I-90

Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card

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What is I-90?

USCIS Form I-90 is the application a lawful permanent resident (LPR), permanent resident in commuter status, or conditional permanent resident (CPR) uses to replace their green card. Common reasons: the card was lost / stolen / destroyed, the card was never received, the card is mutilated, the card has incorrect biographic data (DHS error), the user's legal name has changed, the card has expired or expires within 6 months, or the user has reached their 14th birthday and is registering as required. Some replacements (DHS-error corrections) are fee-exempt. CPRs file I-90 only if their CPR card needs replacement BEFORE the conditional period ends; to remove the conditions themselves, CPRs file I-751 (or I-829 for investor green cards), not I-90.

What happens if you miss the deadline: Failure to apply for the age-14 registration within 30 days does not lose green card status, but the LPR can be cited under section 264 of the INA. For expired cards, working without a current green card or I-551 stamp can disrupt employment verification (E-Verify, I-9), and traveling abroad on an expired green card can complicate reentry.

How to file

Filing fee: Standard fee under the April 2024 USCIS final rule: $465 paper or $415 online for most LPR replacements. Biometrics fee is bundled into the base fee (no separate $85 line item post-04/01/24). Fee-exempt categories: item 2.b / 3.b (never received), item 2.d / 3.d (DHS error). Reduced or different fees may apply to age-14 registrations (items 2.g.1 / 2.g.2). Always check the current fee in Form G-1055 or at uscis.gov/feecalculator before mailing; fees change annually. Use Form I-912 to request a fee waiver if you cannot pay.
Filing method: mail (USCIS lockbox), online (my.uscis.gov)
Filing deadline: No statutory filing deadline for most replacement reasons. For card expiration (item 2.f / 3.f), file within 6 months of expiration to avoid travel and work-authorization disruption. For age-14 registration (items 2.g.1 / 2.g.2), file within 30 days of the LPR's 14th birthday under section 264 of the INA. CPRs use I-90 only to replace the CPR card before the conditional period ends; to remove the conditions, file I-751 (marriage) or I-829 (investor) within 90 days before the second anniversary of conditional status.
How to serve: Not applicable. I-90 is filed directly with USCIS; there is no party to serve.
Wet signature: Yes, sign in pen after printing.
Notarization: No
Original and copies: Original to USCIS lockbox or upload through my.uscis.gov. Keep copies of the entire packet, including the signed form, all supporting evidence (copy of current card, name-change document, evidence of card destruction, DHS-error card if applicable), the receipt for any fee paid, and any tracking number from USPS or courier.

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I-912

Request for Fee Waiver

Request for USCIS Fee Waiver. LPRs and CPRs filing I-90 who cannot pay the fee can file I-912 under 8 CFR 106.3 in most reason categories: 2.a (card lost / stolen / destroyed), 2.c (card never received), 2.e (mutilated card), 2.f (incorrect data due to USCIS error other than the fee-exempt 2.b), 2.g (legal name change due to marriage / divorce / court order), 3.a (CPR card lost / stolen / destroyed), 3.c (CPR card never received), 3.e (CPR card mutilated or contains incorrect data due to non-USCIS reason). I-90 was NOT carved out of fee-waiver eligibility by the 04/01/24 fee rule (89 FR 6194); the family / employment-based carve-outs in 8 CFR 106.3(a)(3)(ii) that block I-130 / I-129F / family-based I-485 do not apply to the underlying card-replacement category, so standard means-tested I-912 works for any of the three statutory bases (means-tested benefit, 150% FPG income, financial hardship). Items 2.b (USCIS administrative error: USCIS issued incorrect data, mailed to wrong address USCIS had on file, etc.), 2.d (the LPR is becoming a CPR; the right path is I-90 for routine card replacement, but if the underlying issue is removal of conditions on residence the correct form is I-751 not I-90), 3.b (USCIS issued CPR card with incorrect data due to USCIS error), and 3.d (USCIS administrative error on a CPR card) are already fee-exempt under 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(i)(C); these do not need I-912 because no fee is charged. Filing fee for non-fee-exempt categories is $465 paper / $415 online per the 04/01/24 rule (the $50 online discount applies because Form I-90 has a filing-online option through myUSCIS). Bundle I-912 with supporting evidence: a current means-tested benefit letter (within the past 12 months) for item 5a, the most recent federal tax return or W-2 / 1099 for item 5b (or pay stubs covering the most recent month), or a financial-hardship declaration documenting medical bills, recent unemployment, dependent care, or other extraordinary expenses for item 5c. USCIS adjudicates the fee waiver on the same packet as the I-90; rejected I-912 means the I-90 is also returned and the LPR has to refile with full payment, which can leave the cardholder without a valid I-551 (LPRs whose card has expired more than 30 days, or who are between renewal and receipt, can request an ADIT stamp at the local USCIS field office to maintain proof of LPR status for employment, travel, and benefits).

