Form I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card

OMB No. 1615-0082; Expires 06/30/09

I-90, Application to Replace
Permanent Resident Card

Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Instructions
NOTE: You may file Form I-90 electronically. Go to our internet website at www.uscis.gov and follow the instructions on e-filing.

What Is the Purpose of This Form?
This form is for permanent residents and conditional residents
to apply to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) for replacement of permanent resident cards.
NOTE: Do not use this Form I-90 if you are a conditional
resident and your status is expiring. You must apply
accordingly to remove the conditions:
If you became a conditional resident through marriage to
a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, submit Form I-751,
Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence; or
If you became a conditional resident based on a financial
investment in a U.S. business, submit Form I-829, Petition
by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions.

Who May File This Application?
If you are a permanent resident or conditional resident, file
this application:
To replace a lost, stolen or destroyed card; or
To update a card after change of name or other biographic
data; or
To replace a card that is mutilated; or
To replace a card that is incorrect on account of USCIS
error; or
To replace a card that was never received.
If you are a permanent resident, you must also file this
application:
To replace a card that is expiring; or
Within 30 days of your 14th birthday, to replace a card
issued before your 14th birthday; or
If you have been a lawful permanent resident in the United
States and are now taking up Commuter status while
actually residing outside the United States; or
If you have been in resident Commuter status and are now
taking up actual residence in the United States; or
If your status has been automatically converted to
permanent resident; or
When you have an older edition of the card and must
replace it with the current type of card.

Where Should You File the Application?
You have the option of filing this paper form at the Los
Angeles, California, Lockbox facility (see address below), or
you may file it electronically by using the internet. If you are a
commuter, you are also required to submit your application to
the Los Angeles, California, Lockbox facility (see address
below), which will require you to list a U.S. address on the
Form. Thus, you may submit your application with a mailing
address in care of a relative, friend, employer or you may
obtain a U.S. Post Office Box.
Note: If you are in Commuter status, you are required to
list a U.S. address on the Form I-90. You may use any U.S.
address, such as a U.S. Post Office Box, or the address of a
relative, friend or an employer, so long as you will, in fact,
receive any mail that is sent to you at that address.
Replacing a Card That Was Never Received. If you are
filing this application to replace a permanent resident card that
was never received, you should do the following:
Prepare another Form I-90. On the first page of the form,
under Part 2, Application type., Number 2, Reason for
application, check box b that reads: "My authorized card
was never received." Include any documents with your
application that support your claim.
When completed, mail your application to the USCIS
service center or National Benefits Center (NBC) that
processed your Form I-551 permanent resident card or
previously filed Form I-90 application.
To find the service center or NBC mailing address, refer to the
Form I-797, Notice of Action, and/or e-Filing confirmation
receipt that you received for your previously filed Form I-485
(adjustment of status), I-751 (removal of conditions) or I-90
application. In addition to the new Form I-90 application, you
should send a copy of the Form I-797 and/or e-Filing
confirmation receipt issued for your previously filed
application.
NOTE: Form I-90 applications with reason b checked (My
authorized card was never received.) do not require the
application base fee or biometrics fee.
Replacing a Card That Was Issued With Incorrect Data
on Account of a USCIS Error. If you are submitting your
application because of this situation, you should do the
following:
Prepare another Form I-90 application. On the first page of
the form, under Part 2., Application type., Number 2,
Reason for application, check box d that reads: "My card
was issued with incorrect information because of a USCIS
administrative error." Include any documents with your
application that support your claim.

