Instructions For Form I-90 - Application To Replace Permanent Resident Card - Department Of Homeland Security

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Instructions for I-90, Application
Department of Homeland Security
to Replace Permanent Resident Card
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Copies.
Unless specifically required that an original
What Is the Purpose of This Form?
document be filed with an application or petition, an ordinary
legible photocopy may be submitted. Original documents
This form is used by lawful permanent residents to apply for a
submitted when not required will remain a part of the record.
replacement or renewal of their existing Permanent Resident
Cards.
Translations.
Any document containing foreign language
submitted to USCIS must be accompanied by a full English
This form may also be used by conditional permanent
language translation which the translator has certified as
residents to apply for a replacement of an existing Permanent
complete and accurate, and by the translator's certification that
Resident Card; however, conditional permanent residents must
he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language
not use this form to apply for an extension of their status (see
into English.
NOTE below).
NOTE: Conditional permanent residents who obtained such
How Do I Complete Form I-90?
status through marriage or entrepreneurship and wish to
petition to remove the conditions on their residence must not
Provide all information requested by typing or clearly printing
use Form I-90. To remove these conditions, follow these
in black ink.
instructions:
Part 1. Information About You
1. If you became a conditional resident through marriage to a
U.S. citizen or permanent resident, file Form I-751,
1. Your Current Legal Name - List your full and complete
Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence; or
current legal name.
2. If you became a conditional resident based on a financial
2. Has your name legally changed since the issuance of
investment in a U.S. business, file Form I-829, Petition by
your Permanent Resident Card? - Check the appropriate
Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions.
box.
If your name has changed since the issuance of your
Permanent Resident Card, proceed to the next question.
General Instructions
Submit a copy of the original court order reflecting your
name or a copy of your original marriage certificate,
Answer all questions on this form by typing or clearly printing
divorce decree, birth certificate, adoption decree, passport
in black ink. If an answer is "none," write "NONE."
or applicable court documents, etc. A legal name change
document submitted as evidence of a name change must
Each application must be properly signed and accompanied by
have been registered with the proper civil authority.
the appropriate fee. (See "What is the Filing Fee?" on Page 6
of these instructions.) A photocopy of a signed application is
If your name has not changed since the issuance of your
not acceptable.
Permanent Resident Card, skip the next question. If you
never previously received your Permanent Resident Card,
If you are under 14 years of age, your parent or guardian may
skip the next question.
sign the application on your behalf.
3. Your name exactly as reflected on your Permanent
Evidence.
You must submit all required initial evidence
Resident Card - List your full and complete name as it
along with all the supporting documentation with your
appears exactly on your Permanent Resident Card, if your
application at the time of filing. If you are electronically filing
name has changed since the issuance of your Permanent
this application, you must follow the instructions provided on
Resident Card.
the USCIS Web site,
4. U.S. Mailing Address - List your complete U.S. mailing
Biometrics Appointment.
After receiving your
address. You may list a valid residence, APO, C/O, or
application and ensuring completeness, USCIS will inform
commercial address in the United States.
you in writing when to go to your local USCIS Application
If your mailing address is Puerto Rico and it contains an
Support Center (ASC) for your biometrics appointment.
Failure to attend the biometrics appointment may result in
urbanization name, list the urbanization name in the C/O
denial of your application.
line.
Form I-90 Instructions (Rev. 11/23/10) Y

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