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Nah, it's dumb. People lose their wallets due to factors outside their control every single day, suddenly arguing that one category should be held to a higher standard for whatever reason isn't really worth considering seriously.
Combining an always-carry requirement with a one-year replacement time is merely guaranteeing that some permanent residents will be in violation, no matter what they do to stay within the rules. Now, that is not new - the USCIS and predecessors are (in)famous for coming up with contradictory rules that force people into violation, that's one of the reasons that pretty much anyone who's been in touch with them hold those organizations in such contempt.
Nah, it's dumb. People lose their wallets due to factors outside their control every single day, suddenly arguing that one category should be held to a higher standard for whatever reason isn't really worth considering seriously.
Combining an always-carry requirement with a one-year replacement time is merely guaranteeing that some permanent residents will be in violation, no matter what they do to stay within the rules. Now, that is not new - the USCIS and predecessors are (in)famous for coming up with contradictory rules that force people into violation, that's one of the reasons that pretty much anyone who's been in touch with them hold those organizations in such contempt.
I never carried mine (citizen now and don’t carry my passport or naturalization certificate either) except when traveling outside the country. But as you said in an earlier post, with a state driver’s license and being white you generally don’t get asked your immigration status except at a border.
I never carried mine (citizen now and don’t carry my passport or naturalization certificate either) except when traveling outside the country. But as you said in an earlier post, with a state driver’s license and being white you generally don’t get asked your immigration status except at a border.
Heh - I was once rear-ended by some obnoxious old bat who heard my accent and thought she'd gain an upper hand by requesting to see my GC, for some unfathomable reason. There I was all set to ignore the minor dent in the absolute junker 15-year-old Nissan Sentra I drove at the time, but if she was going to make it like that? "Sorry, ma'am, but unless you're immigration authorities, you do not get to see that. Now, I believe we need to exchange insurance information, please?" Higher rates for her and a check that went to a new Shoei helmet for me. Good times.
It’s not. You’re supposed to carry the actual card with you. If you (generic you) can’t be responsible with something as important as a green card, maybe you shouldn’t have one.
I am an American citizen studying in Russia. I keep my passport in my desk in the dorm and I carry copies with me in my wallet, because in Russia, you always have to have documents with you.
I’m responsible enough to know that I’m too irresponsible to carry my passport with me everywhere, and that spending three hours at a Russian police station because they won’t accept my photocopies is a better alternative to losing my passport and trying to drive 22 hours to the closest US embassy.
I could see applying for one for the first time costing $540 and taking six months. (still seems like a long time, but considering the wheels of govt. turn so slowly.)
But $540 to replace a lost card and then it takes that long?!
I am an American citizen studying in Russia. I keep my passport in my desk in the dorm and I carry copies with me in my wallet, because in Russia, you always have to have documents with you.
I’m responsible enough to know that I’m too irresponsible to carry my passport with me everywhere, and that spending three hours at a Russian police station because they won’t accept my photocopies is a better alternative to losing my passport and trying to drive 22 hours to the closest US embassy.
That is the responsible thing to do.
Technically, you need to carry them in the US as well, but I'm not sure everyone does.
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