but this “does not mean that the current cards issued are not valid”.
“Current cards remain valid until their expiration dateunless otherwise indicated, such as through an automatic extension of a permanent resident card or EAD as indicated on Form I-797, Notice of Action, or in a Federal Register notice. in the statement.
Experts in the matter revealed to Univision that the green card is valid for 10 years and that the status of legal resident is “permanent”so there is nothing to fear from the new design of the green cards.
The green card changes “contain cutting-edge technology that continues to safeguard national security and improve services to our customers.”
Ur M. Jaddou, USCIS Director said that “this redesign further demonstrates USCIS’s commitment to taking a proactive approach against the threat of tampering with secure documentsforgery and fraud.