Green Card update for Teen?

[cindaroo64 0]

I understand that when a child is issued a green card before their 14th birthday they need to fill out something after their 14th birthday to update the green card if they have not become a US citizen yet....can anyone fill me in on this? Do I have my info correct? thanks in advance! Cindy

[Yong Kwon 0]

yes, that is true, when they turn 14 you need to resubmit your I-90 to get his/her fingerprint done. On their current Green card they will not have prints on them, but the law requires when they turn 14 to get fingerprints done. They can submit their I-90 90 days before they turn 14. That is what I had to do few years back and my brother had to do a year ago.

[cindaroo64 0]

So you're telling me that I have to file the I90 with a fee of $450 ??? Her green card won't expire until 2014, it was issued to her when she was 9 years old and she is now 16 years. Why would I pay another $450 to have her fingerprints done? Is there something I am missing here? There has to be something else.....there better be

[Mama mia 9]

Is there any reason why she can't file for citizenship? To my understanding, If her immigrant parent naturilizes, then she becomes a citizen automatically.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

That's the way the cookie crumbles. Usually (on an adult) I'd suggest not to renew it, which wouldn't be a problem unless she's traveling internationally, but since a valid GC or a fresh I-90 receipt (same financial damage) is needed when getting her a US passport, it's just procrastinating the inevitable.

Understand that the status of a resident is not effected by the expiration of Green Card, the same way the citizenship status of a US citizen is not effected when his passport is expired. Therefore, many GC holders who have to work hard to make ends meet do not renew their GC until they really need it, which is when they want to travel internationally. But, since the point of naturalization is coming, the girl will need to have a valid Green Card by then to exchange it for her US passport.

[Yong Kwon 0]

So you're telling me that I have to file the I90 with a fee of $450 ??? Her green card won't expire until 2014, it was issued to her when she was 9 years old and she is now 16 years. Why would I pay another $450 to have her fingerprints done? Is there something I am missing here? There has to be something else.....there better be

Well that is the law and that is what our immigration lawyer told us so my brother and I had to go through it.

Is there any reason why she can't file for citizenship? To my understanding, If her immigrant parent naturilizes, then she becomes a citizen automatically.

Yes, but I do not believe they are citizens.

[cindaroo64 0]

When we got our green cards in 2004 I stopped thinking about and dealing with INS because I was in no hurry to become a citizen (mostly because I didn't have the money to pay for the applications) and the green cards did not expire until 2014. I stopped thinking about it and went on with life......my daughter was 9 years old in 2004. At no point did I get information or notification that she would need to have her fingerprints done when she turned 14...I found out that information only this year after reading through other immigration posts. We travelled last summer to Canada for a month and used our cards, again, no one said anything to us about her card and fingerprints because her card says valid until 2014. I want to apply for citizenship before she is 18 but once again I cannot afford it....also now she is planning on joining her class in 2012 on a European tour. This is why I have started looking into it again. My plan was for her to travel to Europe with her Canadian passport and return to the US with her Green Card.....now I am wondering if I am setting her up for problems....why did we not have any issues coming into the US last summer with the card??

Sorry...I am just venting because I just can't afford to pay more fees especially since I plan on applying for citizenship a few months before she leaves on her trip...

[maya62 7]

Oy, this topic gives me heartburn. We tried to do the right thing regarding this requirement, and I still don't understand why we were not successful.

We filed an I-90 2 days after the month following my son's 14th birthday and USCIS sent it back. You can find the whole story if you search maya62 and look for a posting entitled "immigration question on OT *gasp*". I am still so confused. My son's 10 year greencard expires in 2018, and it was just over a year old when he turned 14. He thinks he was fingerprinted when he did biometrics for the 10 year card, but none of us can remember for sure.

Now we are about to file my husband's N-400, and we want to go to Nepal this summer. My son's 10 year GC is now a whopping 2.5 years old. So I just have one question:

With all the confusion surrounding this issue, has anyone EVER heard of ANYONE who had trouble re-entering the US with their teenager because the teenager did not have an updated greencard issued after the age of 14??? I'd really like to know.

Maya

PS If we do go before my husband gets his citizenship (and our son), I will be taking ALL the documentation of my ATTEMPT to get him an updated greencard along with us to Nepal, and be ready to present it upon re-entry if we have any problems... I'll also be taking the phone numbers of our congressmen and hopefully names and direct lines to their immigration liaisons! GRRRRR hopefully I'm just worrying about nothing (that is usually the case)...

[Yong Kwon 0]

When we got our green cards in 2004 I stopped thinking about and dealing with INS because I was in no hurry to become a citizen (mostly because I didn't have the money to pay for the applications) and the green cards did not expire until 2014. I stopped thinking about it and went on with life......my daughter was 9 years old in 2004. At no point did I get information or notification that she would need to have her fingerprints done when she turned 14...I found out that information only this year after reading through other immigration posts. We travelled last summer to Canada for a month and used our cards, again, no one said anything to us about her card and fingerprints because her card says valid until 2014. I want to apply for citizenship before she is 18 but once again I cannot afford it....also now she is planning on joining her class in 2012 on a European tour. This is why I have started looking into it again. My plan was for her to travel to Europe with her Canadian passport and return to the US with her Green Card.....now I am wondering if I am setting her up for problems....why did we not have any issues coming into the US last summer with the card??

Sorry...I am just venting because I just can't afford to pay more fees especially since I plan on applying for citizenship a few months before she leaves on her trip...

If I may suggest, you can try the form I-912 fee wavier.

[millefleur 5,043]

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