I-751

Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. Conditional permanent residents (CPRs) file I-751, NOT I-90, to convert their 2-year card to a 10-year LPR card. Joint filers must file I-751 in the 90-day window before the CPR card expires under 8 CFR 216.4(a)(1) (calculate 90 days back from the card expiration date printed on the I-551 conditional card; file too early and USCIS rejects, file late and the CPR is in unlawful status). Waiver-basis filers under 8 CFR 216.5(a)(1)(i)-(iv) may file any time without the 90-day window: 1.c (deceased petitioning spouse, evidence is the death certificate), 1.d (good-faith marriage that ended in divorce or annulment, evidence is the final divorce decree plus marriage bona fides), 1.e (battered spouse or child of U.S. citizen or LPR petitioning spouse under VAWA INA 204(a)(1)(A)(iii)/(B)(ii), evidence is police reports, protective orders, medical records, declarations), 1.f (battered parent of U.S. citizen child), 1.g (extreme hardship if removed from U.S., evidence is country-conditions reports, ties to U.S., medical / educational / family hardship). Filing I-90 instead of I-751 will be rejected at USCIS lockbox and may cause the CPR to miss the I-751 window, triggering automatic termination of CPR status under INA section 216(c)(2)(A) and referral to ICE for removal proceedings under INA 237(a)(1)(D); late I-751 filing for good cause and exceptional circumstances under 8 CFR 216.4(a)(6) is discretionary and not guaranteed. I-90 only comes into play for a CPR in one narrow scenario: replacing a lost / stolen / destroyed 2-year conditional card during the conditional period, which USCIS guidance (USCIS PM 7 Part C) directs the CPR to handle by filing I-751 with the I-797 receipt notice extending status (currently 48 months under the 09/04/24 USCIS update, replacing the prior 24-month and 18-month extensions) plus an ADIT stamp at the local field office for proof of LPR status during the pending period, rather than I-90; the agency uses the I-751 biometrics appointment as the photo-of-record. After I-751 approval, an I-90 can replace the resulting 10-year LPR card if it is later lost (item 2.a), stolen / destroyed (2.a / 2.c), or damaged (2.e), or to update for legal name change (2.g) or biographic correction (2.f).

N-400

Application for Naturalization (N-400)

