USPS claims delivered, but GC not received..

[Little_My 464]

So - since all of our processes and applications have been going very smoothly up to now, I guess it was only a matter of time when something went wrong.

Basically, my ROC was approved a couple of weeks ago. I received an email notification, and the letter also arrived in the address USCIS has on file shortly after. This is actually and address I moved out of in October, but kept the address with USCIS to avoid any glitches with address change - a good friend of mine lives in this address, so I knew I could trust her to always inform me about any mail coming to me there. And, as mentioned, previous USCIS correspondence has arrived to me there without any glitches.

My greencard was mailed from USCIS last week, and I got an email notification for that. I also got a tracking number - according to which the letter was delivered to the address on Friday, Nov 29th. But, alas, it is not there.

I have called the local USPS office. No luck. Delivery guy tells me that if it says delivered, it should be delivered - and that's it. My friend has searched high and low for the letter, but it is nowhere to be found. I also called USCIS to double check that it has not been returned to them - but it hasn't.. and that is all that they can tell me. For all they are concerned, it was been mailed and delivered, and that is it.

The only remaining thing I can think of is for me to go there and knock on doors to see if it somehow accidentally ended up with someone else in that building.

I know my only option will be to file the I-90 for replacement - but paying the $450 kills me. Just wanted to see if anyone here has faced a similar situation, and found a way around paying that fee. Another question I had is about the possible risks of someone else maybe having my card - should I worry about it being misused, what are the risks I should be aware of? I am also supposed to travel in February, and USCIS customer service told me that NBC is currently processing I-90s mailed in April..... so, slim chances of me having that new card any time soon. However, my understanding is that I can make an infopass and get a stamp that allows me to travel once I have submitted the I-90?

Any tips, tricks, ideas and hail marys are welcomed.

[codegeek 0]

Based on your post, it seems like that your friend lives in a building with multiple apartments ? So it might be worth checking with other people on the same floor at least. Also I am sure your friend has carefully checked but you might want to ask him/her to check places like balcony etc if they have one. I remember one time a package was delivered to me and i kept looking for it in my entire neighborhood literally knocking on doors. Finally I gave up and went to relax in my balcony. And guess what, it was right there. The mailman decided to not leave it at the door but throw it on my balcony.

Oh and you might want to ask USPS about where the package was left. They sometimes record that information at least at a high level like "left at front door" vs "received by person" etc. May be you will get lucky.

Good luck and hope you find it without needing to do the painful and expensive I-90

Edited December 5, 2013 by codegeek