I-94 & SSN

[andromeda1 7]

Hello all,

I received my permanent residency card last year (spouse sponsored me). I will be traveling to visit my home country next month and this is the first time I am traveling outside the US as a permanent resident. I just a couple of quick questions,

1. My I-94 Card from when I last entered the country on a student visa is still stapled to my passport. Do I need to give the card to the airline when I am boarding or can I just discard it at home before my visit?

2. My SSN card still says "Valid for work only with DHS authorization." Do I need to update with the social security administration that I am now a permanent resident so that those words can be removed on my card? If I don't, doest this affect my re-entry next month in any way?

Thank you all in advance for taking the time to answer my question.

Edited June 25, 2015 by andromeda1

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[Starkilla09 366]

Hello all,

I received my permanent residency card last year (spouse sponsored me). I will be traveling to visit my home country next month and this is the first time I am traveling outside the US as a permanent resident. I just a couple of quick questions,

1. My I-94 Card from when I last entered the country on a student visa is still stapled to my passport. Do I need to give the card to the airline when I am boarding or can I just discard it at home before my visit?

2. My SSN card still says "Valid for work only with DHS authorization." Do I need to update with the social security administration that I am now a permanent resident so that those words can be removed on my card? If I don't, doest this affect my re-entry next month in any way?

Thank you all in advance for taking the time to answer my question.

1. Your I-94 has no effect on you again at this point because you're a permanent resident and won't be seeking admission with a non-immigrant visa. I-94 departure records are important when seeking admission as a non-immigrant so CBP officers can know if you overstayed or not, as well as also show proof of inspection when seeking an immigration benefit like permanent residency. You can hand it over to your airline if that's gonna make you feel better or just keep it at home with you. Either way it's all useless now at this point like I said earlier.

2. It's not a necessity but I'll recommend you visit the SSA administration with your resident card and have a new updated one without the legend. However it has no effect whatsoever with your re-entry or status as a permanent resident. A SS card without that legend makes your form I-9 easier as it shows you have unrestricted employment and can also save you some trouble with HR departments sometimes when removing conditions on expired 2 year green card.

[andromeda1 7]

1. Your I-94 has no effect on you again at this point because you're a permanent resident and won't be seeking admission with a non-immigrant visa. I-94 departure records are important when seeking admission as a non-immigrant so CBP officers can know if you overstayed or not, as well as also show proof of inspection when seeking an immigration benefit like permanent residency. You can hand it over to your airline if that's gonna make you feel better or just keep it at home with you. Either way it's all useless now at this point like I said earlier.

2. It's not a necessity but I'll recommend you visit the SSA administration with your resident card and have a new updated one without the legend. However it has no effect whatsoever with your re-entry or status as a permanent resident. A SS card without that legend makes your form I-9 easier as it shows you have unrestricted employment and can also save you some trouble with HR departments sometimes when removing conditions on expired 2 year green card.

Thank you so much for your reply. About the I-94... I am going to just keep it at home with me since it's useless. I will try to stop by the SSA office when I get time... probably not going to happen till at least August of this year.

I do have another question for you if you don't mind... when I apply for Removal of Conditions next year, do they interview again or just approve the application and send me the 10-year green card?

[Starkilla09 366]

Thank you so much for your reply. About the I-94... I am going to just keep it at home with me since it's useless. I will try to stop by the SSA office when I get time... probably not going to happen till at least August of this year.

I do have another question for you if you don't mind... when I apply for Removal of Conditions next year, do they interview again or just approve the application and send me the 10-year green card?

During removal of conditions USCIS selects a small fraction of people at their discretion for interviews though majority of those get approved without it. There's no magic to who gets selected but chances are you probably will not if you send sufficient evidence during the process that merit your approval.