Green card production after ELIS

[NikLR 13,227]

She got her social security card on 9th of February 2015. When I call 800-375-5283 put in my receipt number I says i can not be found. How can I talk to somebody live person to look for my receipt. The 800-375-5283 is useless is only pre-recorded and you don't talk to anybody.

The IOE receipt number is only useful after the ELIS shows optimized in their system.

[tjmax27 0]

Well, wish I could say the same. I entered October 22nd and still no sign of my card. Status stuck on Optimized (in process). When I call USCIS they say card is awaiting verification. Does anyone know what that is and how long it takes?

hi

Spoogie or anybody who knows the answer

during the period of time your case stuck on optimized, could you see any update on the case summary , status date?

or there was no change on status date of case summary.

please replyyyyyyyyyy ,

thanks

Edited February 25, 2015 by tjmax27

[tjmax27 0]

Case Accepted By The USCIS Lockbox

On ../../.... we accepted your Form OS155A, Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration, Receipt Number IOExxxxxxxxxx, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your receipt notice by ../../...., please call Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283. If you move, go to <LINK> to give us your new mailing address.

why is the file in a lockbox? what is lockbox?

Is this a problem or is this normal???

Did anyone else see this on their status?

During the period of time that the case stuck on optimized, can any update on the status date,of case summary be observed?or there is no change on status date of case summary.

thanks and please replyyyyyyyyyy

thanks

Edited February 25, 2015 by tjmax27

[Spoogie 2]

Case Accepted By The USCIS Lockbox

On ../../.... we accepted your Form OS155A, Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration, Receipt Number IOExxxxxxxxxx, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your receipt notice by ../../...., please call Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283. If you move, go to <LINK> to give us your new mailing address.

why is the file in a lockbox? what is lockbox?

Is this a problem or is this normal???

Did anyone else see this on their status?

During the period of time that the case stuck on optimized, can any update on the status date,of case summary be observed?or there is no change on status date of case summary.

thanks and please replyyyyyyyyyy

thanks

That is the exact same thing that happened to my case. For some reason, it took a while for my case to be complete. I had to call my congressman who did a follow up, within hours after his follow up, it was complete. I would not worry yet. My status date did NOT change at all until my congressman did the follow up.

[NikLR 13,227]

Once in optimized the case status doesnt change untik the card is produced.

You have no timeline. I dont know when you arrived, when you paid the fee, etc... you make it hard to help with no dates.

We dont even know your visa type!

[tjmax27 0]

That is the exact same thing that happened to my case. For some reason, it took a while for my case to be complete. I had to call my congressman who did a follow up, within hours after his follow up, it was complete. I would not worry yet. My status date did NOT change at all until my congressman did the follow up.

thanks for quick reply

since the file has come to optimized the status date in case summery has changed three times.what does it mean?

how long did it take you from poe to receiving card?

did you receive the receipt notice ? Do you mind let me know at lease the main point of its content .i cannot wait to receive mine

did they ask you to sent any extra document more what was in the package that the embassy gave it to you?

do I have to upload any documents in the elis account?

too many question , I am sue you understand the feeling.

thank you again and look forward soon as your previous reply.

thanks again

how long did

[tjmax27 0]

Once in optimized the case status doesnt change untik the card is produced.

You have no timeline. I dont know when you arrived, when you paid the fee, etc... you make it hard to help with no dates.

We dont even know your visa type!

immigrant visa, it is 5 weeks since poe and the fee was paid about 7 weeks before POE.

thanks if you can send your experience.

[unknowKhmer 0]

Hi all,

My parents will be here Mar 10th (IR5). I already pay immigration fee since Feb 3rd. Now, ELIS show as

Case Cycle: Optimized

Case Summary:

Receipt ID: IOE123456789
Request Type: USCIS Immigrant Fee
Case Received Date: Feb 3, 2015
Received as: E-file
Status: In Process
Status Date: Feb 13, 2015
Payment: Submitted

Status Details:

Your application/petition has been accepted and is pending review.

Now what's next? Also, do my parents need to apply for SS# once they are here? Thanks

I check the status at USCIS based on receipt ID and it say case not recognized

Edited February 25, 2015 by unknowKhmer

[unknowKhmer 0]

Hi all,

My parents will be here Mar 10th (IR5). I already pay immigration fee since Feb 3rd. Now, ELIS show as

Case Cycle: Optimized

Case Summary:

Receipt ID: IOE123456789

Request Type: USCIS Immigrant Fee

Case Received Date: Feb 3, 2015

Received as: E-file

Status: In Process

Status Date: Feb 13, 2015

Payment: Submitted

Status Details:

Your application/petition has been accepted and is pending review.

Now what's next? Also, do my parents need to apply for SS# once they are here? Thanks

I check the status at USCIS based on receipt ID and it say case not recognized

I also got pdf email from uscis:

Case Receipt Notice

Dear :

USCIS Alien Number: A

The USCIS Immigrant Fee you submitted has been received by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services (USCIS) for the following applicants and is in process:

[dhlunar 25]

Hi all,

My parents will be here Mar 10th (IR5). I already pay immigration fee since Feb 3rd.

Now what's next? Also, do my parents need to apply for SS# once they are here? Thanks

First, don't post any personal information such as case or receipt numbers.

If both of your parents are coming then you should of paid for both of them and received two IOE case numbers. It is $165 per person, so if two people are immigrating you should of paid $330. Each parent has their own DOS Visa Case Number and Alien Registration Number.

