If you’ve encountered a mistake on your green card, it’s initial good practice to know if it’s USCIS’s error or if it’s a personal error in Form I-90. Also, it’s important that the biographic information in the government-provided documents match up to ensure that you don’t encounter any complex issues when traveling to and from the US.
After you’ve understood who could’ve potentially mistyped the credentials, you’ll be required to fill out the I-90 form which can be easily downloaded from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website, or there’s an option to file online, after creating a USCIS account.
If you’ve made the mistake on your green card:
When finalizing the form, I-90, you’ll need to fill out part 2, Section A or B of the form with the following:
- A conditional resident will check box 3e in Section B stating “My name or other biographic information has been legally changed since the issuance of my existing card.”
- Attach proof of your correct biographical information, such as copies of the original court order reflecting your new name, your marriage certificate, divorce certificate, or other relevant court orders or identity documents.
- If the new documents might lead USCIS to wonder why you didn’t submit them with the original application, or other such complications, by all means, consult with an attorney before submitting this application.
When filing Form I-90 based on an error not caused by DHS or USCIS, you must include the correct filing fees. The current filing fee for Form I-90 can be found on the Forms page of the USCIS website.
If USCIS Made the Mistake on Your Green Card:
- After completing the I-90 form you are requested to fill part 2 differently.
- If you are a permanent resident, you will complete Part 2, Section A. If you are conditional, however, you will complete Part 2, Section B
- If you are a conditional resident and USCIS made the mistake on your card, check Part 2, box 3d: “My existing card has incorrect data because of DHS error.”
- USCIS requests that you attach your original card when filing Form, I-90 to obtain a corrected card based on its error. In addition, the instructions request that you submit proof of your correct name and biographical data even if this information was previously submitted with your LPR application.
- You might want to explain in a cover letter that you provided the correct information to USCIS with your LPR application and that you are including copies of the documents you previously submitted with that application.
- Again, there is no filing fee for filing Form I-90 in cases where the U.S. government, not you or your document preparer, was the source of the error.
