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HOW LONG ONE RCVS THE ACTUAL GREEN CARD?

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griffin   7

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Greetings!

After port of entry, How long one rcvs the actual green card card by mail? My mom arrived last week and just wanted to know as to how long she can have the actual green card by mail and do we have to go to SSA and apply for ss card? and if so,does passport and birth certificate enough for ss card application?

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Thanks,

Griffin

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TheKims   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: South Korea
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My husband came in on 30 July. His green card was shipped August 13th. But they sent it to my old address. So we still haven't got it yet. We went to get his driver's lic. but couldn't get it without a social. So we applied for the social on the 1st. It should take about 2 weeks to get it in the mail. All we used was his visa and a picture ID. Too easy~Originally we checked the box to automatically get a social but that didn't work out....

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : South Korea

2009-03-13 : Married~

2009-04-20 : I-130 Sent

2009-04-28 : I-130 NOA1

2009-05-20 : I-130 Approved! (Your I-130 was approved 22 days from NOA1 date.)

2009-05-27 : NVC Received and assigned case #.

2009-06-05 : NVC Left

2009-06-29: Medical (passed)

2009-07-07 : Interview Date

2009-07-10 : Visa Received

2009-07-30: US Entry

2009-08-13: Green card shipped

2009-09-01: Applied for SSN

2009-09-27: SSN Received

2009-12-12- Driver's Lic. Issued

2010-01-06- Hubby signed 3 year contract w/ military

Next Step: Coping with being alone for 5 months~

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redglasses Proficient

redglasses   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Japan
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I would say it will take three weeks to a month till you get your GC.

Both my friend and I who entered the US on CR1/IR1 within this two months got our GC three weeks after POE.

If you marked the automatic SSN issuance on DS230, you don't necessarily have to apply for SSN.

The card should be mailed to you in a certain time.

However, you can go to a local SSA office and apply for one if you don't want to wait too long.

I have applied for mine 5 days after POE and got the card in a week.

You can check what you need at http://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/

Immigration Process (DCF Japan)

08/06/2008 I-130 petition at Tokyo, Japan

08/13/2008 I-130 approved

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| Waited until we were ready to move back

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07/13/2009 IV interview at Tokyo, Japan

07/15/2009 IV(IR-1) in hand

Post-DCF

07/29/2009 POE at Las Vegas

08/17/2009 GC(10yrs) received

Click here for the detailed timeline.

Done with USCIS until

- naturalization in May 2012 or

- GC replacement in February 2019

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TayRivers Proficient

TayRivers   4

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My Parents just got their "Welcome to America" letter yesterday. so their Greencards should be here very soon.. They too checked the box on the DS230 but they have not recieved any SSN card. We went to the local SSA office and completed the SS5 form, they used their passport and their birth certificate and were told they should have their SSN within a few weeks. That was on Friday of last week.

luckyyy Apprentice

luckyyy   0

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Yeah, it's said that it usually takes 2 weeks to receive the welcome letter and another 2 weeks to receive the actual card.

BTW, someone on the forum said (can't find the original post, so maybe on another forum - been to too many ;) ) that once the applicant enters US, we can use USCIS's Case Status Service Online again to check the status of the green card. Is this the case?

My Parents just got their "Welcome to America" letter yesterday. so their Greencards should be here very soon.. They too checked the box on the DS230 but they have not recieved any SSN card. We went to the local SSA office and completed the SS5 form, they used their passport and their birth certificate and were told they should have their SSN within a few weeks. That was on Friday of last week.

