History

• The term "Green Card," commonly used to refer to the Permanent Resident Card, dates from the years after World War II when immigrants who successfully obtained permits to live in the United States received green receipts.
  
  

Misconceptions

• While the term "Green Card" is still in use, today's Permanent Resident Card is white.
  
  

Size

• The Permanent Resident Card is the size of a credit card.
  
  

Features

• The information written on the Permanent Resident Card includes the holder's date of birth, gender, fingerprint, country of birth and the card's expiration date.
  
  

Design

• The reverse side of the Permanent Resident Card features miniature depictions of every United States President and the flags of each U.S. state.