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When completed, mail your application to the USCIS
service center or NBC that processed your previously filed
Form I-485, I-751 or I-90 application.
To find the service center or NBC mailing address, refer to the
USCIS letter that came with your Form I-551 permanent
resident card, also known as the "Green Card." The letter lists
the address of the service center or NBC that processed your
previously filed Form I-485, I-751 or I-90 application. The
service center or NBC address can also be found on the Form
I-797 issued for your previously filed Form I-485, I-751 or
I-90 application.
In addition, applicants are required to submit the original
Form I-551 card containing incorrect information that
supports the requested correction.
Form I-90 applications submitted with reason d checked (My
card was issued with incorrect information because of a
USCIS administrative error.) do not require the application
base fee or biometrics fee.
NOTE: While many of our customers are eligible to e-file,
there are restrictions for some applicants. Please check our
website at www.uscis.gov for a list of who is eligible to e-file
this form and for instructions on how to properly complete
and submit the form.
If you choose to file this paper version of the form, you must
include a check or money order with the application to pay
the appropriate fees.
After filing your application, USCIS will inform you in
writing when to go to your local USCIS Application Support
Center (ASC) for your biometrics appointment.
NOTE: Do not include any initial evidence when submitting
your application for reasons other than b or d under Part 2.,
Application type, Number 2, Reason for Application. See
detailed instructions on Page 1 beginning in the second
paragraph under this section titled, Where Should You File
the Application?)
You must submit all required initial evidence, including your
prior permanent resident card or other evidence of identity,
and any supporting documentation when you appear in person
at your local ASC.
File this application with appropriate fees directly at the
following Lockbox address:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
P.O. Box 54870
Los Angeles, CA 90054-0870
Or, for non-U. S. Postal Service deliveries:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Attention I-90
16420 Valley View Avenue
La Mirada, CA 90638

What Are the General Filing Instructions?
Please answer all questions by typing or clearly printing in
black ink. If an answer is "none," write "none."

If you need extra space to answer any item, attach a separate
sheet(s) of paper with your name and your Alien Registration
Number (A#), and indicate the number of the item to which
the answer refers.
Every application must be properly signed and accompanied
by the appropriate fee. (See "What Is the Fee"? on Page 3 of
these Instructions.) A photocopy of a signed application is not
acceptable.
If you are under 14 years of age, your parent or guardian may
sign the application on your behalf.
Translations. Any foreign language document must be
accompanied by a full English translation that the translator
has certified as complete and correct, and by the translator's
certification that he or she is competent to translate the foreign
language into English.
Copies. All copies must be legible. If these instructions state that a
copy of a document must be filed with this application, do not send
us the original document because we may keep that original for our
records. If required, original documents will be requested.

What Initial Evidence Is Required?
You must submit all required initial evidence as well as all
supporting documentation when you appear in person at your
local ASC. This includes:
Your Prior Card or Other Evidence of Identity.
Renewing Expiring or Expired Card. If your card has
already expired or will expire in the next six months,
you will be required to submit your card when you
appear in person at your local ASC.
Replacing Lost or Damaged Card. If your card has
been lost, stolen, damaged or you never received it,
bring a copy of your card, if you have one, when you
appear in person at your local ASC. If you do not have a
copy and are at least 18 years old, you must bring an
identity document, such as a driver's license, passport or
a copy of another document containing your name, date
of birth, photograph and signature when you appear in
person at your local ASC.
If you have been automatically converted to permanent
residence status, you are considered to be replacing your
card. In such case, you must bring your original
temporary status document with you when you appear
in person at your local ASC.
Correction or Change in Biographic Data.
All supporting documentation must be submitted when
you appear in person at your local ASC. If you are
applying to replace a card because of a name change,
you must bring the original court order or a certified
copy of your marriage certificate reflecting the new
name when you appear in person at the ASC. To replace
a card because of a change of any other biographic data,
you must bring copies of documentation to prove that
the new data is correct.
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Biometrics Requirement.
If you have reached your 14th birthday since your card was
issued, additional fingerprints will be taken. You no longer need
to submit photographs with the Form I-90. When you file your
Form I-90, USCIS will notify you in writing of the time and
location where you must go for the required biometrics. Failure
to appear for the biometrics may result in a denial of your
application.

