| A U.S. Green Card is also known as a Permanent | | | | in status, possibly forcing the business to terminate |
| Resident Card. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration | | | | your employment. |
| Services (USCIS) is the government agency that | | | | If your green card happens to expire while you are |
| issues and renews green cards. Green cards expire | | | | out of the country, you should contact the nearest |
| ten years from the date they are issued. | | | | U.S. Port Office, Consulate Office, or USCIS. You |
| To maintain proper green card status, a form I-90 or | | | | must make contact with one of these offices before |
| Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card, | | | | filing an application. Failing to do so could result in your |
| should be filed. You can also use this form to replace | | | | application being denied. |
| a lost, damaged or stolen card. | | | | A money order or cashier’s check for $370.00 |
| A Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence is | | | | should also be included with the completed application. |
| also known as form I-751. This type of application | | | | This fee covers a $290.00 application fee and a |
| should be filed instead if you received your green | | | | Biometrics fee of $80.00. Other fees could be |
| card through marriage to a U.S. citizen. | | | | assessed depending on various circumstances |
| Only legal copies of these forms are accepted and | | | | surrounding your application. |
| can be ordered by calling USCIS. You can also | | | | The I-90 should be mailed with the required |
| download and print them directly from their website. | | | | documents to: USCIS, P.O. Box 21262, Phoenix, |
| These applications to renew your green card should | | | | Arizona 85036. |
| be submitted six months in advance to the expiration | | | | For a form I-751, the application fee is $465.00 and |
| date on your card. This will allow for enough | | | | the Biometrics fee is $80.00. This application should be |
| processing time so that interruption in residence | | | | mailed to the address listed on the inside of the |
| status doesn’t occur. This could cause residency | | | | instructions; locations vary by state of residency. |
| issues or employment problems. | | | | You will receive a denial letter if your application is |
| By law, an employer must verify that his employees | | | | rejected. This letter will explain the reason why your |
| hold valid green cards or citizenship status. A letter | | | | green card could not be granted. |
| will be sent notifying your employer of an interruption | | | | |