Tag: green cards

USCIS Introduces Redesigned Green Card With Improved Security Features

The Biden administration announced on Jan. 30 that it started issuing redesigned Permanent Resident Cards—which are commonly called green cards—and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) that include several enhanced graphics and improved security features. In a press release, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) noted that although the agency began issuing the redesigned cards on…


House Pulls Bill That Would Have Changed US Green Card Policy

Responding to strong opposition, U.S. House leadership has pulled from consideration a bill intended to speed up the process through which non-citizens who hold employment-based visas can acquire a Permanent Resident Card, commonly called a green card. There are roughly 140,000 individual green cards available each year. There are also family green cards granted to…