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Ice on Immigration: Verifying Status After Green Card Expires

By L. Patricia Ice, Featured Columnist

Question:  I am a non-conditional lawful permanent resident and my green card expired last month.  I have filed an I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).  I am awaiting the arrival of my new card.  My employer wants to re-verify my employment and will not accept my expired card as evidence that I am a legal permanent resident.  I do not have any other proof of residence.  What can I do?

Answer:  The fact that your permanent resident card is expired does not mean you are no longer a lawful permanent resident.  The card may be expired, but your lawful permanent residence status is not expired.

You can show your employer the I-90 receipt saying that you have filed to replace your card.  You can also make an appointment with the nearest USCIS office and ask them to stamp your passport with temporary evidence of lawful permanent residence, or you can ask the USCIS office to put an extension sticker on your expired permanent resident card, then show the passport or card to your employer.  If none of the above works, you or your employer can contact the United States Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices for guidance at http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/osc/.