Son Received 10-Year Green Card 6 Months After U.S. Passport

[JasonGG 269]

My wife and her son were permanent residents, but when my wife became a U.S. citizen, her son acquired citizenship through her and received his U.S. passport 6 months ago.  Last week, his long-overdue 10-year green card arrived.  I called USCIS today to ask what we do with the card and the representative only scheduled me for a "non-urgent" return email or call in 30 days.  She added that I may have to call back and submit a new 30-day request when the deadline passes.

 

I found a couple very old posts saying that USCIS "should be dead to us" now that my wife and her son are citizens.  Since USCIS was very strict about having the cards returned at the citizenship swearing in ceremony, do we need to return this to someone or simply throw it out? 

 

Thanks - Jason

[OldUser 5,109]

Do not throw it away!

 

Either put it in a drawer for the record and never touch it again until asked OR return to USCIS.

 

Does the kid have certificate of naturalization?

 

I wouldn't do anything about GC until certificate is in hand.

 

Passport sometimes is not sufficient to prove US citizenship.

[JasonGG 269]

3 hours ago, OldUser said:

Do not throw it away!

 

Either put it in a drawer for the record and never touch it again until asked OR return to USCIS.

 

Does the kid have certificate of naturalization?

 

I wouldn't do anything about GC until certificate is in hand.

 

Passport sometimes is not sufficient to prove US citizenship.

No, he does not have a naturalization certificate.  Just his US passport.

[Boiler 43,767]

34 minutes ago, JasonGG said:

No, he does not have a naturalization certificate.  Just his US passport.

Good idea to have one of those.

[manyfudge 273]

Get the kid his CoC.  Keep the 10 year GC safe and get a passport card.

[JasonGG 269]

Just wanted to provide an update . . . USCIS tier 2 called this morning.  She confirmed that yes, we need to hold on to my son's 10-year green card even though he has a U.S. passport now.  The passport proves that he is a U.S. citizen to the State Dept. and most federal agencies, BUT it does not prove legal entry into the United States.   The State Dept. computers have recorded him as a citizen, but the USCIS system has not.  She recommended he carry the green card in his passport until he receives the certificate of citizenship.  The certificate "may be needed" when applying for financial aid or dealing with social security.

 

Ugh . . . just when we though USCIS was behind us and now we have another step to complete!

 

Thanks everyone for you responses.  They were very helpful. - Jason