Can someone apply for citizenship with a month old expired greencard?

[Sebastian96]

Hello, my mother wants to fill out the n 400 and apply for citizenship but she doesn't speak fluent English. So she would prefer to wait for the 50/15 exemption to the naturalization test were she can take it in her native language. The problem is that in order for this to happen she would have a green card that's a month expired. Although i understand that she can just extend her green card and apply for citizenship it would be very costly. So my question is, can this be done, can someone have a expired green card and still safely go through the naturalization process.

[turismo568]

24.
If my Permanent Resident Card expires while I am applying for
naturalization, do I still need to apply for a new card?

If you apply for naturalization
6 months or more before
the expiration date on your
Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as an Alien Registration Card or “Green
Card”), you do not have to apply for a new card. However, you may apply for a renewal
card if you wish by using an “Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card” (Form I-
90) and paying the appropriate fee. Call the USCIS Forms Line or visit

https://www.uscis.gov

.


If you apply for naturalization
less than 6 months before
the expiration date on your
Permanent Resident Card, or do not apply for naturalization until your card has already
expired, you must renew your card

SRC: http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/f...e/chapter3.pdf Question 24