How to Renew a Green Card While Your N-400 Is Pending
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Apply for renewal before your green card expires.old calendar image by Allyson Ricketts from Fotolia.com
Check your green card expiration date. You should start the renewal process six months before your green card expires. As with the N-400, green card renewal is handled through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. - 2). Complete the Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card, also knows as Form I-90. Either file this form with the USCIS online to renew your green card or download it. Whether typed or printed by hand, use black ink to complete the form.
- 3). Copy any required supporting documentation with your green card renewal. Submit these copies with your I-90 form. The required documentation varies with individual circumstances. Check the Instructions for I-90 for your particular situation. Any documentation written in a foreign language will need to be translated to English.
- 4). Submit the I-90, supporting documents and current fees to the USCIS. Check the Instructions for I-90 for the current mailing address and fee information. Fees for renewing your green card must be paid by check or money order in the exact amount owed with funds drawn from U.S. banks. Residents of Guam should make the check or money order payable to "Treasurer, Guam." Residents of the Virgin Islands should use "Commissioner of Finance of the Virgin Islands." All others should use "U.S. Department of Homeland Security."
- 5). Attend your biometrics appointment. Your fingerprints will be taken during this appointment as part of the green card renewal process. An appointment letter giving you the date, time and location of this appointment will be mailed to you by the USCIS. Your green card will be mailed to you after completing this process.
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