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daboyz   36

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We entered the US today with an IR-1 visa. Do they mail the green card? If so, to what address? While our case was processing at NVC, I moved. I notified NVC of my new address. USCIS still has my old address. So wondering which one they will use.

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

Marriage : 2006-11-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-02-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-10

I-129F Sent : 2008-04-08

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-14

I-129F touched: 2008-05-06

I-130 touched: 2008-05-09

I-129F approved 2008-09-05

I-130 approved 2008-09-05

NVC received 2008-09-12

Pay I-864 2008-10-08

Pay IV bill 2008-10-08

Receive Instruction 2008-11-05

Case Complete 2008-11-18

Medical 2009-01-19/20 passed

Receive Pkt 4 2009-01-30

Interview 221g 2009-02-23

Second interview 2009-03-02 Approved

POE DFW 2009-03-07

Received SS card 2009-03-17

Received GC 2009-04-01

Done for 3 years or 10 years. Haven't decided yet.

(I'm going for the IR-1 and blowing off the K-3. Even if it takes an extra couple months, it's worth it to not have to deal with USCIS again)

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Note:

Please fill out I-130, wait 6 months for approval, then 3 more months for an interview. (Unless of course we've bombed your country into the stone age, then you qualify for expedited processing.)

Welcome to the USA!!!

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We entered the US today with an IR-1 visa. Do they mail the green card? If so, to what address? While our case was processing at NVC, I moved. I notified NVC of my new address. USCIS still has my old address. So wondering which one they will use.

No telling. Probably the old one, if that's what USCIS has. They do the mailing. You might get lucky and they'll use the address on the DS 230 but I wouldn't count on it.

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You should receive the greencard in the mail in a couple of weeks. It is usually mailed out to the address that is on file with USCIS, you should call them and get your address updated, since you notified them about the move.

The Journey Home
04/27/2009 - POE at JFK (Quick and Easy!!!!)
05/07/2009 - Applied for SSN
05/09/2009 - Welcome Letter Received
05/14/2009 - SSN Received
05/11/2009 - GC Production Ordered
06/12/2009 - GC Production Ordered (AGAIN ?!?!?!)
06/19/2009 - Alien Registration Approval notice email
06/22/2009 - 2 Year Green Card Received!!!!!!

Naturalization
02/06/2013 - Application Sent
02/13/2013 - NOA (Priority Date Feb 8th)
02/13/2013 - Biometrics Appt. Letter Received
02/21/2013 - Early Bio Appt. (Original March 15th)
02/26/2013 - Place Inline for Interview

04/24/2013 - Interview scheduled

05/31/2013 - Interview - Recommended for Approval

XX/XX/2013 - Oath Ceremony

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We entered the US today with an IR-1 visa. Do they mail the green card? If so, to what address? While our case was processing at NVC, I moved. I notified NVC of my new address. USCIS still has my old address. So wondering which one they will use.

hi

what u should do is either go to the POST OFFIce or USPS.com and FILLOUT THE CHANGE OF Ur ADDRESS.

THAT WAY ALL UR MAILS CAN BE FORWARD to ur NEW ADDRESS.

WElcome back.

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jhcruz18   3

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We entered the US today with an IR-1 visa. Do they mail the green card? If so, to what address? While our case was processing at NVC, I moved. I notified NVC of my new address. USCIS still has my old address. So wondering which one they will use.

Hi. Welcome to the United States! You should be getting your 10-year GC soon in the mail. My husband entered on an IR-1 visa in December 2008 and his greencard got here in like 2-3 weeks along with his social security card. :star: Did you notice what address was on the immigrant data summary that you gave at the POE? Cause that is the address they will most likely use.

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Should be sent to the address listed on your DS-230 form I think

When I came through POE the CBP officer actually confirmed it with me and since mine had changed he let me update it then & there

DCF Timeline here

POE Timeline

08/24/2008 POE Seattle

08/29/2008 SSN assigned

09/08/2008 SSN (Card) received

09/29/2008 Green Card received

I-90 Timeline (USCIS error)

11/10/2008 Send I-90 to Texas service center

12/xx/2008 NOA1

01/07/2009 Card production ordered

01/14/2009 Card mailed

01/xx/2009 Card received

I-751 Timeline

06/02/2010 Send I-751 to California service center

06/04/2010 Received at CSC

06/07/2010 NOA1

06/09/2010 Check cashed

07/27/2010 Biometrics

07/28/2010 Touch

09/02/2010 Approved

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Usually your spouse will receive I-551 Permanent resident card, also known as Green Card, in 30 days.

US CBP employee should confirm the mail address for the card delivery when they interview you guys from POE.

That's the address USCIS will use for I-551 card delivery.

*P.S. I-551 card is actually pink-kind of backgound color. It used be green color background color one time.

