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Our USCIS online status confuses me!

Our interview was on Feb. 15 and we got our approval stamp. For the next 6 days our online status showed that our case couldn't be found in the system.

On Feb. 21, our case status came back and said that on Feb. 21 after our case was approved, Dean's card was ordered.

Now on Feb. 24, it just says that our case was approved and our approval letter was mailed out today. But..shouldn't that message have been BEFORE the one about ordering our green card?

USCIS confuses me! So out of curiosity, do you think that means the welcome letter and green card were both mailed out in one lot? It seems most people always get them seperate.

I'm not worried or concerned over this, I am just curious and excited to get these fun treats in the mail and wanted to see if anyone ever gets them both at the same time!

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My understanding is that the Welcome to America NOA comes first followed up in a few days by the green card.

08/28/2004 Engaged

09/22/2004 I-129F submitted

10/01/2004 I-129F Approved

12/15/2004 K1 Issued

12/30/2004 Arrival in US

02/19/2005 Married

01/30/2006 Conditional Green Card Approved

01/15/2008 Conditions Removed and 10 Year Card Issued

03/28/2009 N-400 mailed to Lockbox

07/17/2009 Interview Denver USCIS office RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL

08/28/2009 Naturalization Ceremony - US District Court - Denver, Colorado[/b][/u]

09/04/2009 Applied for passport

09/22/2009 Passport approved and mailed

09/24/2009 Passport received

08/26/2009 Naturalization Certificate and Name Change Petition arrive back from State Department

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Cassie   8

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I received 5 Welcome To America letters and then my green card. It was a party in my mailbox for 3 weeks! hehehe

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Jan 17, 2014 N-400 submitted

Jan 27, 2014 NOA received and cheque cashed

Feb 13, 2014 Biometrics scheduled

Nov 7, 2014 NOA received and interview scheduled


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Like you, I too received email conformation on Feb 21 and that my Green Card had been ordered.

Then in the mail on that day, I received my 'Welcome to the USA' letter followed by a further email on Feb 23 that my AOS had been approved and that a confirmation letter had been sent.

I can only imagine that our respective Green Cards will follow shortly.

Bryan

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Mine was EXACTLY the same! I had my AOS interview on the 16th Feb, then my case disapeared off the system until 16th Feb when i got the 'You've been approved, a card will be sent when ready' then the welcome to america letter arrived on the 18th Feb, then I got another 3 emails from them on the 22nd saying I'd been approved and my card has been ordered!! Craziness I know! I just hope the card comes soon. Our immigration officer couldn't be bothered to see if I'd had my FBI checks done on the day so I didn't get the stamp :-(

Please let me know when you get your greencard, we should be getting ours around the same time by the sounds of it!

Els

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My timeline:

Case disapeared from system, two days later I received the welcome email, the next day I received the welcome letter and the day after that I received the green card.

It was an exciting week!

I-751

12/19/07 – Mail I-751

12/21/07 – Received in Vermont

1/3/08 – NOA extending Greencard for one year

2/15/08 - Biometrics appointment

11/28/08 - InfoPass appointment to get I-551 stamp in passport to extend residency for another year

12/3/08 - Receive email notification that my status has now changed to "card production ordered" : )

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jaaaaamas   0

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Mine was EXACTLY the same! I had my AOS interview on the 16th Feb, then my case disapeared off the system until 16th Feb when i got the 'You've been approved, a card will be sent when ready' then the welcome to america letter arrived on the 18th Feb, then I got another 3 emails from them on the 22nd saying I'd been approved and my card has been ordered!! Craziness I know! I just hope the card comes soon. Our immigration officer couldn't be bothered to see if I'd had my FBI checks done on the day so I didn't get the stamp :-(

Please let me know when you get your greencard, we should be getting ours around the same time by the sounds of it!

Els

Yes your online status sounds very close to ours! Well, a bit of news for us: we received the welcome letter today! (from the looks of everyone elses experiences, this will be the first of 10 more welcome letters to come! hehe) No sign of the green card yet, but no doubt that will be here soon.

It's funny, when USCIS sends me my updated case emails, we also get three as well! They must really love to tell you good news!

Keep me updated with what goes on, on your end!

My timeline:

Case disapeared from system, two days later I received the welcome email, the next day I received the welcome letter and the day after that I received the green card.

It was an exciting week!

It certainly sounds exciting! Well, our welcome letter came in the mail today, and obviously had no green card along with it. So that answers my question!

Here's hoping the card will come along sometime next week! Oh how I wish mail came on Sundays...

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My understanding is that the Welcome to America NOA comes first followed up in a few days by the green card.

My understanding was wrong... My wife's green card arrived today... ahead of the approval notice!!! :)

08/28/2004 Engaged

09/22/2004 I-129F submitted

10/01/2004 I-129F Approved

12/15/2004 K1 Issued

12/30/2004 Arrival in US

02/19/2005 Married

01/30/2006 Conditional Green Card Approved

01/15/2008 Conditions Removed and 10 Year Card Issued

03/28/2009 N-400 mailed to Lockbox

07/17/2009 Interview Denver USCIS office RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL

08/28/2009 Naturalization Ceremony - US District Court - Denver, Colorado[/b][/u]

09/04/2009 Applied for passport

09/22/2009 Passport approved and mailed

09/24/2009 Passport received

08/26/2009 Naturalization Certificate and Name Change Petition arrive back from State Department

jaaaaamas Enthusiast

jaaaaamas   0

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My understanding is that the Welcome to America NOA comes first followed up in a few days by the green card.

My understanding was wrong... My wife's green card arrived today... ahead of the approval notice!!! :)

Congrats jsnearline! Dean's green card arrived in the mail today as well! It certainly seems like a happy day for us!

 
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