If your green card or permanent resident card is about to expire, they point out on the usa.gov site that “if you are a legal permanent resident, you can renew or replace your green card; but if you are a conditional permanent resident, you can only replace him.

The renewal process must begin six months prior to the expiration date. “If the green card expires during your trip and the renewal process has not begun before you leave, you will not be able to return to the country,” says the Quiroga Law Office, from which they clarify: “The renewal process cannot be conducted outside the United States joined”.

To renew the green card, you must complete the established form and pay the USCIS established fee. Photo: Istock

When must the green card be renewed?

That law firm advises in the work entitled Can I renew my expired green card after 10 years? have “always show card expiration date”.

If the person is a permanent resident:

Your green card, they explain, “is valid for 10 years and you must renew it at least six months before it expires. While it is ideal not to let it expire, your immigration status will not change if it happens to you.”

If you are a conditional permanent resident:

“The green card expires in two years and you must start the renewal process at least 90 days before the expiration date. Failure to do so could in this case mean the loss of your immigration status.”

In either case, “To renew the green card, you must complete the established form and pay the USCIS established fee.”

On the other hand, if the green card expires during a trip, “and the renewal process has not begun before you left, you cannot return to the country.”

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what to do in that case?

According to the Quiroga Law Office, the person will have to go to the nearest US consulate or embassy to request an appointment.

Then ask for “a letter of transportation to be able to travel to the United States and begin the renewal process immediately.”

If the letter is authorized, “you must verify the expiration date and travel before this date expires. Generally this is 30 days after issue. Once you arrive in the country, you will have an interview with a migration officer to make sure you keep your status.

They indicate that if you stay outside the United States for a long time, the immigration officer “might consider that you have lost your residency status. That’s why they won’t let you in.”

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You can use this form to replace or extend a Permanent Resident Card, also known as a Green Card or Green Card. Photo: Bill Oxford

Steps to renew the green card

On the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services website, they indicate that “on September 26 (2022) USCIS automatically extended the validity of Legal Permanent Resident Cards (aka Green Cards) to 24 months for resident legal permanent residents who have completed a Form submit i-90″.

You can use this form to replace or extend a Permanent Resident Card, also known as a Green Card or Green Card.

Before filing Form I-90, use the USCIS Eligibility for Naturalization tool on their site to see if you are eligible to become a U.S. citizen.

How to replace your permanent residence card

Explains the USCIS: If you are a lawful permanent resident or conditional permanent resident and need to replace your green card—as you read in When to Replace Your Resident Card—you can begin the process of requesting a replacement by Form I-90, Application to Replace the Permanent Residency Card (Green Card) to be filed online or by mail. By submitting your application online, you can:

If your application is approved, always according to this official site, you will receive a new permanent residence permit in the mail.

If you are applying to renew your permanent resident card, “you may use your Form I-90 receipt with your permanent resident card as evidence of your lawful permanent resident status,” which reads:

“This notice, along with your Form I-551, Permanent Residency Card (also known as a Green Card) provides proof of your status as a lawful permanent resident for 24 months from the expiration date shown on your Permanent Residency Card. You retain authorization to to work and travel This notice, presented together with your expired permanent residence card, proves your employment status and authorization.

If you no longer have your permanent resident card” and need proof of your legal permanent resident status while you wait to receive your replacement card, you can get an Alien Documentation, Identification and Telecommunications (ADIT) stamp upon presentation of this form”.

If they determine that you must provide your biometric data, they will email you a biometric appointment stating the time and place of your appointment.

The USCIS reminds at several points that if you are outside the United States and your permanent residency expires within six months (but you return within one year of leaving the United States and before the card expires), you must submit Form I – must file 90 as soon as you return to US soil.