Lost GC how to renew it

[Adujarric 67]

My friend lost his GC & with that all the information he would need to file for a new one. How can he find his identification number and all the information he will need to file for a replacement/ renew one ? 

[nastra30 2,284]

25 minutes ago, Adujarric said:

My friend lost his GC & with that all the information he would need to file for a new one. How can he find his identification number and all the information he will need to file for a replacement/ renew one ? 

What Identification number? Do you mean USCIS /A number)

What all the information he will need? Maybe see for I-90.

 

Ask your friend to complete form I-90 and if gets stuck on a specific question question or needs help with a specific issue he can ask. Maybe they can set up their own account and ask here.

https://www.uscis.gov/i-90

 

 

 

[Family 3,988]

2 hours ago, Adujarric said:

My friend lost his GC & with that all the information he would need to file for a new one. How can he find his identification number and all the information he will need to file for a replacement/ renew one ? 

He wants to find his A# so the can try a few things: 

1. Go in person to Social Security and ask super sweetly if they could give him the #A ..even try to ge5 a copy of the green card. ( they can , have but you usually have to find an empathetic agent)

 

2. Try w his bank to  if they listed his green card at account opening 

 

3. Any old jobs that may have retained a copy 

 

4. File a FOIA ( may take a while but with enough good details, he can get a copy of entire immigration file

 

 

 

 

[nastra30 2,284]

If they want to find A-number, other places you could check are old NOA receipts from USCIS. If they entered on immigrant visa, the A-number is on the visa as well.

[Timona 4,207]

He didn't even take a picture? That's very odd, very odd

[Adujarric 67]

2 hours ago, Timona said:

He didn't even take a picture? That's very odd, very odd

He came in to the us while he was a teen & im going to  guess that like me we never gave it too much thoughts  or even knew to take a picture of the green card. Luckily i never lost or misplace mines but if i did i would have been on the same boat. 

[Family 3,988]

28 minutes ago, Adujarric said:

He came in to the us while he was a teen & im going to  guess that like me we never gave it too much thoughts  or even knew to take a picture of the green card. Luckily i never lost or misplace mines but if i did i would have been on the same boat. 

FOIA is online , free and he can give as many details as can , for the unknown bits , he can mark Unknown.

 

I do hope once he finds the A# , he goes for the gold and files his N-400 . 
 

 

[nastra30 2,284]

1 hour ago, Adujarric said:

He came in to the us while he was a teen & im going to  guess that like me we never gave it too much thoughts  or even knew to take a picture of the green card. Luckily i never lost or misplace mines but if i did i would have been on the same boat. 

He doesn't have the passport with the immigrant visa in it?

Edited April 26, 2022 by nastra30