What happens after the ELIS fee is paid?

[immihelp99 21]

I am not sure what the flow chart is once the fee is paid. We paid the fee yesterday but it has not yet been taken out of my bank account. Is this normal? I read somewhere that they take the fee out once the beneficiary is in the country. Is that correct? Also do you get any confirmation? I just got a email after paying the fee that the case has been updated and that I should login to check it out, but the status was the same. Is all this normal? What happens and when does it happen after the fee is paid?

Thanks

[NikLR 13,227]

No they take the fee out when it's paid, sometimes it takes a few days to a week. Nothing will happen for at least a 1-3 months after POE (if you paid before POE) or 1-3 months if you paid after POE. During that time the USCIS will look through the IV package they received on the beneficiary at POE. When they do that it goes to optimized. After that they'll order the production of the green card and when that happens the case is closed and you're sent the green card.

[immihelp99 21]

No they take the fee out when it's paid, sometimes it takes a few days to a week. Nothing will happen for at least a 1-3 months after POE (if you paid before POE) or 1-3 months if you paid after POE. During that time the USCIS will look through the IV package they received on the beneficiary at POE. When they do that it goes to optimized. After that they'll order the production of the green card and when that happens the case is closed and you're sent the green card.

ok that makes sense. I also read that we get a notification in the mail? And one more question. The letter embassy gave us says that we have to go to the SS office with all documents after the beneficiary gets here, then they will send his SS card. I thought they SS card came in the mail automatically usually after 2-3 weeks? Did they change things?

Thanks for your input

[NikLR 13,227]

No the SSN just only automatically comes maybe 1-10% of the time. After 2-3 weeks go to the SSN office and apply if it hasn't shown up.

If you haven't paid the New Immigrant Fee you will get a mail notification about a month after POE, but you've paid so keep checking the ELIS website. It's been taking about 2 months right now.

[immihelp99 21]

Ok thanks for guiding me

[NikLR 13,227]

No worries.

[AllanGrace 9]

Hello

After i had paid the $165 fee we still havent got my moms green card. Its been a month now. She already got her ssn. We received a biometrics schedule for her instead. Is that correct?

[Arshawks 1]

We forgot to recorded A number and gave whole package to an officer at POE. Any idea of how to achieve it so we can pay the fee? Thanks