![]() ![]() If you are a permanent resident whose 10-year green card has expired or will expire within 6 months of the expiration date, you may begin the renewal process by filing Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card. The steps you must take to apply for a Green Card will vary depending on your individual situation. A legal Permanent Resident should renew their green card (Form I-551) every 10 years. Having a Green Card (officially known as a Permanent Resident Card (PDF, 6.77 MB) allows you to live and work permanently in the United States. If you have a pending adjustment of status application based in the third employment-based preference category but also have a pending or approved petition and an available visa in the second employment-based preference category, we strongly encourage you to request that USCIS “transfer the underlying basis” of your pending application to the second employment-based preference category.įor more information, please see the section called “Transfer of Underlying Basis” on the Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants page on our website. If you are eligible, please consider applying in the first or second employment-based preference categories. There are many more visas available in the first (priority workers) and second (workers with advanced degrees or of exceptional ability) employment-based categories than pending adjustment of status applications pending with USCIS. ![]() Department of State, we are committed to attempting to use all these visa numbers. ![]() There are an exceptionally high number of employment-based visas available this fiscal year (October 2021 through September 2022). ![]()
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