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Green Card
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The popular name for the Alien Registration Receipt Card issued to all immigrants entering the United States on a non-temporary visa who have registered with and been fingerprinted by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The name green card comes from the distinctive coloration of the card.

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RAWALPINDI, 14 May, 2009 (Frontier Star) -- About 72 Tandoor owners have returned their green cards to the Punjab government in protest against what they termed 'black mailing' by PML-N MPAs.
Tandoor owners return green cards by The Frontier Star (Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan)
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now USCIS) began issuing "Green Cards" with a 10-year expiration date and required permanent residents to renew their Green Cards every 10 years.
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