Green Card renewal for 14

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spartakus

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Hi,

My daughter reached 14 last month. I filled out the I-90 form to renew her card and included a check for $80. The application was sent via express email and it was recieved the next day (2 days after she reached her 14th birthday). My daughter's green card does not expire till 2015.



I got I-797C, Notice of action and rejecting the application. It says the following:

"This is in reference to the form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card, you submitted. Your I-90, fees, and a supporting documentation is being returned to you for the following reason(s):

The application marked 'g' in Part 2, Question 2, as a reason for filing the form I-90. This reason requires the applicant to have reached their 14th birthday since their permanent resident card has been issued and the current card will expire before their 16th birthday. Furthermore, applicants must file the form I-90, within 30 days of reaching their 14th birthday. Our record show the applicant either had not filed within 30 days of reaching his/her 14th birthday, or teh current card expired after the applicant's 16th birthday. Yo can resubmit the application with the appropriate fee as described on the USCIS internet page"



First, The application was received in exactly 2 days after my daughter reached her 14th birthday, second her card has not expired and will not expire till 2015 and per the USICS internet site the fee is only for finger prints which is $80.

so is it true per this reply that in order to renew green card at 14th, her green card should be expiring before her 16th birthday? on USCIS website the condition is only that someone reaches his/her 14th birthday so I am not sure what to do now? please advise. Your urgent help is needed. Anybody had this experience?



Regards,

Spartakus
 
These days they seem to be really unwilling to renew green cards for 14 year olds. People send $80, and it's rejected saying it's the wrong fee, then they send the usual $370 and it's rejected again for the same reason.

Become a citizen next year so she can get a US passport and forget about green card renewals. She can use the existing card until age 16 anyway.
 
Thanks Jack!

Looks like it. I don't think they are interested in renewing GC for 14 from what I am hearing and reading. I will apply for citizenship next year and then she should be qualified to be US citizen.
 
I've seen quite a few people have the same problem and have their applications rejected for the same reason as described above. In fact, I called the USCIS Cust. Ser. Center and talked to them about it and was told that the application should have been accepted and was advised to mail it in again. There is a discrepancy between I-90 instructions, which state that no base fee of $290 is required if you file within 30 days after turning 14 and your card will NOT expire before your 16th b-day, and the rejection notice that they send to people which does not contain the word "not" and it seems to make a lot of difference. However, I've seen them reject applications with full fee with the same rejection notice wording. Anyway, the USCIS officer I spoke to advised me to write an explanation letter and put all the documents inside an envelope and write "ATTN: Director" on it, then mail it inside a bigger envelope. You might want to try that and see if it'll work.
Good luck!
 
My daughter got her green card three years ago when she was 10 years. She turned 14 years today. Her GC does not expire until she is 20. Should I apply for the renewal of her GC?
 
Go ahead and try for it. She is within the 30-day window, so that's one excuse they can't use for refusing to issue the new card. But hurry up and file the application before the 30 days have passed.
 
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