Ultimate Guide To Replace Your Lost Green Card

As an immigrant in america, the Inexperienced Card is among the most essential paperwork you possess since it’s proof of your standing to dwell and work legally within the nation in addition to a crucial doc for getting loans of credit score, re-entering the nation, renewing a driver’s license and different situations. The street to acquiring a U.S. Inexperienced Card is usually lengthy and arduous so when you really obtain it, it’s essential to maintain it protected. Within the occasion that you could change your misplaced inexperienced card, it was stolen or goes to run out inside the subsequent six months, we’ve outlined the required steps under.

When To Substitute Your Inexperienced Card 

As a Lawful Everlasting Resident, you might be required to switch your Inexperienced Card within the following conditions:

• Inexperienced Card will expire within the subsequent six month or is already expired
• Inexperienced Card was misplaced, stoled, destroyed or mutilated
• Inexperienced Card was obtained previous to age 14, you have got now reached the age of 14 and it’s going to expire after you flip 16 years outdated
• You have been a commuter and can now be dwelling within the U.S.
• You have been a everlasting resident dwelling within the U.S. and can now be a commuter (that means you reside in Mexico or Canada and journey to the U.S. for work)
• You have been mechanically granted everlasting resident standing (together with particular agricultural employee candidates underneath immigration reforms throughout 1986)
• You got an older model of the alien registration card; now outdated (Types AR-3, AR-103, or I-151)
• There’s incorrect info in your card otherwise you legally modified your identify/biographic information
• You might have a Inexperienced Card with out an expiration date – sometimes these issued between 1979-1989
• By no means obtained earlier card concern to you (if that is your scenario you might be exempt from paying the submitting charge; see FAQs part)

As a Conditional Everlasting Resident, you might be required to switch your inexperienced card within the following conditions:

• Inexperienced Card was misplaced, stoled, destroyed or mutilated
• There’s incorrect info in your card otherwise you legally modified your identify/biographic information
• By no means obtained earlier card concern to you (if that is your scenario you might be exempt from paying the submitting charge; see FAQs part)

If any of the above conditions are relevant to you as a conditional everlasting resident or lawful everlasting resident then you need to file Kind I-90, Utility to Substitute Everlasting Resident Card on-line by way of myaccount.uscis.gov or by mailing your I-90 to the handle under:

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
P.O. Field 21262
Phoenix, AZ 85036

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Consideration: I-90
1820 E. Skyharbor, Circle S, Ground 1
Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034

File I-90 On-line to Substitute or Renew Inexperienced Card

It’s sometimes higher to file on-line by way of your USCIS on-line account as a result of you can too pay your submitting charge, examine the standing of your case and obtain notifications of updates, reply to requests for proof and far more. Your legal professional or consultant also can deal with this for you thru the net portal in your behalf. After you full the shape I-90 and signal it, you’ll need to submit it together with any required supporting paperwork and the submitting charge. It’s a good suggestion to submit Kind G-1145, E-Notification of Utility/Petition Acceptance, concurrently submitting Kind I-90. What Kind G-1145 does is requests that USCIS ship you a electronic mail or textual content notification once they have obtained your utility. The shape may be very easy to fill out and asks for the applicant/petitioner’s full identify, electronic mail handle and cell phone quantity for texting.

E-Notifications don’t embrace any private info, together with your identify, as a result of electronic mail and textual content message will not be safe methods for us to transmit this info.  The notification will listing your receipt quantity and inform you acquire case standing info.

When your utility is permitted, your new inexperienced card shall be mailed to you. Observe you could solely fill out the I-90 whereas in america. In case you are abroad you could wait till you come to america earlier than requesting a substitute.

In case you are a conditional resident attempting to take away circumstances in your inexperienced card you could file both Kind I-751, Petition to Take away Circumstances on Residence (for inexperienced card obtained by way of marriage) or Kind I-829, Petition by Investor to Take away Circumstances on Everlasting Resident Standing (inexperienced card obtained by way of monetary funding in U.S. enterprise).

Alternative Inexperienced Card Submitting Charge

There are a couple of circumstances during which the Inexperienced Card substitute charge could be waived however usually the fee is $455 plus $85 for the biometric service charge. In case you are submitting Kind I-90 by mail then you may pay this charge with a examine (private or cashier’s), cash order, or bank card (use Kind G-1450).