IR-5 FOR Mother (China)

03/23/2009: I-130 Sent

03/31/2009: Check cashed

04/14/2009: Notice received (NOA1)

07/27/2009: Approved

07/31/2009: NOA2 received

08/12/2009: NVC received and case number assigned

08/14/2009: NVC sent fee bills to attorney

08/24/2009: Both Fee bills paid

08/27/2009: Fee bills shown "paid" online

08/27/2009: Learn Pilot Program (Electronic processing) and sent OPTIN email request

09/01/2009: NVC responded to the OPTIN request, updated with all our email address;

Send in all IV and AOS documents (PDF) via email

09/04/2009: Received an Email from NVC, new case number assigned (GZO2009xxxxxx)

09/14/2009: Received RFE (checklist cover letter) from NVC and sent petitioner's birth certificate (PDF)

09/18/2009: Case completed by NVC

09/24/2009: Appointment Cover Letter came in via email from NVC: INTERVIEW DATE 10/19/2009

10/19/2009: BLUE => requesting additional documents, i.e. my mother's resume

11/07/2009: Additional documents sent to Guangzhou Consulate via EMS

11/23/2009: Call-in letter sent by Guangzhou Consulate according to DoS

11/27/2009: Call-in letter received

11/30/2009: Returned to Guangzhou Consulate

12/01/2009: RED!!!

12/09/2009: Mother picked up her visa package!!! :-D

01/22/2010: POE (SFO)

02/05/2010: GREEN CARD ARRIVED - exactly 2 weeks after entering the US!!! :-D

02/06/2010: Welcome letter arrived (surprisingly, 1 day later than green card ;-) )

Good luck & Best wishes to every one!

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TayRivers Proficient

TayRivers   4

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Yeah, it's said that it usually takes 2 weeks to receive the welcome letter and another 2 weeks to receive the actual card.

BTW, someone on the forum said (can't find the original post, so maybe on another forum - been to too many ;) ) that once the applicant enters US, we can use USCIS's Case Status Service Online again to check the status of the green card. Is this the case?

My Parents just got their "Welcome to America" letter yesterday. so their Greencards should be here very soon.. They too checked the box on the DS230 but they have not recieved any SSN card. We went to the local SSA office and completed the SS5 form, they used their passport and their birth certificate and were told they should have their SSN within a few weeks. That was on Friday of last week.

Yes the reciept number on the Welcome letter allows you to check the status on USCIS website, I added both the numbers last night and the info says case papers received from POE and "Welcome Notice" sent, case is pending at the Texas service center. You should hear from us within the next 30 days...

luckyyy Apprentice

luckyyy   0

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Tay, did the London consulate stamp on your parents' passports? I've heard that this stamp on the passport together with the stamp that the immigration office puts on the passport at POE in US, both of them are on the same page and they together are treated as the temporary green card before the real one arrives. Is this the case?

Yeah, it's said that it usually takes 2 weeks to receive the welcome letter and another 2 weeks to receive the actual card.

BTW, someone on the forum said (can't find the original post, so maybe on another forum - been to too many ;) ) that once the applicant enters US, we can use USCIS's Case Status Service Online again to check the status of the green card. Is this the case?

My Parents just got their "Welcome to America" letter yesterday. so their Greencards should be here very soon.. They too checked the box on the DS230 but they have not recieved any SSN card. We went to the local SSA office and completed the SS5 form, they used their passport and their birth certificate and were told they should have their SSN within a few weeks. That was on Friday of last week.

Yes the reciept number on the Welcome letter allows you to check the status on USCIS website, I added both the numbers last night and the info says case papers received from POE and "Welcome Notice" sent, case is pending at the Texas service center. You should hear from us within the next 30 days...

IR-5 FOR Mother (China)

03/23/2009: I-130 Sent

03/31/2009: Check cashed

04/14/2009: Notice received (NOA1)

07/27/2009: Approved

07/31/2009: NOA2 received

08/12/2009: NVC received and case number assigned

08/14/2009: NVC sent fee bills to attorney

08/24/2009: Both Fee bills paid

08/27/2009: Fee bills shown "paid" online

08/27/2009: Learn Pilot Program (Electronic processing) and sent OPTIN email request

09/01/2009: NVC responded to the OPTIN request, updated with all our email address;

Send in all IV and AOS documents (PDF) via email

09/04/2009: Received an Email from NVC, new case number assigned (GZO2009xxxxxx)

09/14/2009: Received RFE (checklist cover letter) from NVC and sent petitioner's birth certificate (PDF)

09/18/2009: Case completed by NVC

09/24/2009: Appointment Cover Letter came in via email from NVC: INTERVIEW DATE 10/19/2009

10/19/2009: BLUE => requesting additional documents, i.e. my mother's resume

11/07/2009: Additional documents sent to Guangzhou Consulate via EMS

11/23/2009: Call-in letter sent by Guangzhou Consulate according to DoS

11/27/2009: Call-in letter received

11/30/2009: Returned to Guangzhou Consulate

12/01/2009: RED!!!

