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Green card renewal (I-90) calculator
A 10-year green card is renewed with Form I-90, and USCIS accepts the filing once the card has expired or is within six months of expiring. Enter the expiration date printed on your card and this page computes the window — and explains the receipt-notice extension that keeps you documented while USCIS processes.
The timeline, computed
Worked example — a card that expires August 31, 2027 has this timeline:
Filing window opens
in 186 days
Sunday, February 28, 2027
USCIS accepts Form I-90 from 6 months before expiration.
File by now (recommended)
in 217 days
Wednesday, March 31, 2027
Filing early in the window keeps a comfortable buffer; the receipt notice extends your card's validity while USCIS processes.
Card expires
in 370 days
Tuesday, August 31, 2027
An expired card complicates work verification, travel and renewals of everything that checks it.
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The six-month window and the 36-month extension
USCIS's guidance is plain: file Form I-90 if your card is expired or expires within the next six months. Filing earlier than that gains nothing; filing later works too, but leaves you holding an expired card in the meantime.
Because processing commonly takes months, the receipt notice matters as much as the filing: the I-90 receipt currently extends the card's validity for 36 months from the “Card Expires” date printed on the front. Carried together with the expired card, it serves as evidence of status — for work verification, travel, and everything else that checks the date.
The real danger with this renewal isn't losing status — an expired card does not end permanent residence — it's the compounding inconvenience of an expired document: I-9 reverification friction, travel complications, stalled license renewals in states that check immigration documents. All of it avoidable by filing inside the window.
One card this form is NOT for
A 2-year conditional card (marriage-based) is never renewed with I-90. Conditions are removed with Form I-751, inside a strict 90-day window before the card expires — a different form, a different rule, and much higher stakes. If your card says it expires two years after you got it, use the I-751 guide instead.
Questions people actually ask
My green card already expired. Can I still file I-90?
Yes — the window is “expired, or expiring within six months.” An expired card does not mean lost status; permanent residence continues. File, and the receipt notice will document you while the new card is produced.
How do I prove status while the renewal processes?
The I-90 receipt notice currently extends your card's validity for 36 months from the expiration date printed on the card — present the notice together with the expired card. For some situations USCIS can also issue an ADIT stamp as temporary evidence.
I have a 2-year card. Is this my form?
No. Two-year conditional cards use Form I-751 (removing conditions), filed in the 90-day window before the card expires — with serious consequences for missing it. See the I-751 guide linked below.
How early should I actually file?
Early in the six-month window. It costs nothing, the receipt extension starts from your card's printed expiration either way, and the buffer absorbs anything unexpected — a lost mailing, a biometrics reschedule, a busy month.
Is this calculator legal advice?
No — it computes dates from the expiration you enter and reflects the cited USCIS guidance as of the date shown below. Fees and procedures change; check the USCIS I-90 page when you file.
Sources
Written and maintained by Sureday. Every rule on this page was verified against the sources above on August 26, 2026; when the rules change, this page changes. Not legal advice.
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