My green card expired 6 months ago. I am an Immigrant and I have been living here in US for 10 years. I want to apply for citizenship. Is it possible to apply for citizenship even if my Green Card is Expired?
2007-06-01 11:10:11 · 11 answers · asked by johnie walker 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Renew your green card and pay the fee for so doing (the greatly increased fee, I believe, or is it July 1st before they put them up?) Once you have regularized your situation, go ahead and apply for citizenship. When you do, be prepared to be asked about this. However, as noted by someone else, immigration officers usually aren't out to make life difficult, so I do not see it as a major problem.
Those who claim you are a criminal clearly do not understand the finer points of US immigration law. I am not saying that is right or wrong, but those are the laws we have right now.
2007-06-01 11:26:45 · answer #1 · answered by skip 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your in luck. Yes you can. And your status is not expired. Just your card. You can go have your card renewed. The card expires every 10 years but that doesn't mean that you fall into illegal status!
I know this because I was sitting with an immigration attorney just yesterday with mi esposo. Soooo with that said I hope this helps!
And the the answer above our attorney said as long as you have the green card and you have been a holder for 2 years (if married to a citizen) you can apply for citizenship. If not you only have a green card for 5 years...
2007-06-01 11:20:56 · answer #2 · answered by Just here. 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Too late. Those green cards expired 10 years ago, and they have been living outside the US. Their application for immigration was deemed abandoned years ago, possibly even before the original expiration date, depending on when they left the US. To enter the US, they must start from scratch. A green card expired so long ago cannot be renewed. They no longer have permanent residency nor any means of entering the US except to start from scratch with a visa application, if it is for a short visit (e.g. tourist). If they want to reside in the US again, they must have an immediate family member petition for their immigration and wait in line like everybody else who wants to immigrate.
2016-04-01 10:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey man, I'm sorry that you have to get hateful answers when you're asking a legitimate question. Then these idiots wonder why the rest of the world hates Americans. Don't judge us by a few ignorant people that are unfortunately legal here and we can't kick them out. I apologize on behalf of these bruts. Here is the answer to your question. You can apply for an extension for your residency at the same time applying for citizenship. Just because your card expired, it doesn't mean your illegal....good luck and welcome!
2007-06-01 11:57:39 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
green card means permanent residency. the card is expired but you are still a Legal permanent resident of the US and of course you should apply for citizenship you should have done that 5 years ago.
good luck
2007-06-01 12:15:24 · answer #5 · answered by /\ 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The question should be ? Your green card was for 10 years ?? I never heard of that ? but I would go to immigration and usually they are real nice. I had a friend named Juan and his expired to and they just said "here you go nice illegal alien guy and make sure you tell the 10 other people that live in your house to come on down and will fix them up to " :-) Go Home and enter the right way like all the honest people that been waiting for 10 years for you to leave !
2007-06-01 11:21:22 · answer #6 · answered by coogen1 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
yes, your "green card" (permanent resident alien card) may have expired but that does not necessarily mean that your status has also expired. usually it does not. you may only need to go renew your status...while there inquire about naturalizing.
2007-06-01 11:26:10 · answer #7 · answered by TG79 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If this was a permanent resident card then you simply have to pay to renew it. If it was a non permanent resident card then you are illegal now and will have to leave and reapply.
2007-06-01 11:56:37 · answer #8 · answered by sociald 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
not until u get your greencard squared away. Bye bye!!!
2007-06-01 12:45:31 · answer #9 · answered by Devil_Fish(JKD) Be like water 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
a good candidate for citizenship would have respected our regulations
dont let the door hit you....
2007-06-01 11:21:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 7⤋