As an immigration attorney, it gives me great joy to tell our clients that their Green Cards (giving them permanent residency status in the US) have been approved. My husband is himself a Green Card holder so I know firsthand how important the freedom and security that permanent residency in the US provides for immigrants; at the same time, it’s also important for Green Card holders to know their rights and responsibilities as permanent residents—including how to maintain their permanent residency to ensure that they keep their Green Cards and, if they so desire, apply for citizenship down the road!  

The following dialogue is a fictional example of a conversation I often have with our clients about maintaining permanent residency.  (No Daryanani & Bland client information is used or revealed and any similarity to real people is entirely coincidental!).