Surrendering GC and EAD at the Oath Ceremony?

[VinnyH 59]

Hello all:

 

I read in another post that USCIS asks you to surrender your Green Card (makes sense, of course)... but also your EAD card?

 

I'm freaking out because I can't find mine. Must have been misplaced or lost during my moving a couple of years ago. Never thought about it again as it had already been expired for so many years (the card was valid only for a year and expired in Sep. 2015 – I became a LPR in May 2015).

 

I am still waiting to get the interview, and therefore have some time ahead of me to look for the EAD card, but what happens if I no longer can find it? Is my naturalization at risk?

Thanks for your feedback.

VinnyH

[Just Paul 4,591]

Your EAD was invalidated when you received your green card.  Not needed.

[HRQX 4,145]

15 minutes ago, VinnyH said:

Is my naturalization at risk?

Just surrender your Green Card: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-k-chapter-3 "USCIS will not issue a Certificate of Naturalization to a person who has not surrendered his or her Permanent Resident Card (PRC) or Alien Registration Card (ARC) evidencing the person’s lawful permanent residence. If the person established that his or her card was lost or destroyed, USCIS may waive the requirement of surrendering the card."

[VinnyH 59]

Thank you both @Paul & Mary and @HRQX for your feedback. Feeling much better now.

 

I'm wondering why, in the case of @Dashinka's case, they asked his wife to surrender her GC and her EAD card at the Oath Ceremony. See:

 

Maybe he can enlighten us if he sees this post.

 

VinnyH

 

 

[Just Paul 4,591]

I haven't heard any of our immigration clinic folks say they have been asked for the EAD or Combo card at naturalization.   In the past I have heard it asked at ROC in the form of "If you have the EAD card with you please surrender it now."  But that was back when interviews happened quickly.

Edited September 13, 2020 by Paul & Mary

[Dashinka 23,236]

4 hours ago, VinnyH said:

Thank you both @Paul & Mary and @HRQX for your feedback. Feeling much better now.

 

I'm wondering why, in the case of @Dashinka's case, they asked his wife to surrender her GC and her EAD card at the Oath Ceremony. See:

 

Maybe he can enlighten us if he sees this post.

 

VinnyH

 

 

In my wife’s case, she no longer had a GC when the oath ceremony came around as USCIS took it when she got her I551 stamp.  They did give her an affidavit when this occurred and that is what she took to the ceremony.  As to surrendering the AP/EAD at the ceremony we followed the instructions on the oath notice that say to bring any other documents issued to her by USCIS.  I will admit that the USCIS personnel didn’t seem to really care about her EAD, but they did take it.

[VinnyH 59]

Thanks for your feedback @Dashinka.

[Valor 131]

Do you need to give them back the expired green card as well? Or just the current one?

[NEW CITIZEN 151]

2 hours ago, Valor said:

Do you need to give them back the expired green card as well? Or just the current one?

Why not both, I did, it didn't hurt, confirmed my honesty!!

[Fr8dog 312]

Don't have the letter nearby, but if memory serves me correctly, they tell you to surrender all cards still in your possession. So if you still have the EAD they want it back and if you lost it, you're fine.

They asked me during the ceremony to turn in all my cards, I gave them the 10-year card (2 months old). Nobody was asked if they had more or were missing one.