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Why does the INS put 10-year expiration dates on Green Cards?

April 26, 2017dates expiration green cards INS

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Why does the INS put 10-year expiration dates on Green Cards?

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A. INS began implementing 10-year expiration dates on Green Cards (Form I-551, Alien Registration Receipt Card) in 1989 to allow the agency to update photo identification and implement new card technologies that will increase the card’s resistance to counterfeiting and tampering.