You do not want to pay the submitting charge if:

• You by no means obtained your Inexperienced Card and it was mailed to you greater than 30 days in the past
• Your Inexperienced Card was returned to USCIS as undeliverable
• You by no means obtained your Inexperienced Card as a result of moved from the handle you initially offered
• Your Inexperienced Card has misguided info on it on account of a DHS error (example- identify spelled incorrectly)

Beneath is a handy chart offered by USCIS that signifies which submitting charges you might be accountable for primarily based on the rationale.

Continuously Requested Questions

What do I do if I misplaced my Inexperienced Card?

In case you misplaced your Inexperienced Card and are a conditional everlasting resident or lawful everlasting resident in america then you need to file Kind I-90, Utility to Substitute Everlasting Resident Card on-line or by mail. Within the occasion that you could journey exterior of america earlier than you acquire your substitute card, then you need to name your native USCIS workplace and make an appointment to request an I-551 stamp in your passport. This stamp will function temp proof of your everlasting residence within the U.S. and is legitimate for 1 yr. In case you are exterior of america and misplaced your Inexperienced Card (as a lawful everlasting resident) then you could acquire a journey doc in any other case referred to as service documentation by submitting Kind I-131A, Utility for Journey Doc and taking it to an area U.S. embassy or consulate close to you. This journey doc will permit you board an airplane or different transportation.

Ought to I inform the police if my Inexperienced Card was stolen or misplaced?

In case your Inexperienced Card was stolen or misplaced it could be clever to file a report since it may be used as a report when submitting Kind I-90 and if there are makes an attempt made by another person to make use of your determine with the Inexperienced Card.

How lengthy does it take to switch a misplaced Inexperienced Card?

Whereas the precise timeframe is unsure because of USCIS backlogs, it could take 10-12 months or longer to switch a misplaced inexperienced card. You possibly can examine case processing occasions by your particular area workplace or service heart by clicking right here. If there are errors in your I-90 it could take even longer. For that motive, it’s best to have authorized paperwork ready by an immigration skilled.

How a lot does it price to switch a misplaced Inexperienced Card?

In some circumstances, the Inexperienced Card substitute charge could be waived (see part above) however sometimes the fee is $455 plus $85 for the biometric service charge.

Can I apply for citizenship if I misplaced my Inexperienced Card?

The excellent news is you may apply for citizenship even for those who inexperienced card is stolen/misplaced. In fact, you need to file for a substitute with Kind I-90 however you don’t want to have obtained the substitute card in an effort to file for citizenship. Roughly 2 weeks after submitting for the substitute, you’re going to get Kind I-797C Discover of Motion which is a receipt letter. After receiving that, you may file your Utility for Naturalization (Kind N-400). We must always make clear {that a} conditional Inexperienced Card is a special scenario. In case you have been granted a Conditional Inexperienced Card because of a wedding then it can solely be legitimate for 2 years. Ninety days earlier than your Conditional Inexperienced Card expires you need to file Kind I-751, together with your partner.

Can I journey with out my Inexperienced Card?

You might be permitted by USCIS to journey when you are awaiting your Inexperienced Card however you need to acquire a short lived journey doc additionally known as superior parole (should be legitimate for the complete time you can be touring), by submitting out Kind I-131.

It’s not clever to depart america earlier than acquiring the advance parole doc as a result of it is going to be thought of ‘deserted’ by USCIS.

In case you are in search of immigrant standing (a Inexperienced Card) and depart america with out the suitable documentation (i.e. advance parole) you might be inadmissible to america upon return, or even when admitted, you might be discovered to have deserted your utility.

What do I must carry with me to the USCIS I-551 stamp appointment?

If in case you have not obtained your substitute Inexperienced Card but and must journey exterior of america or want pressing short-term proof of standing, then you could contact your native USCIS workplace and make an appointment to request an I-551 stamp, also referred to as a Alien Documentation Identification and Telecommunication (ADIT) stamp.

On your appointment to obtain the I-551 stamp you could carry the next:

• Legitimate/unexpired passport
• InfoPass appointment discover (when you’ve got one)
• Kind I-797 Discover Of Motion (I-90 receipt letter)
• Proof supporting your want for the I-551 stamp (airline tickets, job supply, and so on.)

How lengthy does it take to get the I-551 stamp?

Whereas the time to obtain the stamp might differ primarily based on urgency and the case, many individuals can get the stamp in 2-4 weeks. If potential, it’s suggested to delay your journey till you obtain it than to journey oversees with a Inexperienced Card that’s expired.

Does my employer must identified if I misplaced my Inexperienced Card?

In case your present employer doesn’t ask then you don’t want to inform them but when they request proof of employment authorization once more then you’ll need to reveal what occurred and hopefully by that time you’ll have already filed for a substitute card and they are going to be understanding.