{"id":181179,"date":"2022-12-06T07:23:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T07:23:51","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-28T14:01:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T14:01:05","slug":"how-often-does-a-green-card-have-to-be-renewed","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/faq\/eb-5-program-basics\/how-often-does-a-green-card-have-to-be-renewed\/","title":{"rendered":"How often does a green card have to be renewed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 42px;\"><strong><span class=\"highlight highlight_primary contact\">How often does a Green Card have to be renewed?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>As part of the EB-5 investment process, investors are first granted a two-year conditional Green Card. It is during these two years that the investor must ensure their EB5 project <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/2021\/08\/05\/basic-requirements-eb-5-investors-need-to-satisfy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fulfills all program requirements<\/a>. During the final 90 days of this two-year period, an investor can <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5affiliatenetwork.com\/investor-faq-topics\/what-is-form-i-829\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">file Form I-829<\/a> to apply for a permanent Green Card. Although a conditional Green Card cannot be renewed, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will extend an investor\u2019s conditional status until their I-829 petition is adjudicated.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6rfkqbPWUdo?rel=0;&amp;autoplay=1&amp;mute=1&amp;loop=1&amp;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"678\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A Green Card expires every 10 years and can be renewed repeatedly. Expiration does not mean that a permanent resident\u2019s status expires. Once a foreign national receives lawful permanent resident status, that status is permanent unless the holder violates its terms in a way that results in deportation (e.g., certain criminal activity, too much time spent abroad). However, failing to keep an up-to-date Green Card can create a variety of problems, such as issues with traveling internationally or proving eligibility for employment in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Permanent residents can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/i-90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">file Form I-90<\/a> to apply for the replacement or renewal of an existing Green Card. It is best to file Form I-90 for Green Card renewal six months before the card\u2019s expiration date. If a permanent resident files for renewal earlier than six months before the expiration date, USCIS may reject the application. Form I-90 has a filing fee of $455 and a biometrics fee of $85. Low-income applicants and those going through a financial hardship may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/i-912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">qualify for a fee waiver<\/a>. After filing Form I-90, USCIS generally mails a permanent resident their new Green Card within several months, although some cases may take longer. A permanent resident can always <a href=\"https:\/\/egov.uscis.gov\/casestatus\/landing.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check their application\u2019s status online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FAQ-369_image-2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A permanent resident who does not wish to go through the process of Green Card renewal can instead <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/2018\/05\/05\/the-basics-of-u-s-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apply for U.S. citizenship<\/a>. Those who have held lawful permanent resident status for five years and meet all other applicable criteria can apply for U.S. citizenship through naturalization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"faq-topic":[176],"class_list":["post-181179","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq-topic-eb-5-program-basics"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/181179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/181179\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-topic?post=181179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}