My green card card’s renewal deadline has passed.
Hello. My green card card has been expired for over a year now. I’m now eligible to apply for citizenship — is it okay to proceed directly with citizenship without first renewing my green card?
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Marriage Green Card in U.S.: $1,900
Marriage Green Card Abroad: $2,100
Green Card for a Parent in US: $1,750
Green Card for a Parent Abroad: $1,950
Perm(LC) : $4,500
I-140 : $2,000
I-485 : $1,500
K-1 Visa : $1,450
Change of Status : $1,500
N-400 : $600
Re-Entry Permit : $500
Green Card Extension : $300
Only the green card card itself has expired — your green card eligibility hasn’t been revoked or affected in any way. However, when applying for citizenship, your green card card needs to have at least 6 months of remaining validity, and since it’s already been a year, you’ll likely need to renew your green card card.
That said, you don’t need to wait for the renewed card to arrive. You can go ahead and file for citizenship a month after applying for the renewal. In a method we’ve used ourselves: when filing for citizenship, we attached a copy of the old (expired) green card, and it was accepted.