Application for Naturalization. LPRs eligible to naturalize may file N-400 directly without first filing I-90 to replace a soon-to-expire 10-year card; the Certificate of Naturalization issued at the oath ceremony permanently supersedes the green card and is the lifetime proof of citizenship. Per USCIS Policy Manual Vol. 12, Part D, Chapter 2, an expired green card alone does not bar N-400 filing or interview, and USCIS routinely issues an I-797 N-400 receipt notice that automatically extends the LPR card by 24 months for I-9 employment-eligibility verification under 8 CFR 274a.2(b)(1)(v) and for international travel (List A document under the I-797 + expired-card combo). General-rule LPRs file N-400 90 days before the 5-year residence mark under INA 316(a) and 8 CFR 334.2(b); marriage-based LPRs married to and living with the same U.S. citizen file 90 days before the 3-year mark under INA 319(a). I-90 still applies in three N-400 scenarios: (1) the LPR card is lost, stolen, or destroyed and the applicant cannot prove status at the naturalization interview where USCIS routinely asks to see the original card; (2) the N-400 path is uncertain or far-off (e.g., the applicant has unresolved good-moral-character issues under INA 101(f) such as a recent criminal disposition, or has not yet accumulated the required physical presence under INA 316(a)(2) of half the 5-year period, or absences exceeding 6 months that might break continuous residence under INA 316(b)); or (3) the applicant intends to travel internationally and the auto-extension on the N-400 receipt is not yet active because N-400 has not been filed. The 04/01/24 fee rule (89 FR 6194) prices I-90 at $465 paper / $415 online; eligible for I-912 fee waiver under 8 CFR 106.3.

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Alien Number

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Item 1 A-Number from green card.

LPRs sometimes leave this blank when their card is lost; the A-Number is also on prior USCIS notices and tax returns.
Filer types 9 digits without confirming on the card.

Uscis Online Acct

none

Item 2 USCIS Online Account.

Filer enters A-Number instead of online account number.
Filer leaves blank because they have an online account but did not check.

Current Family Name

blocker

Item 3a family name as on current card.

Writing the new (post-marriage) name here. Item 3 is the name as on the CURRENT card; new name goes in item 5.
Romanizing or transliterating differently than the card.

Current Given Name

blocker

Item 3b given name as on current card.

Romanizing or transliterating differently than the passport, which causes USCIS RFEs.
Filer types nickname instead of legal name.

Current Middle Name

none

Item 3c middle name on current card.

Filer treats middle name as required and types 'N/A'.
Filer omits middle name listed on passport.

Name Changed

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Item 4: legal name change since card issuance?

Picking 'never received' when actually the card was issued and lost. Use 'never received' only if USCIS issued a card you never got.
Filer answers no when name was changed by court order.

New Family Name

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Item 5a new family name (if name changed).

Filer types nickname instead of legal name change.
Filer leaves blank after answering yes to item 4.

New Given Name

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Item 5b new given name.

Romanizing or transliterating differently than the passport, which causes USCIS RFEs.
Filer types nickname instead of legal name.

New Middle Name

none

Item 5c new middle name.

Filer treats middle name as required and types 'N/A'.
Filer omits middle name listed on passport.

Mail In Care Of

none

Item 6a in-care-of name.

Filer fills with own name.
Filer types 'self'.

Mail Street

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Item 6b mailing street.

Filer types only number without street name.
Filer abbreviates street type non-standardly.

Mail Unit Type

none

Item 6c unit type.

Filer leaves blank when unit number is filled.
Filer types unit number in this field.

Mail Unit Number

none

Item 6c unit number.

Filer leaves blank when unit type is filled.
Filer prefixes with '#' which can confuse the optical reader.

Mail City

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Item 6d city.

Filer abbreviates city name (LA instead of Los Angeles).
Filer types neighborhood instead of city.

Mail State

warning

Item 6e state.

Filer leaves blank when address is in U.S.
Filer types full state name in a small field.

Mail Zip

warning

Item 6f ZIP.

Filer leaves blank when address is in U.S.
Filer enters ZIP+4 with no separator.

Mail Province

none

Item 6g province (if outside U.S.).

Filer leaves blank when province is part of the country's address format.
Filer types province in 'state' field.

Mail Postal Code

none

Item 6h postal code.

Filer types ZIP-style 5 digits when country uses alphanumeric postal codes.
Filer leaves blank when address is outside U.S.

Mail Country

warning

Item 6i country.

Filer types abbreviation; spell out country name in full.
Filer leaves blank when address is outside U.S.

Phys Street

warning

Item 7a physical street.

Filer types only number without street name.
Filer abbreviates street type non-standardly.

