I-90Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)
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Form I-90 is the application to renew or replace a Permanent Resident Card (green card). Lawful permanent residents use it when a 10-year card is expiring or has expired, or when the card was lost, stolen, damaged, issued with an error, or needs updating after a legal name change or on reaching age 14. Conditional permanent residents with two-year cards can use it to replace a card, but not one that is expired or will expire within 90 days; they file Form I-751 (or I-829) to remove conditions instead. The application type in Part 2 decides the evidence. USCIS lists I-90 for guided online filing, which many people use to avoid paper.
How to file Form I-90
USCIS online account (guided)
USCIS lists I-90 for guided online filing and notes a fee discount for certain forms filed online.
“There is a discount when you file certain forms online.”
Open on uscis.govMail a paper application
Mail it to the address on uscis.gov/i-90 with the fee and copies of the evidence your Part 2 reason requires.
Two-year card ending soon?
Conditional residents whose status expires within 90 days cannot use I-90; they file I-751 (through marriage) or I-829 (investment) to remove conditions.
“Conditional permanent residents may not use this application to replace, for any reason, an existing Permanent Resident Card that is expired or will expire within 90 days.”
Open on uscis.govWhy our filler is off for this form: USCIS says its forms are optimized for Adobe Acrobat Reader, and part of this PDF is read-only by design (copied headers, barcodes, signature boxes). We turn our fill on per form only after the output re-opens in Acrobat Reader with every value intact and a matching barcode. Until then, Adobe Reader on a computer is the free tool USCIS points to.
Print, sign in ink, scan, send
USCIS does not accept signatures made by software, so the dependable path is paper first, then a clean PDF under the online limit. Every step below runs in your browser.
- PrintThe official I-90 PDF from uscis.gov, every page from the same edition.
- Sign by handIn the signature box, in ink. USCIS: “USCIS does not accept signatures created by a typewriter, word processor, stamp, auto-pen, or similar device.”
- Scan to PDFPhone camera pages, deskewed and cleaned, in this tab.
- MergeForm and evidence in the order the instructions ask for.
- Under 12 MBCompressed to the USCIS online upload limit, with a preview first.
Sources: USCIS Policy Manual, Vol. 1, Part B, Ch. 2 (signatures) · uscis.gov/file-online/tips-for-filing-forms-online (12 MB) · checked 2026-10-05
Line help for Form I-90
Plain-language notes written from the official instructions, with the place each one comes from. Informational, not legal advice.
A-Number, USCIS Online Account Number if any, your name exactly as on the card (and your new legal name if it changed), addresses, and birth details.
Form I-90 (01/20/25), Part 1Whether you are a permanent resident, commuter or conditional resident, and the one reason that matches: lost or stolen, damaged, never received, error by USCIS, name change, turning 14, expired or expiring within six months, and so on.
Form I-90 Instructions (01/20/25), Part 2Where you were when you got permanent residence, and questions about removal proceedings and abandonment of status.
Form I-90 (01/20/25), Part 3Disability accommodations for your biometrics appointment, if needed.
Form I-90 (01/20/25), Part 4Your contact details and handwritten signature.
Form I-90 (01/20/25), Part 5Only if someone helped; Part 8 for extra answers.
Form I-90 (01/20/25), Parts 6–8Within six months of expiry.
Reason 2.f is for a card that has expired or expires within six months. Using it earlier can lead to denial.
“If you use this reason, and your existing card will not expire within six months, your application may be denied.”
Form I-90 Instructions (01/20/25), Item Number 2.f.Hand-signed; scans are valid.
Sign the paper form by hand. A photocopy, fax or scan of the original hand-signed form is valid for filing.
“USCIS will not accept a stamped or typewritten name in place of any signature on this application.”
Form I-90 Instructions (01/20/25), SignatureCard expiring before a trip?
The instructions recommend planning ahead if you will travel abroad and your card is about to expire; see USCIS's guidance on evidence of status while an I-90 is pending.
Form I-90 Instructions (01/20/25)Revision history
We check the USCIS form page and its edition statement every day, and USCIS’s sitemap for preview files of new editions. This list starts when our crawler first saw the form.
| Edition | Status | Fields |
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| Edition 01/20/25 | Current | baseline |
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Sources
- USCIS Form I-90 page · checked 2026-10-05
- Form I-90 Instructions (Edition 01/20/25) · checked 2026-10-05
- USCIS, Forms Available to File Online · checked 2026-10-05
- USCIS page for Form I-90 · crawled 2026-11-02
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