Instructions For Application To Replace Permanent Resident Card (Form I-90) printable pdf download

Instructions for Application to Replace

Permanent Resident Card

USCIS

Form I-90

Department of Homeland Security

OMB No. 1615-0082

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Expires 07/31/2019

What Is the Purpose of Form I-90?

This application is used by lawful permanent residents and permanent residents in commuter status to apply for

replacement or renewal of existing Permanent Resident Cards. Conditional permanent residents may also use this

application to apply for replacement of an existing Permanent Resident Card. Conditional permanent residents may not

use this application to replace, for any reason, an existing Permanent Resident Card that is expired or will expire within

90 days.

NOTE: Conditional permanent residents (for example, CR1, CR2, CF1, CF2) who obtained their status through marriage

or entrepreneurship are issued a Permanent Resident Card for two years. When a conditional permanent resident’s status

is within 90 days of expiration, the conditional permanent resident is ineligible for a replacement conditional resident card

and must file a petition to remove the conditions, as follows:

1. If you became a conditional permanent resident through marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, and

your two-year conditional permanent resident status is expiring within the next 90 days, file Form I-751, Petition to

Remove Conditions on Residence; or

2. If you became a conditional permanent resident based on the creation of a new commercial enterprise and a financial

investment in the United States, and your conditional permanent resident status is expiring within the next 90 days,

file Form I-829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions.

Upon receipt of your properly filed Forms I-751 or I-829, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) shall

extend your conditional permanent resident status automatically, if necessary, until such time as USCIS has adjudicated

the petition. The Form I-797 Receipt Notice for such a pending petition will serve as your proof of conditional permanent

resident status.

General Instructions

USCIS provides forms free of charge through the USCIS website. In order to view, print, or fill out our forms, you should

use the latest version of Adobe Reader, which you can download for free at If you do not

have Internet access, you may call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and ask that we mail

a form to you. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833. If you are electronically filing this application,

you must follow the instructions provided on the USCIS website at

Signature. Each application must be properly signed and filed. For all signatures on this application, USCIS will not

accept a stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature. If you are filing this application electronically, when

authorized, USCIS will accept your signature in an electronic format. If you are under 14 years of age, your parent or

legal guardian may sign the application on your behalf. A legal guardian may also sign for a mentally incompetent person.

Filing Fee. Each application must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee and biometric services fee (if applicable).

(See the What Is the Filing Fee section of these instructions.)

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