What is an American green card?

1, conditional green card, immigrants who marry foreigners and citizens are conditional green cards for two years. After two years, if you meet the requirements, you can turn it into a formal green card.

2. Temporary green card. Investment immigrants get a temporary green card for two years, which can be converted into a formal green card after two years of successful investment.

3. Official green card, once every ten years.

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According to American citizenship and immigration law, green card holders are foreigners who have neither American citizenship nor American citizenship. However, in the United States, they basically enjoy the same treatment as their nationals, but they have no right to vote and stand for election.

According to the immigration law of the United States, permanent residents must use a valid immigration visa and a valid home country passport to enter the United States, otherwise they are not allowed to enter the country. After having an American green card, as long as you leave the United States for less than one year, the green card itself can be regarded as a valid entry immigrant visa, and you don't need to apply for a visa at the American embassy or consulate.

Those who have left the United States for more than one year must apply for a re-entry visa as a valid immigrant visa before leaving the country. Re-entry visas are valid for a maximum of two years. Cardholders who have not entered the United States for more than a period of time are likely to lose their permanent residency when they enter the country, because the immigration law requires green card holders to leave the United States only temporarily.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-American Permanent Resident Card.