Phys Unit Type

none

Item 7b physical unit type.

Filer leaves blank when unit number is filled.
Filer types unit number in this field.

Phys Unit Number

none

Item 7b physical unit number.

Filer leaves blank when unit type is filled.
Filer prefixes with '#' which can confuse the optical reader.

Phys City

warning

Item 7c physical city.

Filer abbreviates city name (LA instead of Los Angeles).
Filer types neighborhood instead of city.

Phys State

warning

Item 7d physical state.

Filer leaves blank when address is in U.S.
Filer types full state name in a small field.

Phys Zip

warning

Item 7e physical ZIP.

Filer leaves blank when address is in U.S.
Filer enters ZIP+4 with no separator.

Phys Province

none

Item 7f physical province.

Filer leaves blank when province is part of the country's address format.
Filer types province in 'state' field.

Phys Postal

none

Item 7g physical postal code.

Filer types ZIP-style 5 digits when country uses alphanumeric postal codes.
Filer leaves blank when address is outside U.S.

Phys Country

warning

Item 7h physical country.

Filer types abbreviation; spell out country name in full.
Filer leaves blank when address is outside U.S.

Sex

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Item 8 sex.

Filer leaves blank.
Filer types text rather than picking from the radio.

Dob

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Item 9 DOB.

Filer uses DD/MM/YYYY (international format).
Filer types only year.

City Birth

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Item 10 city of birth.

Filer abbreviates city name (LA instead of Los Angeles).
Filer types neighborhood instead of city.

Country Birth

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Item 11 country of birth.

Filer types country of citizenship rather than country of birth.
Filer types historical name (USSR, Yugoslavia).

Mother Given Name

info

Item 12 mother's given name.

Filer types last name only.
Filer leaves blank when mother's name is known.

Father Given Name

info

Item 13 father's given name.

Filer types last name only.
Filer leaves blank when father's name is known.

Class Of Admission

info

Item 14 class of admission.

Filer leaves blank when COA is on the green card.
Filer types visa class instead of LPR COA.

Date Of Admission

info

Item 15 date of admission as LPR.

Filer uses DD/MM/YYYY (international format).
Filer types only year.

Ssn

none

Item 16 SSN.

Filer enters ITIN instead of SSN.
Filer types fake SSN; leave blank if you have none.

Resident Status

blocker

Part 2 item 1: LPR vs commuter vs CPR.

Picking LPR when actually CPR (the 2-year green card). CPRs must use Section B reasons; this is the most common mismatch on I-90.
Filer picks 'commuter' for a regular LPR.

Reason Lpr

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Part 2 Section A reason (for LPR / commuter).

Picking 'never received' when actually the card was lost. Use 'never received' only if USCIS issued a card you never got.
Picking '2.f expired' when the card was actually mutilated. The reason drives the fee schedule; misclassification creates RFE risk.

Lost City State

warning

City and state where card was lost (sub-question for 2.a).

Filer leaves blank after picking 2.a.
Filer types country instead of city/state.

Reason Cpr

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Part 2 Section B reason (for CPR).

CPR confused with I-751. I-90 replaces an existing CPR card; I-751 removes the conditions on residence.
Filer picks 3.b 'never received' when card was actually lost.

Location Applied Visa

info

Part 3 item 1: location applied for immigrant visa or AOS.

Filer leaves blank when consular post is known.
Filer types country only without consular post.

Location Issued Visa

info

Part 3 item 2: location issued.

Filer leaves blank when consular post is known.
Filer types AOS office in this field.

Port Of Entry

info

Part 3 item 3a: port of entry / destination.

Filer types country instead of port of entry.
Filer leaves blank when entry was via land border.

Destination City State

info

Part 3 item 3a.1: city and state.

Filer types country instead of city/state.
Filer leaves blank when destination differs from current address.

Ever In Proceedings

blocker

Part 3 item 4: ever in immigration proceedings.

