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How long does it take to get green card after arrival

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I arrived on July 3rd on a IR1 Visa. I haven't recieved the green card or SSN yet. Just wanted to know how long does it take to get them after arrival?

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13 minutes ago, ShreebhagyaK9 said:

I arrived on July 3rd on a IR1 Visa. I haven't recieved the green card or SSN yet. Just wanted to know how long does it take to get them after arrival?

Did you pay the fee?

YMMV

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It usually takes a few weeks to a few months......the fastest I have seen is 3 weeks.....

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38 minutes ago, ShreebhagyaK9 said:

I arrived on July 3rd on a IR1 Visa. I haven't recieved the green card or SSN yet. Just wanted to know how long does it take to get them after arrival?

The earliest I've seen the GC arrived is about 3 weeks after entry. Normally, 4- 6 weeks for the green card. Could be a couple months. 

 

The guy at my local SSA office told me that it's not until 3-4 weeks after entry that SSA would even receive information from immigration. Then it takes time another couple weeks to issue a number. That if everything goes well. Some people have reported issues with mismatching names and such and those take a lot longer.

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51 minutes ago, ShreebhagyaK9 said:

I arrived on July 3rd on a IR1 Visa. I haven't recieved the green card or SSN yet. Just wanted to know how long does it take to get them after arrival?

The stamp in your passport should act as a green card while you are waiting for the card itself.

 

Not sure about SSN. Maybe somebody else can help you with that.

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25 minutes ago, ineedadisplayname said:

The stamp in your passport should act as a green card while you are waiting for the card itself.

 

Not sure about SSN. Maybe somebody else can help you with that.

I know that the stamp works as a green card until I get the physical card. I just wanted to know how long it usually takes to get it. Thank you for your response! I appreciate it. 

44 minutes ago, missileman said:

It usually takes a few weeks to a few months......the fastest I have seen is 3 weeks.....

 

43 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

The earliest I've seen the GC arrived is about 3 weeks after entry. Normally, 4- 6 weeks for the green card. Could be a couple months. 

 

The guy at my local SSA office told me that it's not until 3-4 weeks after entry that SSA would even receive information from immigration. Then it takes time another couple weeks to issue a number. That if everything goes well. Some people have reported issues with mismatching names and such and those take a lot longer.

Thank you very much for your responses! 

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arrived 9/5 

green card 10/5

 

SS card was here in 2 weeks of POE

looks like they are backed up now

or your name is similar to many other names from India

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Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Progress Reports to General Immigration-Related Discussion.

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1 minute ago, Nipun said:

My wife has arrived on June 30th but haven't received her green card yet. It been almost 6 weeks!

USCID Quoted  normal processing time is up to 120 days. No rhyme or reason for some arriving within weeks , others much longer . 

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