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daboyz   36

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they use the address you provided on DS-230

Perfect! Thanks.

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

Marriage : 2006-11-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-02-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-10

I-129F Sent : 2008-04-08

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-14

I-129F touched: 2008-05-06

I-130 touched: 2008-05-09

I-129F approved 2008-09-05

I-130 approved 2008-09-05

NVC received 2008-09-12

Pay I-864 2008-10-08

Pay IV bill 2008-10-08

Receive Instruction 2008-11-05

Case Complete 2008-11-18

Medical 2009-01-19/20 passed

Receive Pkt 4 2009-01-30

Interview 221g 2009-02-23

Second interview 2009-03-02 Approved

POE DFW 2009-03-07

Received SS card 2009-03-17

Received GC 2009-04-01

Done for 3 years or 10 years. Haven't decided yet.

(I'm going for the IR-1 and blowing off the K-3. Even if it takes an extra couple months, it's worth it to not have to deal with USCIS again)

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Note:

Please fill out I-130, wait 6 months for approval, then 3 more months for an interview. (Unless of course we've bombed your country into the stone age, then you qualify for expedited processing.)

Welcome to the USA!!!

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they use the address you provided on DS-230

Not in our case. With our DS-230 we provided my FIL's address because we were wanting to move out of our then address asap (was too small). We came to US but could't move out asap because of delay on getting SSNso we waited out for SSN before moving to new place. The current address we are in wanted to have my SSN too so that they can add me with their lease.

Anyways we got my green card on our then address rather than my FIL getting it. It worked out for us, because I got my GC and then 2 days later I got my SSN, so we were stuck in that old apartment.

So I am not so sure where they would send out the GC, as someone else have suggested contact post office and do the post forwarding, make sure you enroll your wife's name also with post office as the GC will come addressed to her.

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daboyz   36

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USCIS are truly idiots. I just called them about this address thing. They said wait for the welcome letter. If you dont get the card 30 days after the welcome letter call us back.

My question: What if I never get the welcome letter?

Answer: Sir if you don't get the G/C thirty days after the welcome letter, please call us back.

I say again: Well if you send the welcome letter to the wrong address, how will ever know when the 30 days begins.

Answer: If you don't get the G/C 30 days after the welcome letter, please call us.

This goes on and on.

At this point I hang up. Thank god the other address is my father's address.

This phone call was like a bad example of the Abbot and Costello routine "Who's on first?"

I am so happy to be done with those morons for a long time.

Hopefully they'll use the DS-230 address.

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

Marriage : 2006-11-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-02-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-10

I-129F Sent : 2008-04-08

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-14

I-129F touched: 2008-05-06

I-130 touched: 2008-05-09

I-129F approved 2008-09-05

I-130 approved 2008-09-05

NVC received 2008-09-12

Pay I-864 2008-10-08

Pay IV bill 2008-10-08

Receive Instruction 2008-11-05

Case Complete 2008-11-18

Medical 2009-01-19/20 passed

Receive Pkt 4 2009-01-30

Interview 221g 2009-02-23

Second interview 2009-03-02 Approved

POE DFW 2009-03-07

Received SS card 2009-03-17

Received GC 2009-04-01

Done for 3 years or 10 years. Haven't decided yet.

(I'm going for the IR-1 and blowing off the K-3. Even if it takes an extra couple months, it's worth it to not have to deal with USCIS again)

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Note:

Please fill out I-130, wait 6 months for approval, then 3 more months for an interview. (Unless of course we've bombed your country into the stone age, then you qualify for expedited processing.)

Welcome to the USA!!!

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USCIS are truly idiots. I just called them about this address thing. They said wait for the welcome letter. If you dont get the card 30 days after the welcome letter call us back.

My question: What if I never get the welcome letter?

Answer: Sir if you don't get the G/C thirty days after the welcome letter, please call us back.

I say again: Well if you send the welcome letter to the wrong address, how will ever know when the 30 days begins.

Answer: If you don't get the G/C 30 days after the welcome letter, please call us.

This goes on and on.

At this point I hang up. Thank god the other address is my father's address.

This phone call was like a bad example of the Abbot and Costello routine "Who's on first?"

I am so happy to be done with those morons for a long time.

Hopefully they'll use the DS-230 address.

:rofl::rofl: It really never does end, does it!! Hope it finds its way to you one way or another!

USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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Karaoke   0

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Don't know about the address thing, but I entered Texas 1 month ago, got 2 welcome letters, but still no greencard...

The RECEIPT date on the welcome notice is 10 days after I entered; the notice date varies depending on whether it is welcome notice 1, welcome notice 2, etc... ;-)

If I don't get my GC by 30 days of the RECEIPT DATE, I will call them.

I CANNOT track online with the SRC receipt date no for some reasons... they told me maybe because it is too recent (sounds like typical nonsense!)

Good luck with USCIS!

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