USCIS Offers Two-Year Automatic Green Card Extension

Have you been waiting for your renewal green card? U.S. permanent residents must renew their green cards every ten (10) years by filing the Form I-90 with USCIS.  USCIS generally issues a receipt notice, which also serves as a one-year automatic extension of the applicant's green card. However, the current processing time for this application is unusually long.  Many cases are taking more than one year to process. Hence, effective 09/26/2022, USCIS is extending the automatic extension period to two (2) years.  The extension will be reflected in the updated I-797 receipt notices.  We recommend residents to file their green card extensions six months before expiration to ensure timely renewal. 

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