I-551

[hk68 0]

upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for 1 year

anybody has an idea what is form I-551 and why does it have 1 year validity ????

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I-551 is the green card. google is your friend.

[lucyrich 20]

"I-551" is the formal name for the thing most of us call the "Green Card".

An immigrant visa, when endorsed and stamped at a point of entry, serves as a temporary I-551. Your actual plastic green card (the real I-551) is supposed to arrive within a few weeks. An administrative error might delay it by months, but it still ought to arrive a long time before the visa stamp expires. The visa stamp expires after one year, because by that time, you should be using the plastic green card as evidence of your LPR status.

[hk68 0]

ok I wanna believe you but where is the alien registration number , and why it is valid for 1 year

[hk68 0]

thanx alot lucyrich I wish you take a look at my other post regarding getting a CR1 after almost 2 years and a half

[kaffy 2]

upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for 1 year

This refers to the visa in your passport. Upon endorsement (stamping, as you enter for the first time to activate the visa), the visa itself becomes a temporary I-551/Green Card which is valid for a year. Before that year is up (I would hope well before) you should receive your actual (plastic, permanent) green card which will be valid for either 2 or 10 years depending on what category your visa is.