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Permanent Resident Card · Form I-551

Copy of your green card, front and back

USCIS forms such as the I-130 and the I-751 ask for a copy of the front and back of your Permanent Resident Card.12 Both sides land on one Letter page at real size.

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A form with the copy clipped to it: the card's front above its back, on one Letter page.
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Copy your green card

Front, then back. Saved as green-card-front-back.pdf.

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Document ID card, driver's license or national ID · 85.60 × 53.98 mm (ID-1) Change

Which forms

What the instructions say.

I-130Petition for a relative

"If you are a lawful permanent resident, you must file your petition with a copy of the front and back of your Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551)."1

I-751Removing conditions

"Submit copies of both front and back sides of the card."2

I-90Replacing a lost card

"Submit a copy of your Permanent Resident Card, if you have one", or a government-issued ID.3

Copies, not originals

Keep the card. Send a legible copy.

"You should submit legible photocopies of requested documents unless the Instructions specifically instruct you to submit an original document."1

Legible

No glare on the name, number or dates.

Nothing covered

No marks, no black boxes.

Designs change

Older cards copy the same way.

Redesigned every three to five years, last on January 30, 2023; older designs stay valid until they expire.4

Measure your card. At 85.60 × 53.98 mm (ID-1)5 the default fits; otherwise choose Custom size.

For a job

Form I-9 is different.

You present the card itself, a List A document.4 The employer may copy it, only for the I-9.6

A driver's license is List B.

Sources

  1. USCIS Instructions for Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative (edition 04/01/24). Read 7 October 2026.
  2. USCIS Instructions for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence (edition 04/01/24). Read 7 October 2026.
  3. USCIS Instructions for Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (edition 01/20/25). Read 7 October 2026.
  4. USCIS Form I-9 Acceptable Documents. Read 7 October 2026.
  5. ICAO Doc 9303, Machine Readable Travel Documents, Part 5: Specifications for TD1 Size MROTDs (8th edition, 2021). Read 7 October 2026.
  6. eCFR 8 CFR 274a.2, Verification of identity and employment authorization, (b)(3). Read 7 October 2026.

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