Now you parents will enter the US with their Immigrant Visas and the sealed envelope that is given to them by the Embassy. Make sure they DO NOT OPEN the envelopes. CBP will open the envelopes when they enter. At that time they will also collect their signatures and take their fingerprints. This will be used to create their GC. The GC will be sent to the address they said they suspect to live on their visa application. If that address is different then they need to notify CBP on arrival so their file can be updated. CBP will stamp their passports, and this stamp is considered the endorsement of the immigrant visa which serves as temporary proof of permanent resident status for one year after the stamp. The packets they received from the Embassy contains their immigrant file. The contents will be sent to the USCIS Texas Service Center. Once received by the Texas Service Center then their file sits in a que in order to have there GC created. My in-laws got their GC about a month after arrival. The receipt number will not be in the USCIS case status system until the GC production process has started after Texas Service Center received their immigrant packets.

In terms of applying for a SSN. On arrival their information should be entered into SAVE, a alien database to verify eligibility for certain benefits. SSA says they should wait 10 days after arrival before applying but others have applied for their SSN before 10 days with no problems. Even if they checked on the DS-260 to have a SSN assigned to them automatically more then likely it won't happened, so most people just go to a local SSA office and apply. I took my in-laws to a local office 11 days after arrival, and all they needed was their passports that had the endorsed immigrant visa.

Edited February 25, 2015 by dhlunar

[unknowKhmer 0]

First, don't post any personal information such as case or receipt numbers.

If both of your parents are coming then you should of paid for both of them and received two IOE case numbers. It is $165 per person, so if two people are immigrating you should of paid $330. Each parent has their own DOS Visa Case Number and Alien Registration Number.

Now you parents will enter the US with their Immigrant Visas and the sealed envelope that is given to them by the Embassy. Make sure they DO NOT OPEN the envelopes. CBP will open the envelopes when they enter. At that time they will also collect their signatures and take their fingerprints. This will be used to create their GC. The GC will be sent to the address they said they suspect to live on their visa application. If that address is different then they need to notify CBP on arrival so their file can be updated. CBP will stamp their passports, and this stamp is considered the endorsement of the immigrant visa which serves as temporary proof of permanent resident status for one year after the stamp. The packets they received from the Embassy contains their immigrant file. The contents will be sent to the USCIS Texas Service Center. Once received by the Texas Service Center then their file sits in a que in order to have there GC created. My in-laws got their GC about a month after arrival. The receipt number will not be in the USCIS case status system until the GC production process has started after Texas Service Center received their immigrant packets.

In terms of applying for a SSN. On arrival their information should be entered into SAVE, a alien database to verify eligibility for certain benefits. SSA says they should wait 10 days after arrival before applying but others have applied for their SSN before 10 days with no problems. Even if they checked on the DS-260 to have a SSN assigned to them automatically more then likely it won't happened, so most people just go to a local SSA office and apply. I took my in-laws to a local office 11 days after arrival, and all they needed was their passports that had the endorsed immigrant visa.

Thank you for the detail info. And also the IOE i post is not real number.. i just overwrite with 12345679 if u look closely

So basically since i already paid the fee. my parents just need to wait for GC to arrive. As for SS#, my parents need to go apply after 10 days arrival in US

[dhlunar 25]

Thank you for the detail info. And also the IOE i post is not real number.. i just overwrite with 12345679 if u look closely

So basically since i already paid the fee. my parents just need to wait for GC to arrive. As for SS#, my parents need to go apply after 10 days arrival in US

Sorry, was in a rush that I didn't noticed you changed the number.

Once they get here the GC should come automatically. In terms of applying for a SSN, the SSA recommends waiting 10 days, but some on this forum have said they have gone within 3 days of arriving and had no issues in terms of applying for a number. We were lucky when I took my in-laws to apply for theirs, because I picked a office that is in a quiet part of town and we went during a snow storm (light snow and stopped by the time we got home). We were in and out of the office within 30 minutes.

[NikLR 13,227]

immigrant visa, it is 5 weeks since poe and the fee was paid about 7 weeks before POE.

thanks if you can send your experience.

Youre still within the 1-3 months from POE. After 3 months make some calls but until then relax. After 6 months start calling senators/congressmen about the issue. The endorsed visa is a temporary green card for 1 year so it's not like the beneficiary isn't covered.

[ArroyM 2]

Good morning,

So this is what my wife's green card says on USCIS ELIS LOGIN: OPTIMIZED

Receipt ID: IOEXXXXXXXXXX Request Type: USCIS Immigrant Fee Case Received Date: Feb 9, 2015 Received as: E-file Status: In Process Status Date: Feb 20, 2015 Payment: Submitted

And on USCIS Case Status:

Case Accepted By The USCIS Lockbox

On February 20, 2015, we accepted your Form OS155A, Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration, Receipt Number IOEXXXXXXXXXX, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your receipt notice by March 22, 2015, please call Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

[Loulie 42]

Sorry, was in a rush that I didn't noticed you changed the number.

Once they get here the GC should come automatically. In terms of applying for a SSN, the SSA recommends waiting 10 days, but some on this forum have said they have gone within 3 days of arriving and had no issues in terms of applying for a number. We were lucky when I took my in-laws to apply for theirs, because I picked a office that is in a quiet part of town and we went during a snow storm (light snow and stopped by the time we got home). We were in and out of the office within 30 minutes.

hello Dhlunar,

did u already received your green card?. mine has been mailed this morning.