USCIS Updates Policy to Automatically Extend Green Cards for Naturalization Applicants Effective Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to allow USCIS to automatically extend the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (Green Cards) for lawful permanent residents who have applied for naturalization (N-400 Application). This update is expected to help naturalization applicants who experience longer processing t