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A3ap   6

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Hi guys 

 

It's been 2 months of my arrival and wondering if anything has changed recent since am yet to receive green card I paid for before immigrating here.

 

I.e Yesterday in DMV office I was  asked to show my greencard but unfortunately I dont have it yet....please advice 

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Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   41,888

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6 minutes ago, A3ap said:

Hi guys 

 

It's been 2 months of my arrival and wondering if anything has changed recent since am yet to receive green card I paid for before immigrating here.

 

I.e Yesterday in DMV office I was  asked to show my greencard but unfortunately I dont have it yet....please advice 

There have been no changes.  If the $220 fee has been paid, cards are normally mailed a few weeks to a few months after arrival in the US.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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dwheels76   5,468

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It can take up to 120 days or more. You just have to be patient.

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ROC I-751
5/21/2018: Filed i751 ROC
6/12/2018: NOA1 Date
3/5/2019: Biometrics Appt
12/28/2019: 18 month Extension has expired
1/9/2020: InfoPass Appt to get stamp in Passport
2/27/2020: Combo Interview (ROC and Citizenship)
3/31/2020: submitted service request for being pass normal processing time
4/7/2020: Card being produced
4/8/2020: Approved
4/10/2020: Card mailed
4/15/2020: 10 year green card received
 
 
N-400
5/21/2019: Filed Online
5/21/2019: NOA1 Date
6/13/2019: Biometrics Appt
2/27/2020: Citizenship Interview
4/7/2020: In queue for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled
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Crazy Cat Grand Master

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3 minutes ago, xyz12345 said:

Wouldn't the I-551 stamp on the passport good enough for the DMV and everywhere else while waiting for the greencard?

Yes.  The endorsed IV is your green card until the plastic one arrives.....

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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9 minutes ago, xyz12345 said:

Wouldn't the I-551 stamp on the passport good enough for the DMV and everywhere else while waiting for the greencard?

 

6 minutes ago, missileman said:

Yes.  The endorsed IV is your green card until the plastic one arrives.....

Yes, this ^^^  If the clerks at the DMV do not accept something that is clearly defined right on the visa, then demand to speak to a supervisor there.

 

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CM&KV   72

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My husband's timeline

March 21st paid the immgration fee

April 26 POE at Lax

May 23rd job offer extended

May 24th company demanded proof other than stampped cr1 visa for proof as us person per itar regulations. Sent them visa again with uscis website explaining it. We even showed them the receipt showing we paid for immgration fee.

May 24th went to SS office,  hubby said they forgot to send him his updated card.

May 28th company accepted explanation and stampped visa........

May 29th new card with no need for auth from dsh. (Old one from j1 had that note on it)

May 30th got drivers license after showing proof of my id with docs with our address and marriage certificate. Hubby's visa stated "full name in passport reads" because hubby's middle name is to long and they refused to add his middle name to drivers license because it wasnt part if the visa even thought it was writen on the annotation, we also showed them hubby's russian driver's license and his updated ssc.

June 7th about an hour ago I got a text and email stating they approved and the card is in production. Still waiting for his driver's licence.

 

I don't know what pushed his card. He also has as a note saying his iv doc are electronic etc, I forgot the exact wording. There are some people in the forums saying that because they didn't have the physical immgration packet, it somehow got lost and they had to go make an infopass appointment. And they got their cards within a year of POE.

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Sent Jan 2nd 2018  PD: Jan 3rd 2018

E-notification: Jan 8th 2018 NOA1 Hard copy: Jan 12th 2018

NOA2: June 28th 2018, new website. Old website: July 17th sent to DOS (finally appeared July 29th, after 206 days after petition sent and stating not found) Emails & texts: nothing. Hard Copy states NoA2 is June 27, 2018.

NOA2: Hard copy: July 2nd 2018

Sent to DOS: New Website: July 18th 2018. Old website July 17th (Case number was finally found after 206 days of submitting petition, appeared on July 29th.)

Received NVC: July 24th 2018, per calling NVC option 5. 

New Case number #: Via email August 21st 2018. While on the phone with the hubby. Case is PIVOT. 

Fees paid August 21st 2018. Marked as paid on August 23rd 2018.

DS-260 filled and submitted:  August 27th 2018

AOS documents filled and submitted: August 29th, 2018

IV Documents: Submitted August 31st, 2018

Case Complete: September 11th 2018 via website 
Received Interview data: From embassy Oct 13, from NVC: Oct 15th.
Interview: originally Nov 27th, rescheduled to Nov 29th.

AP

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Nov 26th 2018 AP.
Interviewed on Nov 29th, was told everything is good, asked for CV / resume, kept passport.

Nov 29th Email submitted.

Nov 30th They sent us an email for a physical copy.

Dec 3rd Submitted. Dec 4th They received.

Dec 7th, 14th,18th, 19th, 20th case was touched.

Dec 21st ready for Pick up. Dec 23rd pick up passport with no visa.  Was told due to holidays they resent passport incase Husband needed it, and to return it back on Jan 9th.

Jan 15th, sent off passport back to Embassy, Jan 16th case updated and received passport. 
Jan 24th case touched. Feb 1st sent email asking if they needed anything from us, replied Feb 5th stating still going thru AP, no change on website. Feb 13th, case was touched. March 5th sent email (not by travel docs) asking what we are waiting on, received auto email, unsure if case touched was touch per auto email.
March 5th, 7th case was touched. Also UStraveldocs passport states "There is no status update available for the passport number submitted"

March 15 Sent message via ustraveldocs about what's going on etc etc.
March 19: reply from Embassy Stating we have been approved and should get visa in 1-2 business days! 

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On 6/7/2019 at 2:09 PM, CM&KV said:

My husband's timeline

March 21st paid the immgration fee

April 26 POE at Lax

May 23rd job offer extended

May 24th company demanded proof other than stampped cr1 visa for proof as us person per itar regulations. Sent them visa again with uscis website explaining it. We even showed them the receipt showing we paid for immgration fee.

May 24th went to SS office,  hubby said they forgot to send him his updated card.

May 28th company accepted explanation and stampped visa........

May 29th new card with no need for auth from dsh. (Old one from j1 had that note on it)

May 30th got drivers license after showing proof of my id with docs with our address and marriage certificate. Hubby's visa stated "full name in passport reads" because hubby's middle name is to long and they refused to add his middle name to drivers license because it wasnt part if the visa even thought it was writen on the annotation, we also showed them hubby's russian driver's license and his updated ssc.

June 7th about an hour ago I got a text and email stating they approved and the card is in production. Still waiting for his driver's licence.

 

I don't know what pushed his card. He also has as a note saying his iv doc are electronic etc, I forgot the exact wording. There are some people in the forums saying that because they didn't have the physical immgration packet, it somehow got lost and they had to go make an infopass appointment. And they got their cards within a year of POE.

Yeah I came in via LAX April 8 without the physical package too, all going well with ssn and dmv finally allow me to take the test and I also request for state ID.

 

Just this card i need it dont want to depend of stamp alone since our anniversary is next month and we going outside the country .😥

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4 hours ago, A3ap said:

Thanks @everyone , Received my resident card yesterday...much love 🥰🤩

Yay!! Finally. Congrats. In this visa process one has to be loaded with truck loads of Patience. 

Always lead with love ❤️ 

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