How long does it take to get your greens card?

[3800keymarway 0]

I had filed I-751 in May as my conditional green card was expiring in June 2017. I gave my biometrics and received a notice stating that my green card had been approved and I could travel with the notice until my green card doesn't arrive. How long does it take for my green card to come in?

[cantofla 45]

Are you referring to the NOA1?

 

That automatically extends your green card (conditional status) for a year until the I-751 was approved. And yes, you may travel with that official letter and your expired (physical) green card.

[AK_2014 113]

23 minutes ago, 3800keymarway said:

I had filed I-751 in May as my conditional green card was expiring in June 2017. I gave my biometrics and received a notice stating that my green card had been approved and I could travel with the notice until my green card doesn't arrive. How long does it take for my green card to come in?

I-751s, especially those filed in California, are taking a really long time. Currently, it's taking a little over a year, and proceeding so slowly that many people are saying/hearing that one should expect the process to take in the neighborhood of 1.5-2 years. Don't worry; you are still in status during all of this time; and if/when your extension letter mentioned in the post above expires, you can get another kind of stamp in your passport to prove your status.

 

Edit: I read your post again, and you said you got a notice your green card was approved already? That seems awfully fast, but the ways of the USCIS are mysterious. If that is indeed the case, I think people say the card usually comes within a few weeks, but can be up to 60 days? Does it give a time frame on the notice you received?

Edited August 1, 2017 by AK_2014
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