What to Do When Your Green Card is Lost in the Mail

What to Do When Your Green Card is Lost in the Mail You aced your meeting and got a note saying that youve been affirmed for changeless living arrangement and your green card has been sent. In any case, presently its a month later you still havent got your green card. What do you do? In the event that your green card has been lost via the post office, you should apply for a substitution card. This sounds straightforward, if somewhat of an agony, until you discover that you may likewise need to pay another recording charge for the application and biometrics (rates can change). This charge is notwithstanding what you paid for the underlying green card application. Its enough to send even the most patient individual to the brink. The standard is, in the event that you don't get the green card via the post office and USCIS sent it to the location you gave yet the card isnt came back to USCIS, at that point you should pay the full recording charge. (You can peruse this on the I-90 guidelines, What is the Filing Fee?) If the undelivered card is come back to USCIS, you despite everything need to petition for a substitution card yet the documenting expense is postponed. Here are a few hints to consider when your green card is lost via the post office. Ensure Youve Been Approved Sounds senseless, however you need to be certain that youve really been affirmed before you begin shaking any pens. Have you gotten the endorsement letter or email? Has the card been sent out? On the off chance that you cannot affirm this with the data you have, make an Infopass arrangement at your nearby field office to discover the subtleties. Hold up 30 Days USCIS exhorts that you hold up 30 days before expecting the card has been lost via the post office. This takes into consideration time for the card to be sent and come back to USCIS if undeliverable. Check With Your Post Office The Post Office should restore the undelivered card to USCIS however just in the event that they havent, go to your neighborhood USPS office and inquire as to whether they have any undelivered mail in your name. Make an Infopass Appointment Regardless of whether you confirmed the subtleties with by calling the 1-800 number for the National Customer Service Center, Id recommend twofold checking the data at your nearby field office. Make an Infopass arrangement and have them check the location that the card was sent to and the date it was sent. In the event that the USCIS official can affirm that it was sent to the right location, its been over 30 days since the card was sent and the card has not been come back to USCIS, its opportunity to proceed onward. Contact Your Congressperson In the event that youre fortunate, your neighborhood Congressperson will concur with you that paying an extra expense for a substitution card is crazy, and offer to work with you to help USCIS see it similarly. Ive read a couple of examples of overcoming adversity from individuals in a similar circumstance; everything relies upon who you get. Discover your House or Senate delegate to figure out how best to get in touch with them. Most locale workplaces will have case managers who help with government office issues. There is no assurance that they will get the charges postponed for you, however it has helped a few people so its value an attempt. Document I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card Regardless of whether the card has been come back to USCIS, the best way to get another card is to record Form I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card. In the event that you need affirmation of your status to work or travel while its preparing, make an Infopass arrangement to get an impermanent I-551 stamp until your new card shows up.