Intending immigrants, know your rights and duties as a US resident first, then as a permanent resident. No go Yankee dey dull yourself, make you come say ma village people dey follow you. No go Yankee dey oversabi, make you no go land for federal prison, or for Ikeja Airport.
Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Permanent Resident
As a permanent resident, you are expected to consider the United States your home and to respect and obey this country’s laws. Being a permanent resident also means that you have new rights and responsibilities. Being a permanent resident is a privilege, not a right. The U.S. government can take away your permanent resident status under certain conditions. You must maintain your permanent resident status if you want to live and work in the United States and become a citizen one day.


Your Rights and Responsibilities
Your conduct as a permanent resident can affect your ability to become a U.S.
citizen later. The process of becoming a U.S. citizen is called naturalization.
As a permanent resident, you have the right to:
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Live permanently anywhere in the United States.
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Work in the United States.
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Own property in the United States.
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Attend public school.
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Apply for a driver’s license in your state or territory.
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Join certain branches of the U.S. armed forces.
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Receive Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicare
benefits, if you are eligible.
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Apply to become a U.S. citizen once you are eligible.
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Request visas for your spouse and unmarried children to live in the United
States.
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Leave and return to the United States under certain conditions.
As a permanent resident, you must:
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Obey all federal, state, and local laws.
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Pay federal, state, and local income taxes.
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Register with the Selective Service (U.S. armed
forces), if you are a male between the ages of 18
and 26.
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Maintain your immigration status.
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Carry proof of your permanent resident status at
all times.
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Change your address online or provide it in writing
to USCIS within 10 days of each time you move.