Black & White photo on 10 yr Green Card

[journeyman 0]

Received the 10 year Green card and the photo on it is in B&W instead of being in color. The conditional resident card is in color. Has anyone else received such a green card? Could you please let me know. Has the USCIS started sending them in B&W recently??

[mari&Ryan 93]

Received the 10 year Green card and the photo on it is in B&W instead of being in color. The conditional resident card is in color. Has anyone else received such a green card? Could you please let me know. Has the USCIS started sending them in B&W recently??

Hi,

The photos on the new design green card are supose to be black and white Check the USCIS web site: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=42c33893c4888210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=4b18dc4d88889010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

Our photos on the cards(daughter and mine) are black and white too.

[journeyman 0]

Thanks Mari&Ryan.. But are the photos at least clear enough to recognize the face :-)

Not sure if ours is clear enough?

Are they using another technology or machine readers to read the photograph while entering the US?

[Okalian 41]

Thanks Mari&Ryan.. But are the photos at least clear enough to recognize the face :-)

Not sure if ours is clear enough?

Are they using another technology or machine readers to read the photograph while entering the US?

When I was applying for a reentry permit in 2008, at the biometrics the guy took my picture without using a flash. My photo ended up only showing a dark face with a shiny tooth. Looked a lot like a pirate.

Is yours blurry?

Edited September 28, 2010 by Okalian

[journeyman 0]

When I was applying for a reentry permit in 2008, at the biometrics the guy took my picture without using a flash. My photo ended up only showing a dark face with a shiny tooth. Looked a lot like a pirate.

Is yours blurry?

It's not blurry, but it's very dark.

[v333k 59]

Maybe they are trying to save on ink

That is odd - but, if they do scan your GC, of course, their system will display the colored copy of it. It probably is a measure of security (that way people do not steal GCs and try to look/appear similar to the ones in the photo, especially eye and hair color ).

That's my guess.

[jkD 0]

Yeah, the card by itself is pretty colorful ( green ) but the pic is B & W.

[Blue Bianchi 77]

Hi journeyman,

I've just received my 10-year green card and my photo is also dark, like yours. Have you had any trouble using it? It's a comfort knowing that others also received a GC with a dark photo. I though mine was a mistake, or perhaps the photographer/agent on duty that day was a newbie.

Best,
Blue Bianchi

It's not blurry, but it's very dark.

[Blue Bianchi 77]

Hi Okalian,

My photo is slightly pixelized, but it's dark like your photo. Have you had any trouble with using your green card because of this?

Thanks,

Blue Bianchi

When I was applying for a reentry permit in 2008, at the biometrics the guy took my picture without using a flash. My photo ended up only showing a dark face with a shiny tooth. Looked a lot like a pirate.



Is yours blurry?

[TBoneTX 43,334]

Had there ever been problems, relevant threads would be all over the forums.

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