Posted by Helpful Tip on December 29, 2003 at 18:39:28:
In Reply to: Last Name Change (Green Card) posted by Curious one on December 29, 2003 at 14:44:11:
Feel sorry for the guy, can't help it. I went to the INS website and found it in 2 minutes:
Who Needs to Replace a Permanent Resident Card?
You will need to replace your permanent resident card if:
Your previous card was lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed;
Your card was issued to you before you were 14 and you have reached your 14th birthday;
You have been a commuter and are now taking up actual residence in the United States;
You have been a permanent resident residing in the United States and are now taking up commuter status;
Your status has been automatically converted to permanent resident status, this includes Special Agricultural Worker applicants who are converting to permanent resident status;
You have a previous version of the alien registration card (e.g., USCIS Form AR-3, Form AR-103, or Form I-151 - all no longer valid to prove your immigration status) and must replace it with the current permanent resident card (Form I-551);
Your card contains incorrect data;
Your name or other biographic information on the card has been legally changed since you last received your card; or,
You never received the previous card that was issued to you by the USCIS.
What Does the Law Say?
Section 264 of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides that, "Every alien in the United States … shall be issued a certificate of alien registration or an alien registration receipt card in such form and manner and at such time as shall be prescribed under regulations...." It also states, "Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him.... Any alien who fails to comply with [these] provisions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor" and may be subject to fine and/or inprisonment upon each conviction. The specific requirements and procedures for applying to replace a permanent resident card are included in the Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] at 8 CFR § 264.5.
Please note: If you are a conditional resident and your status is expiring, these instructions do not pertain to you. You are to use USCIS Form I-751 (Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence) to apply to remove the conditions on your permanent resident status.
How Do I Apply to Replace My Permanent Resident Card?
If you are a permanent resident, who needs to replace your card, or conditional resident who needs to replace your two-year card, for any of the reasons listed above, you may apply for a replacement card by filing a USCIS Form I-90.
Please Note: This procedure should NOT be used by lawful permanent residents who are seeking to renew their ten-year card only because the card is expiring or has expired. The Service is providing separate instructions for the renewal of expiring or expired I-551s. Please see How Do I Renew My Permanent Resident Card.
A Form I-90 can be downloaded from this site, or ordered by calling the USCIS Forms request line at 1 (800) 870-3676, or by submitting a request on-line here. Applicants may also file Form I-90 on-line using an Internet connection. Please see our information on E-Filing USCIS Forms for more information. The procedures for forms electronically filed with the USCIS are different than those described in the following paragraph.
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The link to this information is:
http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/replace.htm#apply
I don't understand WHY you couldn't find it yourself except that you did not put enough time into it.
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