Green Cards ( Form I-551 ) Without Expiration Dates Are Still Valid, At Least for Now
On December 11, 2007 the USCIS issued a Statement confirming that green cards without expiration dates are still completely valid despite apparent rumors to the contrary. A green card is more technically a Form I-551. Here's the USCIS Statement.
As I discussed in an earlier posting back in August of this year, the USCIS announced that it will eventually require that anyone who holds a green card without an expiration date obtain a new green card, via the filing of Form I-90. However, the USCIS hasn’t published a final rule yet and until that happens, green cards without expiration dates are still valid.
I still recommend that anyone holding such a green card file the I-90 application now in order to avoid the inevitable delays that will occur when the USCIS publishes its final rule and then everyone files at once.