12/09/2009: Mother picked up her visa package!!! :-D

01/22/2010: POE (SFO)

02/05/2010: GREEN CARD ARRIVED - exactly 2 weeks after entering the US!!! :-D

02/06/2010: Welcome letter arrived (surprisingly, 1 day later than green card ;-) )

Good luck & Best wishes to every one!

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luckyyy Apprentice

luckyyy   0

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Cool, thanks, griffin. :thumbs:

I assume that this "upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for one year" is stamped at the consulate and returned to the passport holder, right?

lucky,

at the bottom the photo , the visa page it has" upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residencefor one year.

IR-5 FOR Mother (China)

03/23/2009: I-130 Sent

03/31/2009: Check cashed

04/14/2009: Notice received (NOA1)

07/27/2009: Approved

07/31/2009: NOA2 received

08/12/2009: NVC received and case number assigned

08/14/2009: NVC sent fee bills to attorney

08/24/2009: Both Fee bills paid

08/27/2009: Fee bills shown "paid" online

08/27/2009: Learn Pilot Program (Electronic processing) and sent OPTIN email request

09/01/2009: NVC responded to the OPTIN request, updated with all our email address;

Send in all IV and AOS documents (PDF) via email

09/04/2009: Received an Email from NVC, new case number assigned (GZO2009xxxxxx)

09/14/2009: Received RFE (checklist cover letter) from NVC and sent petitioner's birth certificate (PDF)

09/18/2009: Case completed by NVC

09/24/2009: Appointment Cover Letter came in via email from NVC: INTERVIEW DATE 10/19/2009

10/19/2009: BLUE => requesting additional documents, i.e. my mother's resume

11/07/2009: Additional documents sent to Guangzhou Consulate via EMS

11/23/2009: Call-in letter sent by Guangzhou Consulate according to DoS

11/27/2009: Call-in letter received

11/30/2009: Returned to Guangzhou Consulate

12/01/2009: RED!!!

12/09/2009: Mother picked up her visa package!!! :-D

01/22/2010: POE (SFO)

02/05/2010: GREEN CARD ARRIVED - exactly 2 weeks after entering the US!!! :-D

02/06/2010: Welcome letter arrived (surprisingly, 1 day later than green card ;-) )

Good luck & Best wishes to every one!

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TayRivers Proficient

TayRivers   4

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Cool, thanks, griffin. :thumbs:

I assume that this "upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for one year" is stamped at the consulate and returned to the passport holder, right?

lucky,

at the bottom the photo , the visa page it has" upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residencefor one year.

The visa fills a whole page of the passport, looks just like the biographical page on the passport but it is the IR-5 visa, printed onto the passport page, The stamp that is given at the POE is just like anyother entry stamp but together they become a temp greencard (I-551) valid for 1 year.

Richard-UK Enthusiast

Richard-UK   2

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greetings!

My mom got her ss card eight days after arrival by mail.

yippe!

griffin :dance::dance::dance:

That is great news Griffin. I hope ours is as quick when we eventually get there!

