What is Form I-90?

Form I-90 is the application sent to USCIS to replace or renew the permanent resident card — the one almost everybody calls a “green card”.

It is used when the card has expired, was lost, damaged or stolen, or carries wrong information. The official instructions list every reason.

The card is a document with an expiration date. Permanent residence is a status. A document expiring is not the same thing as losing a status.

That is why the I-90 is called a card replacement and not a residence renewal. What that means for your particular case is a legal question we do not answer.

Some cards are valid for ten years and others for two. Two-year cards are conditional, and the official I-90 instructions say that situation has its own form.

Look at your card and check the dates. Which filing applies to you is a legal decision: we do not make it for you.

If you are unsure, read the official instructions or ask a licensed attorney or a Department of Justice accredited representative.

People almost always gather a copy of the current card, front and back. When the card was lost or stolen, the instructions explain what to send instead.

If you are correcting information — a name, a date of birth — you send proof of what the correct information is, such as a certificate or a court order.

The government fee is paid directly to USCIS and we never mark it up. We do not write the amount here because it changes; it lives in the official calculator and on our costs page.

We ask you in Spanish, one thing at a time, and transfer your answers onto the official form with technical checks. You receive an unsigned PDF: you review it, sign it by hand and mail it.