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Iowa LIHEAP Policy and Procedures Manual Appendix G – Alternatives to I-94 Card

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APPENDIX G – ALTERNATIVES TO I-94 CARD

“PINK” I-551 “RESIDENT ALIEN” CARD FRONT: Pink background (blue header bar); blue INS seal overlaps photo area. Repeating “I- 551” becomes visible when card is tilted under normal light. Expiration date on front of card: Month, day, and year.

BACK: Color gradually changes from pink to blue, with map of U.S. in white. Three lines of machine- readable printing at bottom on white background. Immigrant classification and admission/adjustment date on back of card. First set of code is immigrant classification, beginning with letter(s) followed by numbers(s). Third set of code is admission/adjustment date, beginning with year, month, and day.

“WHITE” I-551 “RESIDENT ALIEN” CARD FRONT: White background (blue header bar); salmon lines cover the photo in an unbroken pattern. Printing “detail” in eagle is excellent. Immigrant classification is on front of card in lower right corner, beginning with letter(s) followed by number(s).

BACK: Pale greenish background, map of U.S. in white. Three lines of machine-readable codes. Admission/ adjustment date is at bottom, left corner on back of card, beginning with year, month, and day.

“PERMANENT RESIDENT” CARD Having a Green Card (officially known as a Permanent Resident Card (PDF) allows a person to live and work permanently in the United States.

UNEXPIRED FOREIGN PASSPORT WITH I-551 STAMP An I-551 stamp may be present in a foreign passport, with a handwritten “Valid Until” date. A proof of entry and inspection stamp will also present in the passport, similar to the stamp for an I-94. Date of entry is stamped. Immigrant visa classification (letter and number) is printed or stamped on “Admitted” line. Valid status expires on date enumerated at “Until” section of I-551 stamp. The alien number may be printed beginning with letter A.*61366

I-94 ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE RECORD Proof of entry is signified by U.S. immigration stamp. Date of entry is stamped. Non-immigrant visa classification (letter or letter and number) is printed or stamped on “Admitted” line. Valid status expires on date enumerated at “Until” section of stamp. Refugees and asylees each receive a separate INS stamp. Asylum seekers have “valid to” date, while refugees have a date of admission.