What Is the Fee?
The fee for this application is $190.00.
The fee for the biometrics is $70.00.
You may submit one check or money order for both the
application and biometrics fees, for a total of $260.00.
Exceptions. There are three exceptions to having to pay the
$190.00 application filing fee:
If you are filing only because the card issued to you was
incorrect due to a USCIS administrative error. However, if
the error was not caused by USCIS, both application and
biometrics fees are required.
If you are filing only because you never received your card.
However, if the card was sent to the address provided and
never returned to USCIS, your application will be rejected.
You must file another Form I-90 application and on the first
page of the form under Application type., Number 2,
Reason for application, check box a that states: My card
was lost, stolen or destroyed. Include both application and
biometrics fees with your form.
If you are filing only to register at age 14 years, and your
existing card will not expire before your 16th birthday.
NOTE: All applicants, regardless of age, except those filing to
replace a card that was never received or to replace a card
that is incorrect on account of a USCIS error, are required to
submit the $70.00 biometrics fee.
Fee Payment. If you are submitting this paper version of Form
I-90, include a check or money order with your application.
Fees must be submitted in the exact amount. Fees cannot be
refunded. Do not mail cash.
All checks and money orders must be drawn on a bank or other
financial institution located in the United States and must be
payable in United States currency. The check or money order
should be made payable to the Department of Homeland
Security or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
unless:
If you reside in Guam, make your check or money order
payable to the "Treasurer, Guam."

If you reside in the U.S. Virgin Islands, make your check
or money order payable to the "Commissioner of
Finance of the Virgin Islands."
A receipt issued by USCIS when the remittance is found
uncollectible, is not binding on USCIS. An uncollected
check in payment of an application fee will render the
application and any document issued invalid. A charge of
$30.00 will be imposed if a check in payment of a fee is not
honored by the bank on which it is drawn.
Notice to Applicants Making Payment by Check. If you
send us a check, it will be converted into an electronic funds
transfer (EFT). This means we will copy your check and use
the account information on it to electronically debit your
account for the amount of the check. The debit from your
account will usually occur within 24 hours, and will be
shown on your regular account statement.
You will not receive your original check back. We will
destroy your original check, but we will keep a copy of it. If
the EFT cannot be processed for technical reason, you
authorize us to process the copy in place of your original
check. If the EFT cannot be completed because of
insufficient funds, we may try to make the transfer up to two
times.
How To Check If the Fee Is Correct.
The fee on this form is current as of the edition date
appearing in the lower right hand corner of this page.
However, because USCIS fees change periodically, you can
verify if the fee is correct by following one of the steps
below:
Visit our website at www.uscis.gov and scroll down to
"Forms and E-Filing" to check the appropriate fee, or
Review the Fee Schedule included in your form package,
if you called us to request the form, or
Telephone our National Customer Service Center at
1-800-375-5283 and ask for the fee information.

What Is Evidence of Registration?
A pending application for a replacement permanent resident
card is temporary evidence of registration.

What Is the Processing Information?
Acceptance. An application is not considered properly filed
until it is accepted by USCIS.
Initial Processing. Once the application has been accepted, it
will be checked for completeness. If you do not completely
fill out the form, you will not establish a basis for eligibility
and we may deny your application.

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Requests for More Information or Interview. We may
request more information or evidence or we may request that
you appear at a USCIS office for an interview. We may also
request that you provide the originals of any copies you
submit. We will return these originals when they are no
longer required.
Decision. If your application is approved, your Permanent
Resident Card will be manufactured and mailed to you. If
your application is denied, we will mail you a notice
explaining the reasons for the denial.

What If You Change Your Address?
If you change your address after filing for a new card, you
must fill out a Form AR-11, Alien's Change of Address Card.
Enclose the AR-11 in an envelope and mail it to the USCIS
address listed on that form.
NOTE: USCIS mail is not forwarded by the U.S. Postal
Service. It is returned to our mailing office as undeliverable.
USCIS will destroy undeliverable cards if not claimed by the
applicant within one year.

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.
A person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
We try to create forms and instructions that are accurate, can
be easily understood and that impose the least possible
burden on you to provide us with information. Often this is
difficult because some immigration laws are very complex.
The estimated average time to complete and submit this
application is computed as follows: (1) 10 minutes to learn
about the law and form; (2) 10 minutes to complete the form;
and (3) 35 minutes to assemble and submit the application,
for a total estimated average of 55 minutes per application.
If you have comments regarding the accuracy of this
estimate or suggestions for making this form simpler, you
may write to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts
Avenue, N.W., 3rd Floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC
20529; OMB No. 1516-0082.

Do You Need Forms and Information?
To order USCIS forms, call our toll-free forms line at
1-800-870-3676. You can also order USCIS forms and obtain
information on immigration laws, regulations and procedures
by telephoning our National Customer Service Center tollfree at 1-800-375-5283 or visiting our internet website
at www.uscis.gov.

