Waiting on Green Card

[TBish 0]

Hello,

My wife entered the US on her CR-1 Visa about 5 weeks ago, and had her passport stamped which can be used as proof of visa for 1 year. However, we are still waiting on the actual conditional green card to arrive in the mail and are getting concerned.

Is there something we could have missed that could be holding up the green card? (like a fee). Or should we just keep waiting and expect it to come soon.

Thanks very much, this site was a great help during our journey.

-Trevor

[teeak 224]

Yes, there is a green card fee of $165. https://www.uscis.gov/file-online/uscis-immigrant-fee

[Kastrs 723]

If you have not already paid the ELIS fee, pay that now, once you have paid it can take up to 3 months to have GC in hand. If you already paid that fee, then it can be 3 months from PoE. Over 3 months is not a normal wait.

[dwheels76 5,469]

Hello,

My wife entered the US on her CR-1 Visa about 5 weeks ago, and had her passport stamped which can be used as proof of visa for 1 year. However, we are still waiting on the actual conditional green card to arrive in the mail and are getting concerned.

Is there something we could have missed that could be holding up the green card? (like a fee). Or should we just keep waiting and expect it to come soon.

Thanks very much, this site was a great help during our journey.

-Trevor

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.

Edited April 12, 2016 by dwheels76

[Ryan H 3,834]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to General Immigration-Related Discussion.

[TBish 0]

Thanks everyone for your help!