Where is the Greencard?

[ElectricBlue30 0]

Hey All,

I took my family through the IR-1 / CR-1 process last year. From start to finish it took about 8 months to get everything approved and finalized (we were in Australia).

We moved to the states in September and its now been 6 months.

I believe we should have received the Greencard by now, but we haven't.

Does anyone know how I follow-up on this, who I need to speak to, what information I need to present, and specifically what phone number I should call to follow this up?

Also, now that we are here, what are our next steps? I saw something about needing to fill out some kind of form 2 months or so before our first 12 months is up in the states?

Thanks,

Sean

P. S. This visa process was for 3 people: my wife and two step children.

[Ontarkie 14,223]

~~Moved to IR1/CR1 P&P, to General Immigration-Related Discussion ~~

[teeak 224]

Did you pay the green card fee? If yes, then call USCIS at: 800-375-5283 and let them know it's been 6 months and you haven't received them yet.

Hmm, no form needs to be filled out before the first year.

When you wife arrived to the US, had you been married for less than 2 years? If so, she would receive the conditional green card and would need to remove conditions within the last 90 days of the 2 year anniversary of her entry into the US.

If marriage was more than 2 years, then she would get 10 year card and nothing else to do.

Edited March 11, 2016 by teeak

[Georgia16 2,858]

Have you payed the fee?

[dwheels76 5,468]

Hey All,

I took my family through the IR-1 / CR-1 process last year. From start to finish it took about 8 months to get everything approved and finalized (we were in Australia).

We moved to the states in September and its now been 6 months.

I believe we should have received the Greencard by now, but we haven't.

Does anyone know how I follow-up on this, who I need to speak to, what information I need to present, and specifically what phone number I should call to follow this up?

Also, now that we are here, what are our next steps? I saw something about needing to fill out some kind of form 2 months or so before our first 12 months is up in the states?

Thanks,

Sean

P. S. This visa process was for 3 people: my wife and two step children.

Did you pay the $165 for each family member. If not here's the step by step.

How to pay the Green Card Production fee of $165 on the Elis system. Thank you, Frankjavir

How to pay the Green Card Production fee of $165 on the Elis system. Thank you, Frankjavir NO NEED FOR ACCESS CODE, that is for other procedures like getting a copy of a green card, etc. 

1. Create the ELIS account here: https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/

2. Go here to pay fee: https://www.uscis.go...g-online-filing

3. Click to pay the USCIS immigrant fee icon.

4.Click "continue" at the bottom.

5.Enter the Alien Number and the NVC or DOS case. Use the same email you used on the ELIS account.

This is critical to enable your created ELIS account to receive your payment information.

6. You will get an email confirming your payment.

7. When you log again on the ELIS account, you will see your case number. (It is added automatically).

8. Login into your ELIS account to track or check the status of your Green Card.

Note: Green Card process starts when immigrant enters USA and is processed at POE.

[ElectricBlue30 0]

Hey Guys,

Honestly I can't remember what all we paid for. Is there any way to check with "the system" what we last paid for? I'm pretty sure all we paid for was everything we needed to get "in" to the U.S. in terms of the Visa. And yes, she's got the stamp in her passport and the letter I recall receiving was to do with the conditional status since we did arrive before we had been married for two years.

With that knowledge, do any of you know what my next steps should be?

[dwheels76 5,468]

Hey Guys,

Honestly I can't remember what all we paid for. Is there any way to check with "the system" what we last paid for? I'm pretty sure all we paid for was everything we needed to get "in" to the U.S. in terms of the Visa. And yes, she's got the stamp in her passport and the letter I recall receiving was to do with the conditional status since we did arrive before we had been married for two years.

With that knowledge, do any of you know what my next steps should be?

Well the green card fee of $165 is only paid online on the Elis system.

How to pay the Green Card Production fee of $165 on the Elis system. Thank you, Frankjavir

How to pay the Green Card Production fee of $165 on the Elis system.  NO NEED FOR ACCESS CODE, that is for other procedures like getting a copy of a green card, etc. 

1. Create the ELIS account here: https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/

2. Go here to pay fee: https://www.uscis.go...g-online-filing

3. Click to pay the USCIS immigrant fee icon.

4.Click "continue" at the bottom.

5.Enter the Alien Number and the NVC or DOS case. Use the same email you used on the ELIS account.

This is critical to enable your created ELIS account to receive your payment information.

6. You will get an email confirming your payment.

7. When you log again on the ELIS account, you will see your case number. (It is added automatically).

8. Login into your ELIS account to track or check the status of your Green Card.

Note: Green Card process starts when immigrant enters USA and is processed at POE.

[teeak 224]

You should've received an email receipt from paygovadmin. Try checking your email records. If not, then it seems like you haven't paid it. Did you all USCIS to ask?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Hey Guys,

Honestly I can't remember what all we paid for. Is there any way to check with "the system" what we last paid for? I'm pretty sure all we paid for was everything we needed to get "in" to the U.S. in terms of the Visa.

This would have been paid online, after you got the visas. If you didn't pay anything after you got your passports back then you haven't paid it and that's why no green cards.