NOTE: Do not mail your completed application to the
Washington, D.C. address listed above. That office does
not accept applications. Mail your application to the
USCIS Lockbox facility listed on Page 2 of these
Instructions.

What Are the Penalties for Fraud?
If you knowingly and willfully falsify or conceal a material
fact or submit a false document with this request, we will deny
the benefit you are seeking and may deny any other
immigration benefit. In addition, you will face severe
penalties provided by law and may be subject to criminal
prosecution.

Privacy Act Notice.
We ask for the information on this form and associated
evidence to determine if you have established eligibility for
the immigration benefit you are seeking. Our legal right to
ask for this information is in 8 USC 1302 and 1304. We may
provide this information to other government agencies.
Failure to provide this information and any requested evidence
may delay a final decision or result in denial of your request.

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OMB No. 1615-0082; Expires 06/30/09

I-90, Application to Replace
Permanent Resident Card

Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

FOR USCIS USE ONLY

START HERE - Please type or print in black ink.
Part 1. Information about you.
Family Name

Given Name

Receipt

Returned
Middle Initial

U.S. Mailing Address - C/O
Resubmitted
Street Number and Name

Apt. #

City
Reloc Sent
State

ZIP Code

Date of Birth(Month/
Day/Year)
Social
Security #

Country
of Birth
A#

Reloc Rec'd

Part 2. Application type.
1. My status is: (check one)
a.

Permanent Resident - (Not a Commuter)

b.

Permanent Resident - (Commuter)

c.

Conditional Permanent Resident

2. Reason for application: (check one)
I am a Permanent Resident or Conditional Permanent Resident and:

Applicant
Interviewed

Status as

Verified by

Class

Initials

a.

My card was lost, stolen or destroyed.

FD-258 forwarded on

b.

My authorized card was never received.

I-89 forwarded on

c.

My card is mutilated.

I-551 seen and returned

d.

My card was issued with incorrect information because of a USCIS administrative
error. I have attached the incorrect card and evidence of the correct information.

Photocopy of I-551 verified

e.

My name or other biographic information has changed since the card was issued.

(Initials)
(Initials)
Name

I am a Permanent Resident and:
f.

My present card has an expiration date and it is expiring.

g.

I have reached my 14th birthday since my card was issued.

h. 1.

I have taken up Commuter status.

h. 2.

I was a Commuter and am now taking up residence in the U.S.

i.

My status has been automatically converted to permanent resident.

j.

I have an old edition of the card.

Date

Sticker #
(ten-digit number)

Action Block

Part 3. Processing information.
Mother's First Name

Father's First Name

City of Residence where you applied for an
Immigrant Visa or Adjustment of Status

Consulate where Immigrant Visa was issued
or USCIS office where status was Adjusted

City/Town/Village of Birth

Date of Admission as an immigrant or
Adjustment of Status

To Be Completed by
Attorney or Representative, if any
Fill in box if G-28 is attached to
represent the applicant
VOLAG#
ATTY State License #
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Part 3. Processing information (continued):
If you entered the U.S. with an Immigrant Visa, also complete the following:
Destination in U.S. at
time of Admission

Port of Entry where
Admitted to U.S.

Are you in removal/deportation or recission proceedings?

No

Yes

Since you were granted permanent residence, have you ever filed Form I-407, Abandonment by Alien of Status as Lawful Permanent Resident, or
otherwise been judged to have abandoned your status?
Yes
No
If you answer yes to any of the above questions, explain in detail on a separate piece of paper.

Part 4. Signature. (Read the information on penalties in the instructions before completing this section. You must file this application while in
the United States.)
I certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America, that this application and the evidence submitted with it is all true and
correct. I authorize the release of any information from my records that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services needs to determine eligibility for the
benefit I am seeking.
Signature

Date

Daytime Phone Number

Please Note: If you do not completely fill out this form or fail to submit required documents listed in the instructions, you cannot be
found eligible for the requested document and this application may be denied.

Part 5. Signature of person preparing form, if other than above.

(Sign below)

I declare that I prepared this application at the request of the above person and it is based on all information of which I have knowledge.
Signature

Print Your Name

Date

Daytime Phone Number

Name and Address of Business/Organization (if applicable)

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