Best wishes

Richard

IR-5 FOR BOTH PARENTS

04/23/09 : I-130 Sent

04/30/09 : I-130 NOA1 Received

08/10/09 : I-130 Approved

08/14/09 : I-130 NOA2 Received

08/17/09 : NVC Case Numbers issued

08/17/09 : Called NVC and registered email addresses against Case Number

08/20/09 : Received DS-3032 & I-864 Bill

08/20/09 : Paid I-864 Bill

08/21/09 : Returned Completed DS-3032 Forms (by email)

08/23/09 : Receive I-864 Package

08/24/09 : Return Completed I-864

08/26/09 : I-864 Acknowledged at NVC

09/03/09 : Receive IV Bill

09/03/09 : Paid IV Bill

09/03/09 : DS-3032 Accepted

09/04/09 : IV Bill shown as PAID

09/04/09 : Returned Completed DS-230 package

09/08/09 : DS-230 Received NVC

09/17/09 : RFE (Military Record of Service & German Police Check)

10/02/09 : RFE Documents sent by DHL to NVC

10/07/09 : Documents arrive at NVC

10/16/09 : Case Complete NVC

10/26/09 : Received email notification of case complete

10/29/09 : Notification of interview date by email

10/30/09 : Medicals Booked

11/17/09 : Medical in London (Richard)

11/19/09 : Medical in London (My wife)

12/01/09 : Interview in London

12/01/09 : Required documents faxed to embassy

12/09/09 : Required documents faxed again to embassy

12/09/09 : Hard copies of documents mailed to embassy

12/17/09 : Visa received by courier

12/18/09 : US ENTRY ORLANDO!

TayRivers Proficient

TayRivers   4

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Filed: Other Country: United Kingdom
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greetings!

My mom got her ss card eight days after arrival by mail.

yippe!

griffin :dance::dance::dance:

That is great news Griffin. I hope ours is as quick when we eventually get there!

Best wishes

Richard

My parents are still waiting for their SSN to arrive, They went to the SSA office over a week ago to find out if they had issued the numbers but they had no trace so they had to complete the SS5 form, they said it could take up to 8 weeks for them to get a SSN...

Just Checked the email account and we got a email from USCIS saying that "card production ordered" so my parents greencards should be here this coming week.

:dance::dance::dance:

Edited by TayRivers
luckyyy Apprentice

luckyyy   0

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Congratulations to both tay and griffin!!! :thumbs:

You guys are almost there.

BTW, I found a sample IV passport stamp just in case that anyone else is also curious about what it looks like: :P

http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...mp;#entry511005

Greetings!

My mom got the Welcome letter today by mail and the status online stated that green card prodcution ordered as of Sept 3,2009.

Yippee!

griffin :dance:

IR-5 FOR Mother (China)

03/23/2009: I-130 Sent

03/31/2009: Check cashed

04/14/2009: Notice received (NOA1)

07/27/2009: Approved

07/31/2009: NOA2 received

08/12/2009: NVC received and case number assigned

08/14/2009: NVC sent fee bills to attorney

08/24/2009: Both Fee bills paid

08/27/2009: Fee bills shown "paid" online

08/27/2009: Learn Pilot Program (Electronic processing) and sent OPTIN email request

09/01/2009: NVC responded to the OPTIN request, updated with all our email address;

Send in all IV and AOS documents (PDF) via email

09/04/2009: Received an Email from NVC, new case number assigned (GZO2009xxxxxx)

09/14/2009: Received RFE (checklist cover letter) from NVC and sent petitioner's birth certificate (PDF)

09/18/2009: Case completed by NVC

09/24/2009: Appointment Cover Letter came in via email from NVC: INTERVIEW DATE 10/19/2009

10/19/2009: BLUE => requesting additional documents, i.e. my mother's resume

11/07/2009: Additional documents sent to Guangzhou Consulate via EMS

11/23/2009: Call-in letter sent by Guangzhou Consulate according to DoS

11/27/2009: Call-in letter received

11/30/2009: Returned to Guangzhou Consulate

12/01/2009: RED!!!

12/09/2009: Mother picked up her visa package!!! :-D

01/22/2010: POE (SFO)

02/05/2010: GREEN CARD ARRIVED - exactly 2 weeks after entering the US!!! :-D

02/06/2010: Welcome letter arrived (surprisingly, 1 day later than green card ;-) )

Good luck & Best wishes to every one!

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