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Recent Green Card recipients report not receiving a printed "Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants" booklet with their green cards. Although the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has not officially announced discontinuation of the guide, they assert that all information remains available online. The guide covers essential topics such as maintaining residency status, working in the U.S., tax obligations, healthcare access, and legal rights. Speculation about this change stems from recent immigration policy modifications under the Trump administration, with a former USCIS supervisor suggesting cost-saving measures might be behind the shift to digital resources.
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US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) appears to have stopped including its printed "Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants" with newly issued green cards, according to recent reports from Green Card recipients. This change has drawn attention because the booklet traditionally served as an introductory guide for new lawful permanent residents, explaining their rights and responsibilities and providing information on settling in the US. USCIS maintains that all information is still available online, though they have not formally announced discontinuing the printed version. The agency's website continues to make the guide accessible electronically. Reports about the missing booklet are based on recent Green Card recipients who received their cards without the printed guide, as noted by Newsweek from claims made on Reddit. A former USCIS supervisor, Douglas S Pierce, suggested that moving materials online might have been a cost-saving measure.
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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) appears to have stopped including its printed “Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants” with newly issued
green cards, according to recent reports from Green Card recipients.
uncertain
Services → appear → recipients
The change has drawn attention because the booklet has traditionally served as an introductory guide for new lawful permanent residents, explaining their rights and responsibilities and providing information on settling in the US.
asserted
booklet → draw → US
USCIS has not announced that the guide has been formally discontinued but they said that all information was available online.
asserted
information → announce → ?
The agency's website continues to make the guide available online, and its official page for new green card holders still lists the publication among the resources available to permanent residents.
asserted
page → continue → residents
The reports about the missing booklet appear to be based on recent Green Card recipients who say their cards arrived without the printed guide.
asserted
cards → miss → guide
The development was reported by Newsweek based on claims on Reddit.
uncertain
development → report → Reddit
The publication is an official USCIS guide titled “Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants.”
asserted
publication → title → Immigrants
It provides basic information intended to help new permanent residents settle in the country.
asserted
residents → provide → country
The guide covers subjects including maintaining permanent resident status, working in the United States, paying taxes, travelling internationally, finding housing and healthcare, and understanding rights and responsibilities.
asserted
guide → cover → rights
USCIS continues to host the publication as a downloadable PDF on its website.
asserted
USCIS → continue → website
The agency's “After We Grant Your Green Card” webpage also continues to direct permanent residents to the guide.
asserted
webpage → grant → guide
The apparent removal of the printed booklet does not change the legal status of a person who has been granted permanent residence.
asserted
who → print → residence
USCIS continues to issue Permanent Resident Cards, commonly known as green cards, to lawful permanent residents.
asserted
USCIS → continue → residents
It is not a required immigration document, and not receiving a physical copy does not invalidate a green card or alter the holder's rights and obligations as a permanent resident.
asserted
receiving → require → resident
The guide remains available electronically, meaning new immigrants can still access the same USCIS information online.
Why the change is drawing attention
The development came at a time when the Trump administration has introduced a series of changes affecting the US immigration system, including changes to immigration processing and screening.
asserted
administration → remain → processing
That broader context has prompted speculation about whether the disappearance of the printed welcome guide represents another policy change.
asserted
disappearance → prompt → change
A former USCIS supervisor, Douglas S Pierce, told Newsweek that the agency might have stopped mailing the guide to cut printing, postage and storage costs by moving materials online.
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agency → tell → materials
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