The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office is extending the validity of Green Cards for immigrants who are about to receive 24 months. expire, but they must send Form 1-90 for renewal.
That is, from the date marked on a USCIS document, immigrants will have the extension of the validity of their Green Card during 24 months automatically.
Before, the agency granted this benefit for one year, then for a year and a half and now it is for two years, amid delays in processing cases.
Form I-90 is the Application to Replace the Permanent Resident Card. This document is different from the removal of conditional permanent residence.
“Lawful permanent residents who correctly present Form I-90 to renew an expired Green Card can receive this extension,” the agency said.
USCIS reported that it has updated the language in Form I-90 receipt notices to extend the validity of a Green Card for 24 months for individuals with a newly filed Form I-90
“On September 26, USCIS began printing amended receipt notices for individuals with a pending Form I-90”, it was indicated.
In this way, when identifying themselves, immigrants must show their Green Card and the document sent by the agency.
“These receipt notices can be presented with an expired Green Card as evidence of continuous status”, it was limited. “This extension is expected to help applicants facing longer processing times.”
Those immigrants who do not have their Green Card and require evidence that they are legal permanent residents, must then make an appointment at their local USCIS office. Here is the contact form.
When attending an appointment, an officer will issue a Foreigner Documentation, Identification and Telecommunications Seal (ADIT), after presenting Form I-90.
USCIS has faced several delays in the processing of different visas, due to lack of personnel, but has sought to facilitate the procedures and the protection of immigrants with extensions such as the one recently announced, as well as extensions in the validity of the Employment Authorization (EAD).
USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou has led dozens of changes. Until the beginning of 2022 it had registered 296 administrative actions, that is, adjustments to the migratory processes, in order to make them more effective , according to a report by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI).