green card
(US) A US work permit, officially known as United States Permanent Resident Card.
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Born ~1946 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
El USCIS revisará solicitudes de Green Card y ciudadanía ante deficiencias previas
They walked into a green card interview together. One of them was detained on the spot. 150 days later… they’re finally reunited. That says a lot. #LGBTQ #Immigration #GayCouple
Does that include Melania?! Sorry how stupid of me! green card & marrying trump go hand in hand!
Btw, the foreign-born stat is an imperfect substitute for a more granular breakdown of foreign-born population by % who've naturalized or have a green card, are here on a temporary visa status, lack status/documentati…
I was about to suggest that someone check that man’s green card because he is clearly an alien from Remulak. Probably here illegally to boot….
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(US) A US work permit, officially known as United States Permanent Resident Card.
“They walked into a green card interview together. One of them was detained on the spot. 150 days later… they’re finally reunited. That says a lot. #LGBTQ #Immigration #GayCouple”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Does that include Melania?! Sorry how stupid of me! green card & marrying trump go hand in hand!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Btw, the foreign-born stat is an imperfect substitute for a more granular breakdown of foreign-born population by % who've naturalized or have a green card, are here on a temporary visa status, lack status/documentation, etc.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I was about to suggest that someone check that man’s green card because he is clearly an alien from Remulak. Probably here illegally to boot….”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I really enjoyed Man From Uncle...I remember thinking Green Card wouldn't be good (like 15 or so years ago), but was surprised by it!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(banking) A chargecard launched by American Express in 1969.
“El USCIS revisará solicitudes de Green Card y ciudadanía ante deficiencias previas”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(field hockey) A warning card, given to a player for an infraction of the rules. A further infraction may warrant a yellow card or red card.
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