Where are you keeping your greencard

[Canadiandggal 49]

Stupid question..probably but I am curious as to where everyone keeps there green card. I just got my sons and mine in the mail. "happy happy"

They are definitely small enough to put in my wallet but I do not want to ruin them or on the off chance that I misplace my purse I do not want to lose them. They were sent with a odd small envelope to shove them in for "protection and to prevent wireless communication with it" One can communicate through my card?

Anyways thanks guys

[warlord 72]

Stupid question..probably but I am curious as to where everyone keeps there green card. I just got my sons and mine in the mail. "happy happy"

They are definitely small enough to put in my wallet but I do not want to ruin them or on the off chance that I misplace my purse I do not want to lose them. They were sent with a odd small envelope to shove them in for "protection and to prevent wireless communication with it" One can communicate through my card?

Anyways thanks guys

I can't remember what I did with mine when I was on it. Think I just kept it in my back pocket with all my other cards. Either that or maybe I just put it with my passport and left it at home...

[Flames9_RN 358]

technically, i believe one is suppose to carry the card with you at all times! And sure if I was traveling I did, otherwise kept it locked up at home! After loosing my wallet with it in it, decided to keep it at home,lol! Luckily a very nice person found wallet and returned the whole contents to me!! Wouldn't even accept a reward!

[JlovesA 109]

If they gave you that little metal envelope thing it's because it has an RFID chip in it, the same as a passport. Makes sense considering you can use your green card to enter the country. My Nexus card has the same thing...I keep it in the sleeve in a zippered section of my wallet. I will probably do the same once I get my green card.

Oh, if someone has an RFID reader (criminal type people) they could potentially scan your card without your knowledge and steal your information. That's why it has a sleeve.

[Krikit 1,163]

I keep mine with me when I'm travelling, but when I'm not, it goes in the fire safe. Or in my top bedside table drawer until I can be bothered putting it in the fire safe. lol

[Inky 1,110]

I keep mine with me when I'm travelling, but when I'm not, it goes in the fire safe. Or in my top bedside table drawer until I can be bothered putting it in the fire safe. lol

ahh I keep telling my husband we need a fire safe! he refuses tho.. im always worried about my canadian documents and having to replace them if something happend to the house!

Anyway! to OP, I keep mine with my passport in my purse, in a different pocket than my walet but inside its little sleve in my passport. At first I thought its a bad idea but I feel its safer to keep it with me. I have colour copys of it at the house in a safe place tho incase something happend to my purse tho.

[kaya541 1]

I'm fairly certain that you are required to carry the greencard with you at all times because it's the only that shows you are in the country legally if asked whether or not you are a US Citizen. One of my co-workers is from New Zealand and he said was told to always carry his.

And we were watching Border Wars the other night, and they said the same thing - always carry it.

p.s. Excellent idea on the color copy! I did that with my passport and I also keep a picture of it on my cellphone in case I lose it when travelling.

Edited December 6, 2010 by kaya541

[Inky 1,110]

p.s. Excellent idea on the color copy! I did that with my passport and I also keep a picture of it on my cellphone in case I lose it when travelling.

Ah! about the picture on a cell phone because im never without my cellphone! going to borrow your cell pic idea too! Thanks.

[Flames9_RN 358]

ya, ur suppose to carry it--but loose it and it costs $$$$ to get a new 1.

[Krikit 1,163]

Yeah, I figure the chances of me losing it are greater than the chances of being stopped by a police officer and asked to prove that I'm not an illegal. They could ask my husband that, also, and he wouldn't be able to do so, either. Guess we're screwed! lol

[SapphireDreams 71]

I keep mine in my wallet. I see ICE cars a lot in my neighborhood and in NYC in general, so I figure I can never be too safe around here.

I was also asked one by a border guy while crossing where I keep it, and when I answered in my wallet, he approved and told me to make sure I have it on my at all times.

[Allie 5]

The original locked away I have a color copy laminated in my wallet

[Sprailenes 47]

I keep it at home in our filing cabinet. I don't carry it with me and I won't... I like to break the rules... I'm such a rebel...

[Udella&Wiz 325]

In my wallet where they tell me to...not that anyone is ever going to pick me out of a crowd and say 'hey...you're an immigrant...let me see your documentation'...but you never know if you could be ina car accident or some other weird thing.

initially I resisted carrying it always but I figured the reasons to were stronger then not.

On the other hand - I wouldn't give my 18 yr old daughter hers to carry around if my life depended on it - she is extremely careless with her belongings

[Hugglebuggles 60]

I keep mine in my wallet. I see ICE cars a lot in my neighborhood and in NYC in general, so I figure I can never be too safe around here.

I see ICE cars fairly frequently too. Not so much in my neighborhood, but all over the state in general.

I keep mine in my wallet- I'm not worried about losing it.