Green Card tracking, and USCIS case status check

[karimaelo 0]

Hi,

I have IR-1 immigration visa and I entered the US on 10/16/2015. I have paid the ELIS fees of 165$ since June/2015. When I check my receipt number which I get from ELIS site and use it to check the status in USCIS it shows me this message:

Validation Error(s)
You must correct the following error(s) before proceeding:

My Case Status does not recognize the receipt number entered. Please check your receipt number and try again. If you need further assistance, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

And in ELIS website the status date is June 9, 2015. And the bubble is in Optimized. And I guess it's been in optimized bubble for a while even before the POE.

I just want to know if all this is normal?!?

Thanks

[karimaelo 0]

Please I need advise here.

[Jay&B 2]

I am in the exact position........waiting to hear from yall.

[karimaelo 0]

I am in the exact position........waiting to hear from yall.

It's been 12 days with no updates at all and the USCIS status check is showing an error.

[Munafn 14]

It's been 12 days with no updates at all and the USCIS status check is showing an error.

You wil most likely need to wait for a good 2-3 months. The card production process takes time. IF you don't hear anything in 60 days then call USCIS and request for information.

[karimaelo 0]

You wil most likely need to wait for a good 2-3 months. The card production process takes time. IF you don't hear anything in 60 days then call USCIS and request for information.

Thank you. Some relatives of mine got it withing 3 weeks, but that was 2 years ago. It seems nowadays processing GC takes more time.

[Munafn 14]

Thank you. Some relatives of mine got it withing 3 weeks, but that was 2 years ago. It seems nowadays processing GC takes more time.

I got my green card in 3 weeks back in 2011. They changed their process August this year so now my wife and I are just waiting for hers to come through.

[karimaelo 0]

One month and no change ... still waiting

[Munafn 14]

One month and no change ... still waiting

If you paid fee or had Poe between September and October 21 there is no way to track. Currently green card is taking between 60-90 days to be produced

[karimaelo 0]

Why specifically between September and October 21?

When I cal USCIS and ask them about my case they say wait for 60 days if you don't get anything call us.

[Munafn 14]

Why specifically between September and October 21?

When I cal USCIS and ask them about my case they say wait for 60 days if you don't get anything call us.

I emailed them and this was their response:

Thank you for your inquiry dated November 4, 2015, regarding the status of your USCIS Immigrant Fee.

We regret that we cannot provide receipt numbers by email. If you submitted payment for your Immigrant Fee after October 21, 2015, your receipt number was provided to you on the confirmation page. The Electronic Immigration System did not provide a receipt number upon payment of the USCIS Immigrant Fee between August 31, 2015 and October 21, 2015.

You should receive your green card (Permanent Resident Card) within 60 days of your entry into the United States or within 60 days after your USCIS Immigrant Fee is received (whichever occurred later). If you do not receive your green card within this time-frame, please submit a follow-up inquiry with the Customer Contact Center by clicking on the Contact Us link located at https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/contactus.

[karimaelo 0]

But I have submitted my payment June/9 and I have a receipt number, but my POE was October/16 within the range they mentioned in your email.

[karimaelo 0]

I guess they had a technical issue with receipt numbers in their system where they were not able to generate them between august 31 and October 21. Based on what they're saying in the email.

[theonlyoned 7]

Hi - I am in the exact same situation. I am curious: it is now almost 60 days since your POE date. Any news on your GC since then? Thanks

[Munafn 14]

Great News everyone. We finally received the green card in the mail on Monday. After 60 days I called Uscis and told them I haven't received it. Spoke to second level officer. He created a case and said we should receive it in 30 days and sure enough 3 and a half weeks later we received it! Good luck to all of you.