If your Green Card has been lost, stolen, or damaged green, you will need to apply for a new card in order to prove your lawful permanent residency.

There are other reasons you might need to replace your green card. USCIS mandates that LPRs must replace their Green Card if:

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a previous version of the Alien Registration Card (for example, USCIS Form AR-3, Form AR-103, or Form I-151, which are no longer valid to prove your immigration status) and must replace it with a current Green Card;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

Conditional Permanent Residents must replace their Green Card if:

• The previous card was lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed;
• The Green Card contains incorrect information;
• The recipient has legally changed your name or other biographic information on the card since you last received your card; or
• The recipient never received the previous card that USCIS issued.

If you need assistance in applying for a replacement card, contact us.