Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, is an application to become a naturalized U.S. citizen. On December 12, 2020, USCIS announced that they automatically extend the validity of a Permanent Resident Card (PRC) (Form I-551) through an Application for Naturalization (Form N-400) receipt notice, without regard to whether the applicant has filed an application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (Form I-90). The new extension policy will be implemented by adding a green card extension to the receipt notices of N-400 (Application for Naturalization). The policy applies to all naturalization applicants who file the Form N-400 on or after December 12, 2022 and the N-400 receipt notice will provide an automatic twenty-four–month extension of the validity of the green card.
Remzi Guvenc Kulen, Esq.
Kulen Law Firm, P.C.
