Your husband does not need a different SSN: he needs an updated replacement card, which SSA will mail automatically if he requested it on Form I-485 or will process after his Green Card arrives.

If you apply for an SSN card using Form I-485, you do not have to contact a Social Security office to apply for an SSN card. If USCIS approves your application for LPR status, we will mail your SSN card or replacement card to the address listed on your application. You should receive your SSN card no later than 14 days after you receive your Permanent Resident Card/Form I-551/ “Green Card” from USCIS.

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You will need to apply for a replacement Social Security card to change the status shown on your Social Security card. If you did not request a replacement Social Security card on your I-765 application, you must contact your local Social Security office or Social Security Card Center AFTER you receive your EAD or Green Card. You will need to provide proof of your identity, DHS employment authorization, and immigration status to request a replacement card. All documents must be either originals or certified copies by the issuing agency. We cannot accept photocopies or notarized copies of documents.

Shows your name and Social Security number and lets you work without restriction. People lawfully admitted to the United States on a permanent basis.

You can request a free replacement card. After we complete your request, you’ll receive your replacement card by mail in 5 to 10 business days.

You should also submit an e-Request if any of the following occur: It has been more than 30 days since you received your welcome notice but you have not received your new card.

Permanent Resident Card

If you received your document from USCIS with an error that is not your fault, you generally must file a new form, but not pay a new fee. Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (check filing category 2.d. or 3.d., My existing card has incorrect data because of Department of Homeland Security error); The Green Card containing the error; and Supporting documentation to show what the correct information should be (see Form I-90 instructions for examples).

Your permanent resident status is conditional if it is based on marriage and you were married less than 2 years on the day you obtained permanent resident status. If you are a conditional permanent resident, your Green Card will expire 2 years from the date you obtain conditional permanent residence. If you are filing Form I-751 jointly with your U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse, you must file your Form I-751 within the 90-day period immediately before your Green Card expires.

Additionally, all aliens in the United States must report a change of address to USCIS within 10 days of moving. Changing your address with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will not change your address with USCIS and USPS will not forward your mail from USCIS. Please update your information with both USCIS and USPS.

Re-entry Permit

Permanent or conditional residents should apply for a re-entry permit if they will be outside the United States for one year or more. You generally need to apply for and obtain a travel document before you leave the United States.

Abandonment may be found to occur in trips of less than a year where it is believed you did not intend to make the United States your permanent residence. Additionally, absences from the United States of six months or more may disrupt the continuous residency required for naturalization.

A. General Eligibility for Spouses of U.S. Citizens

The spouse must have continuously resided in the United States after becoming a lawful permanent resident (LPR) for at least 3 years immediately preceding the date of filing the naturalization application and must have lived in marital union with his or her citizen spouse for at least those 3 years. The spouse of a U.S. citizen filing for naturalization on the basis of his or her marriage may file the naturalization application up to 90 days before the date he or she would first meet the required 3-year period of continuous residence.

The most common path to U.S. citizenship through naturalization is being a lawful permanent resident (LPR) for at least five years.

List A

The documents on List A show both identity and employment authorization. Employees presenting an acceptable List A document should not be asked to present any other document. Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551)

If you are a permanent resident age 18 or older, you are required to have a valid Green Card in your possession at all times.

Almost all male US citizens and male immigrants, who are 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service.