How to Use green card in a Sentence

green card

noun
  • Many of them have been in line for a green card for decades.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Others are in the U.S. on tourist visas and green cards.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024
  • People like me who didn't have a green card had a very, very tough go of it.
    — Alana Semuels, TIME, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Saipov, 29, came to the U.S. 7 years ago from Uzbekistan, on a green card, through a lottery.
    — Jeff Darcy, cleveland.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • There are nine of them and a green card holder, perhaps more.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Andy Polo was not with the team due to green card issues.
    — oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Workers who are not on track for a green card have to return home.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 8 June 2020
  • That relief could also come in the form of a United States green card.
    — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Stenger flew around the world, wooing foreign investors with the promise of a green card.
    — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Tolchin hopes her client can now get a green card, along with a chance to bring family members to the U.S.
    — Hamed Aleazizstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022
  • The whole green card situation took up most of the episode, and at the end, was solved by a quick wedding.
    — Emily Yahr, chicagotribune.com, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Holtec has applied for temporary H-1B visas and green cards for some of the most skilled jobs.
    — Susan Schmidt, ProPublica, 2 July 2019
  • Geno carried a green card until doing the same in 1994.
    — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 20 Nov. 2020
  • In the course of it, it’s revealed that Luisa can’t get a green card without leaving the country for 10 years.
    — refinery29.com, 25 June 2018
  • Her mother is a green card holder and lives with her in Carlsbad.
    — Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2021
  • If approved, the department will mail you a new green card.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
  • At the same time, my husband got his green card related to his work with the United States.
    — Stella Kalinina, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022
  • Buying a green card is about to get a lot more expensive.
    — Chris Fuchs, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Refugees can legally work and can apply for a green card after a year.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, azcentral, 22 June 2018
  • Powell, 38, now has a green card and lives full time on Martha’s Vineyard with his wife and 4-year-old son.
    — Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Refugees must apply for a green card within a year of arrival in the United States.
    — Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Some described it as green cards for pro-Hamas activists.
    — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 June 2024
  • Asylum status means Bautista will be able to apply for a green card in one year.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2019
  • Investors may lose their money if the project doesn't work out, which could harm their chances of getting a green card.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Ultimately, a judge allowed the man to keep his green card.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Figueredo, the nurse who helped Rosales, plans to get a green card under a 1966 law that applies to Cubans.
    — Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Ibtihal applied for their green cards and is still waiting to hear back.
    — Alex Ronan, The Cut, 17 Dec. 2017
  • Even with these changes, Mills said, immigrants should not be scared of seeking green cards through the new rules.
    — Obed Manuel, Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2020
  • The immigrant involved was granted a green card by a judge, and the government failed to appeal within the standard 30-day window.
    — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • The form is used to verify identity and authorization to work in the United States, and must be supported by documents such as a passport, a work visa or a green card.
    — Julia Moskin, New York Times, 15 May 2025

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