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Immigrant visa / green card

By gusto in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

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gusto   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Thailand
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Not sure if this is the right place to post as this doesn't relate exactly to the Green Card. I noticed on my wife's US Immigrant Visa in her Thai passport that it says "IV Issue Date: 04MAR2010" and "IV Expires On: 03SEP2010"

What is an "IV" and why does it expire so soon?????

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Nik+Heather   121

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: United Kingdom
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IV = Immigrant Visa.

She has 6 months to enter the country. Upon entry, she will become a permanent resident, and her passport will be stamped with an I551 stamp indicating that she is a permanent resident. I have sometimes heard of this as being called activating the visa. When she enters, the green card will be mailed out a couple of weeks later.

She can leave at any time - the I551 stamp can be used to re-enter the country until the actual card arrives. Also, it can be used to gain employment until the card arrives.

I'm sorry to not be more specific - just repeating what I have heard - we didn't go for the CR-1 ourselves.

K-1:

January 28, 2009: NOA1

June 4, 2009: Interview - APPROVED!!!

October 11, 2009: Wedding

AOS:

December 23, 2009: NOA1!

January 22, 2010: Bogus RFE corrected through congressional inquiry "EAD waiting on biometrics only" Read about it here.

March 15, 2010: AOS interview - RFE for I-693 vaccination supplement - CS signed part 6!

March 27, 2010: Green Card recieved

ROC:

March 1, 2012: Mailed ROC package

March 7, 2012: Tracking says "notice left"...after a phone call to post office.

More detailed time line in profile.

 
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