Answering no when the applicant has been in master / individual hearings. Check immigration court records at acis.eoir.justice.gov.
Answering no when applicant has had a credible-fear interview.

Ever Filed I407

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Part 3 item 5: filed I-407 or otherwise abandoned status.

I-407 is the formal abandonment of LPR status. If yes, your green card may be canceled; consult an immigration attorney before filing I-90.
Filer answers yes for prolonged time outside U.S. (that is not I-407).

Ethnicity

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Part 3 item 6 ethnicity.

Filer skips because they identify as multi-ethnic; pick the closest option.
Filer leaves blank assuming optional; required by USCIS.

Race

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Part 3 item 7 race.

Filer picks only one when multiple apply.
Filer leaves blank assuming optional; required by USCIS.

Height Feet

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Part 3 item 8 height feet.

Filer types inches in feet field.
Filer leaves blank.

Height Inches

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Part 3 item 8 height inches.

Filer types decimal feet here.
Filer enters >=12 inches.

Weight Pounds

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Part 3 item 9 weight (pounds).

Filer types kilograms instead of pounds.
Filer leaves blank.

Eye Color

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Part 3 item 10 eye color.

Filer types descriptive language ('hazel-green'); pick from the dropdown.
Filer leaves blank.

Hair Color

blocker

Part 3 item 11 hair color.

Filer types descriptive language; pick from the dropdown.
Filer leaves blank.

Needs Accommodation

none

Part 4 item 1: requesting disability accommodation?

Filer checks without selecting a sub-type.
Filer leaves blank when accommodation is needed.

Accom Deaf

none

Part 4 item 1.a: deaf / hard of hearing.

Filer checks both deaf and other; pick only what applies.
Filer leaves blank when sub-type applies.

Accom Deaf Request

warning

Part 4 item 1.a: specific accommodation requested.

Filer leaves blank after checking deaf accommodation.
Filer writes 'help me' rather than specifying.

Accom Blind

none

Part 4 item 1.b: blind / low vision.

Filer checks both blind and other; pick only what applies.
Filer leaves blank when sub-type applies.

Accom Blind Request

warning

Part 4 item 1.b: specific accommodation.

Filer leaves blank after checking blind accommodation.
Filer writes 'help me' rather than specifying.

Accom Other

none

Part 4 item 1.c: other disability / impairment.

Filer checks other when deaf or blind clearly applies.
Filer leaves blank when sub-type applies.

Accom Other Request

warning

Part 4 item 1.c: describe disability and accommodation.

Filer leaves blank after checking other accommodation.
Filer writes vague phrase rather than specifying.

Applicant Statement

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Part 5 item 1: English vs interpreter statement.

Filer leaves blank.
Filer picks 'interpreter' without filling Part 6.

Interpreter Language

blocker

Part 5 item 1.b: interpreter language.

Filer leaves blank after picking interpreter.
Filer types 'translator' instead of language name.

Preparer Used

none

Part 5 item 2: preparer checkbox.

Filer leaves blank when preparer used.
Pro se filer checks even though no preparer involved.

Preparer Name

warning

Part 5 item 2: preparer's name.

Filer leaves blank after checking preparer.
Filer types business name only without preparer name.

Applicant Phone

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Part 5 item 3: daytime phone.

Filer leaves blank.
Filer types phone number with non-numeric formatting.

Applicant Mobile

none

Part 5 item 4: mobile phone.

Filer duplicates daytime phone in mobile field.
Filer leaves blank.

Applicant Email

none

Part 5 item 5: email.

Filer types personal email that is not regularly checked.
Filer leaves blank.

Applicant Signature

blocker

Part 5 item 6a: signature.

Signing electronically. USCIS requires a wet-ink signature on the printed form.
Filer leaves blank intending to sign at the lockbox; sign before mailing.

Applicant Signature Date

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Part 5 item 6b: signature date.

Filer uses DD/MM/YYYY (international format).
Filer types only year.

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