Applications to Replace Permanent Resident Card (Green Card).

Having a Green Card (officially known as a Permanent Resident Card) allows you to live and work permanently in the United States. The steps you must take to apply for a Green Card will vary depending on your individual situation.

You must replace your Green Card if:

• Your Green Card is either expired or will expire within the next six months;
• Your previous card was lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed;
• You received your card before you were 14 and you have reached your 14th birthday (unless your card expires before your 16th birthday);
• You have been a commuter and are now taking up actual residence in the United States;
• You have been a permanent resident residing in the United States and are now taking up commuter status;
• Your status has been automatically converted to permanent resident status (this includes special agricultural worker applicants who are converting to permanent resident status);
• You have a previous version of the Alien Registration Card (for example, USCIS Form AR-3, Form AR-103 or Form I-151, which are no longer valid to prove your immigration status) and must replace it with a current Green Card;
• Your card contains incorrect information;
• You have legally changed your name or other biographic information on the card since you last received your card;
• Or you never received the previous card we issued to you.