Child Permanent Resident turning 14? You need a new GC, pronto
Mar 7th 2018, 1:15 am
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Child Permanent Resident turning 14? You need a new GC, pronto
Regular Public Service Announcement, since I’ve just done this for Child Number Two.
If you have a child with a green card who will soon be turning 14, and their GC won’t expire until after their 16th birthday, then your child needs to apply for a new GC and complete a biometrics appointment.
There is a 30 day window after their 14th birthday where you just pay the biometric charge of $85. If you miss this, then you pay the full GC issuing fee of $540.
It’s a relatively easy form, and can all be done online in about 10 mins. You have to first set up a USCIS account for your child if they don’t already have one - they’ll need a unique email address for this, and you’ll need access to it/ them to be around, to confirm verification codes that’ll be sent.
https://www.uscis.gov/file-online/file-form-i-90-online
If you have a child with a green card who will soon be turning 14, and their GC won’t expire until after their 16th birthday, then your child needs to apply for a new GC and complete a biometrics appointment.
There is a 30 day window after their 14th birthday where you just pay the biometric charge of $85. If you miss this, then you pay the full GC issuing fee of $540.
It’s a relatively easy form, and can all be done online in about 10 mins. You have to first set up a USCIS account for your child if they don’t already have one - they’ll need a unique email address for this, and you’ll need access to it/ them to be around, to confirm verification codes that’ll be sent.
https://www.uscis.gov/file-online/file-form-i-90-online
Mar 7th 2018, 4:29 pm
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Re: Child Permanent Resident turning 14? You need a new GC, pronto
Thanks for the reminder Kodokan, it is an easy one to miss. We will be doing this in June for middle daughter
Mar 8th 2018, 12:27 am
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Re: Child Permanent Resident turning 14? You need a new GC, pronto
My son turned 14 last August and I took him to get biometrics done for his new GC a day or so after his birthday. Nothing has happened since. Every so often I get an email saying they are still reviewing his case and there are no new updates. We can apply for citizenship in October 2019 and I am starting to feel we will still be waiting to get his new GC then!
Mar 8th 2018, 3:42 am
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Re: Child Permanent Resident turning 14? You need a new GC, pronto
My son turned 14 last August and I took him to get biometrics done for his new GC a day or so after his birthday. Nothing has happened since. Every so often I get an email saying they are still reviewing his case and there are no new updates. We can apply for citizenship in October 2019 and I am starting to feel we will still be waiting to get his new GC then!
Mar 8th 2018, 3:33 pm
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Re: Child Permanent Resident turning 14? You need a new GC, pronto
My son turned 14 last August and I took him to get biometrics done for his new GC a day or so after his birthday. Nothing has happened since. Every so often I get an email saying they are still reviewing his case and there are no new updates. We can apply for citizenship in October 2019 and I am starting to feel we will still be waiting to get his new GC then!
