Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card

When this applies to you

• Your Green Card is lost, stolen, or damaged
• Your card has expired or is about to expire
• You need to update your name or biographic data
• You received your card with incorrect information

Documents you'll need

You upload these while filling out the form. You can start now and add them as you go.

• Copy of your green card (if you have one)Optional

  Front and back. For a mutilated card, a copy of the card itself.

• Or a copy of a government-issued IDOptional

  A government-issued ID showing your name, date of birth, photograph and signature: passport, driver's license or military ID.

• Copy of the latest Form I-797 that should have resulted in your cardOptional

  The notice for your Form I-485, I-751, I-829, I-698, I-881, EOIR-42B or previous I-90.

• Or the page of your passport with the I-551 stamp you received upon admissionOptional

  Only if you were admitted as an immigrant.

• Copy of a government-issued ID

  A government-issued ID showing your name, date of birth, photograph and signature: passport, driver's license or military ID.

• Your ORIGINAL green card with the incorrect data, in the envelopeOptional

  A copy is not acceptable for this reason.

• Proof of your correct name or biographic data

  For example a copy of the court order reflecting your name, or of your original marriage certificate, divorce decree, birth certificate, adoption decree or passport. A name change document must have been registered with the proper civil authority.

• Legal documents showing your new name or biographic information

  For example a registered copy of your marriage certificate, divorce decree, adoption decree or court order. A name change document must have been registered with the proper civil authority.

• Copy of your current green card, front and back
• Evidence of your employment in the United States, dated within the last six months

  Pay stubs, or a letter from your employer on letterhead with its address and phone number.

• Evidence of your U.S. residence, dated within the last six months

  A lease agreement, deed or utility bills.

• Your marriage or birth certificate, if that proof is in your spouse's or parent's name (if applicable)Optional

  A copy of the original certificate.

• Evidence of your temporary residence status

  For example a copy of your Form I-797 for Form I-700.

• Copy of your Alien Registration Card or Permanent Resident Card
• Copy of your conditional resident card (if you have one)Optional

  Front and back. For a mutilated card, a copy of the card itself.

• Or a copy of a government-issued IDOptional

  A government-issued ID showing your name, date of birth, photograph and signature: passport, driver's license or military ID.

• Copy of the latest Form I-797 that should have resulted in your cardOptional

  The notice for your Form I-485 or previous Form I-90.

• Or the page of your passport with the I-551 stamp you received upon admissionOptional

  Only if you were admitted as an immigrant.

• Copy of a government-issued ID

  A government-issued ID showing your name, date of birth, photograph and signature: passport, driver's license or military ID.

• Your ORIGINAL card with the incorrect data, in the envelopeOptional

  A copy is not acceptable for this reason.

• Proof of your correct name or biographic data

  For example a copy of the court order reflecting your name, or of your original marriage certificate, divorce decree, birth certificate, adoption decree or passport. A name change document must have been registered with the proper civil authority.

• Documents showing your new name or biographic information

  For example a copy of the court order reflecting your name, or of your original marriage certificate, divorce decree, birth certificate, adoption decree or passport. A name change document must have been registered with the proper civil authority.

• Legal documents showing your name change

  For example a registered copy of your marriage certificate, divorce decree, adoption decree or court order. They must have been registered with the proper civil authority. If you already included them for your reason for applying, the same file is enough.

• Form G-28 completed by your attorney or accredited representative (if applicable)Optional

  May be required if your attorney or representative represents you beyond preparing this application.

How the filing works

• 9 guided sections in your language. We only ask the questions that apply to you.
• Your answers are saved as you go, so you can stop and come back
• We fill the official USCIS PDF and you sign it online