What happens next

[Eshansmommy 2]

I think I will probably want to become citizen next year, but I was wondering for those that do not wish to become citizen and want to renew their 10 year card. How does that go? Do they have to go through the exact same procedure we are going through right now, pay all that money, get another biometrics and then hope you don't get denied or is the renewal process a lot easier. At least we wouldn't have to remove the conditions again. I was just wondering....

Btw, is there a fee to become citizen, and does anyone know how much it is??

[Inky 1,111]

$680 fee

http://www.visajourney.com/content/naturalization_requirements

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=480ccac09aa5d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

[jkelly07 120]

if you have a ten year green card, and you don't want to become a us citizen it's up to you for different reasonds,but in ten years you have to renew the ten years green card, the price for the n-400 us citizen ship 595.00and 85.00 for biometrics total 680.00

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

You can stay a LPR for the rest of your life, no problem. Strictly speaking, you would have to renew your Green Card once every ten years. It's a formality without having to prove anything, done by mail via form I-90 which currently costs $450.

Many people don't renew their cards, however, until they really need it, which is only when you want to travel internationally. Your status as a LPR is even preserved when your card is expired, on the same basis that you are still a citizen of Belgium when your passport is expired.

The N-400 costs $680, plus you the money to get an additional US passport every 10 years, which currently costs at least $110 + $25 = $135.

[k84 11]

It's a formality without having to prove anything, done by mail via form I-90 which currently costs $450.

$450 to produce and send a new card? Wow. I never knew that.

I plan to become a citizen anyway so it won't affect me but $450 for a new GC seems a bit overpriced considering not much is involved at that point.

Edited May 23, 2011 by k84

[simel1110 4]

$450 to produce and send a new card? Wow. I never knew that.

I plan to become a citizen anyway so it won't affect me but $450 for a new GC seems a bit overpriced considering not much is involved at that point.

Yeah and $450 to replace a missing or lost GC, so hold on to it.

[Eshansmommy 2]

You can stay a LPR for the rest of your life, no problem. Strictly speaking, you would have to renew your Green Card once every ten years. It's a formality without having to prove anything, done by mail via form I-90 which currently costs $450.

Many people don't renew their cards, however, until they really need it, which is only when you want to travel internationally. Your status as a LPR is even preserved when your card is expired, on the same basis that you are still a citizen of Belgium when your passport is expired.

The N-400 costs $680, plus you the money to get an additional US passport every 10 years, which currently costs at least $110 + $25 = $135.

Wow thank you so much for this clarification. I think I really have no reason to stay permanent resident, especially since Belgium now allows dual citizenship.

Yeah and $450 to replace a missing or lost GC, so hold on to it.

Oh wow, never knew that... I better do hold on to it!!!