Permanent residents who need a green card will need to fill out the Form I-90, which is going to be the application to replace or renew their green card. By law, if you are a permanent resident who is 18 or older, you need to have a valid, unexpired green card on you at all times. If you are a permanent resident and your green card is already expired or will expire within the next 6 months, you are able to renew the card through the Form I-90. This form is going to be your best friend through all of this. 

There are a few other reasons why you will want to submit the Form I-90 as well for your green card. Some of the common reasons include:

# There was some reason that your card was lost, stolen, or destroyed recently. 

# Your card is issued, but for some reason you never received it. 

# Your name or some of your other biographic information has been legally changed. You can’t change this if you just want to be called by a different name. There has to be a legal change, like marriage, to have that happen. 

# There is some reason that your card was mutilated

# There is some reason that the data on the card is no longer correct and you need it changed. 

# You are now 14 years old and you need to register, as required by law. 

When it is time to fill out this form and get a new green card or to update an expired one, you want to do it as early as possible. The process can take some time to get done, but read up on some of the rules that are in place to make sure that you do this process well. You may want to seek some legal help to get through it if things look more complicated than you think. 

If you need to get a green card replacement, then it is time to file the paperwork and make sure that you get it all done the right way. This process can take some time and just like with a green card renewal, you may not get the new card immediately. Our team will be able to help. We can work with you to ensure that you are able to take care of the green card replacement and can get things organized in no time. Contact us today to learn more and to see how our team can work with you.