Is your US Green Card about to expire? It's going to get easier and more efficient to renew it.
In this video, I'm going to talk to you about the new procedures and everything you need to know
to renew your green card in 2021. Welcome to our Immigration channel. This is a place where you get
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people just like you. So, let's dive right in. Many of our clients and YouTube viewers or green
card holders often get stressed and worried when they have to renew their green card. As you know,
if you have a green card, a permanent green card, you have to renew it every 10 years. If you have
a conditional green card, you have to renew it after two years when the condition expires
but whether you’re a conditional green card holder or a permanent resident for a long time,
the process of renewing a green card can be very stressful. And especially right now
during the coronavirus pandemic, there are so many delays, USCIS offices are closed,
and green card holders are worried about what's going to happen with their status
while they're waiting for that renewal. Some of the problems our clients report are, for example,
lack of proof of legal status in the United States while you go through the renewal process, there
could be issues with employment, interruption of employment, some employers want clear proof
that you're a green card holder. And while you're in the process of renewing, you may not have
that proof. And finally, a lot of our green card holders are worried that when they travel abroad,
or they're not going to be able to travel abroad. Do they have clear proof, do they actually have a
green card? And the green card is in the renewal process. All this is going to change this month
where USCIS is going to introduce a new procedure to extend green card holders’ validity duration.
What USCIS has recently announced, and we're going to link the announcements in the description
of this video, is that anybody who is going to renew a green card, they're going to be issued
right away the document that will serve as proof of green card extension, will also be proof of
employment authorization. And they're going to be able to travel with this document if they need to.
This is something that was not available before. As you know, green card holders that had their
green cards about to expire had to file Form I-90, in the past, and wait for that receipt.
But even without a receipt, they had no proof that they were green card holders and they're
able to work or stay in the United States. And traditionally, you'd have to make an Infopass
appointment to be able to get a sticker or stamp in your passport as proof of your temporary
Green Card status. But of course, right now, with the pandemic and all the delays, it's virtually
impossible to get that appointment and get that stamp if you needed to. So, starting this month,
the USCIS is going to issue a revised Form I-797. That is going to be used as a receipt for your
application to extend your status. That receipt will form also as proof of employment, you'll
be able to travel and prove your legal status inside the United States. What the applicants will
have to do is they’re going to have this receipt I-797 form together with the expired green card,
and that's going to be their proof of legal status in the United States. That's an extension,
an automatic extension for 12 months. USCIS promised that the new receipt notice I-797,
that proof of extension, should be issued for all applicants within 10 days. So, these are
amazing news because, now, this form is I-797, the receipt notice for filing is a much better option
than waiting for that sticker or stamp because you'd have to make an appointment, as I mentioned
before, which is virtually impossible to do right now. So, let's hope for better news like that
in 2021, and especially important for green card holders as they're about to renew their green
card and they were not able to show that they had any proof of legal status, proof of employment,
and their ability to travel. So, hopefully, this information was helpful for you. If you know
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