How long does it take to receive the green card since POE date?

[MarloMX 10]

1 minute ago, Jessiey said:

Actually your wife still can work, she can apply jobs, just when she got the job offer, she needs to talk to the HR to generate the offer letter and SSN dire needs letter address SSA, then you can make the appt with the SSA mentioning that you need to SSN to start the new job, then you can get your SSN within two weeks. 

This is a real pain. SS offices are closed, so we haven't been able to get a SSN for my wife. They say we can mail our documents in, but they can't guarantee we'll get them back. It would be a catastrophe to lose the passport with the visa in it, especially since we haven't received the green card yet. 

[Abcd1234 102]

8 minutes ago, MarloMX said:

This is a real pain. SS offices are closed, so we haven't been able to get a SSN for my wife. They say we can mail our documents in, but they can't guarantee we'll get them back. It would be a catastrophe to lose the passport with the visa in it, especially since we haven't received the green card yet. 

Exactly the same thing with us, i dont want to mail in passport because I am worried it will be lost, what in the world...😕, oo also I  am delaying tax returns for 2019 because I want to do joint tax return,  and need social for that. Cant even make driving license with ssn. 

Edited July 10, 2020 by Abcd1234

[MarloMX 10]

1 minute ago, Abcd1234 said:

Exactly the same thing with us, i dont want to mail in passport because I am worried it will be lost, what in the world...😕

seems we can't get a drivers license until we get a SSN. and can't get a bank account until we have a license with our address. 

[Abcd1234 102]

Just now, MarloMX said:

seems we can't get a drivers license until we get a SSN. and can't get a bank account until we have a license with our address. 

Cant even file joint tax return,  i am delaying that part also

[MarloMX 10]

Just now, Abcd1234 said:

Cant even file joint tax return,  i am delaying that part also

we filed with my wife's ITIN number as we have for years, and as a result were exempt from the stimulus payments. Which feels intentionally cruel. I mean -- it would make sense not to make a payment for ITIN holders, but at least make the corresponding stimulus payments to the family members who are U.S. citizens. Instead, the entire family gets zero for having one non-citizen family member. 

[Abcd1234 102]

3 minutes ago, MarloMX said:

we filed with my wife's ITIN number as we have for years, and as a result were exempt from the stimulus payments. Which feels intentionally cruel. I mean -- it would make sense not to make a payment for ITIN holders, but at least make the corresponding stimulus payments to the family members who are U.S. citizens. Instead, the entire family gets zero for having one non-citizen family member. 

I am not going itin route, i am delaying tax return. And will file when we will get ssn. Because holding us citizen of stimulus payments that everyone is getting is something thats sad. I didn't know even us citizen wont get payment,  i was delaying to get for my wife

Edited July 10, 2020 by Abcd1234

[MarloMX 10]

Just now, Abcd1234 said:

I am not going itin route, i am delaying tax return. And will file when we will get ssn. Because holding us citizen of stimulus payments that everyone is getting is something thats sad

Yeah I filed way back in April without knowing this would be the result. I would have delayed filing as well had I known. 

[Abcd1234 102]

By the way, any idea when card production will resume?

[Jessiey 21]

2 hours ago, Abcd1234 said:

Can we apply jobs without ssn?

Yes you can, like I mentioned earlier , when you get the offer, just ask HR to generate the offer letter and SSN dire needs letter address SSA, then you can make the appt with the SSA near you mentioning that you need to SSN to start the new job, then you can get your SSN within two weeks. 

[ultrasoul 51]

On 7/10/2020 at 3:26 PM, Abcd1234 said:

By the way, any idea when card production will resume?

@Abcd1234 @MarloMX @Jessiey unfortunately everyone who are in the final step which is waiting for their green card to be printed since mid-June are now having to wait for at least another full month due to the severely reduced card production capabilities- https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-the-trump-administration-is-turning-legal-immigrants-into-undocumented-ones/2020/07/09/15c1cbf6-c203-11ea-9fdd-b7ac6b051dc8_story.html

 

my congressional liaison has also hinted that the green card production backlog since mid-June has grown backlog is nearly 100,000. The Washington post article also mentions that the USCIS has threatened to also halt all USCIS activities, including what little remaining card production capability, if the $1.2 billion loan is not approved by Congress

Edited July 12, 2020 by ultrasoul

[Jessiey 21]

1 hour ago, ultrasoul said:

@Abcd1234 @MarloMX @Jessiey unfortunately everyone who are in the final step which is waiting for their green card to be printed since mid-June are now having to wait for at least another full month due to the severely reduced card production capabilities- https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-the-trump-administration-is-turning-legal-immigrants-into-undocumented-ones/2020/07/09/15c1cbf6-c203-11ea-9fdd-b7ac6b051dc8_story.html

 

my congressional liaison has also hinted that the green card production backlog since mid-June has grown backlog is nearly 100,000. The Washington post article also mentions that the USCIS has threatened to also halt all USCIS activities, including what little remaining card production capability, if the $1.2 billion loan is not approved by Congress

Hi Ultrasoul, thanks for the info, now really can do nothing but wait. Finger crossed.

[AlenaNick 100]

why dont yall have the SSN? Are the SSN offices still closed? I went there In february and got it 2 weeks later.

 

As for green card.. called the 5th time (Day 152 now) and they said I am in line for fingerprints. SO Im like wth why and yeah idk guess I have to redo them. Offices just opened here in CA so I have to wait. TOday they finally escalated it to higher up BUT even for that I have to wait 30 days for a reply.

 

Fun waiting game. thats minimum another month added to my 152 days. 
At least I have my ssn and my work

 

[Iscir 295]

On 7/16/2020 at 10:19 PM, AlenaNick said:

why dont yall have the SSN? Are the SSN offices still closed? I went there In february and got it 2 weeks later.

 

As for green card.. called the 5th time (Day 152 now) and they said I am in line for fingerprints. SO Im like wth why and yeah idk guess I have to redo them. Offices just opened here in CA so I have to wait. TOday they finally escalated it to higher up BUT even for that I have to wait 30 days for a reply.

 

Fun waiting game. thats minimum another month added to my 152 days. 
At least I have my ssn and my work

 

have you had any news about your green card? i’m at 148 days now since POE, and my inquiry hasn’t even been assigned to anyone and the 30 days since my inquiry will be up next monday 😕 also sent them a message on my inbox and they said to wait for a reply for my inquiry ...

[Jessiey 21]

On 7/10/2020 at 12:07 PM, MarloMX said:

This is a real pain. SS offices are closed, so we haven't been able to get a SSN for my wife. They say we can mail our documents in, but they can't guarantee we'll get them back. It would be a catastrophe to lose the passport with the visa in it, especially since we haven't received the green card yet. 

just passed 120 days as expected, called USCIS in the afternoon today, the infomation specialist said he pulled a request service for me, and will get back to me on 13 August. So I dont know what gonna happen, but i dont expect too much lol. 

13 minutes ago, Iscir said:

have you had any news about your green card? i’m at 148 days now since POE, and my inquiry hasn’t even been assigned to anyone and the 30 days since my inquiry will be up next monday 😕 also sent them a message on my inbox and they said to wait for a reply for my inquiry ...

just passed 120 days as expected, called USCIS in the afternoon today, the infomation specialist said he pulled a request service for me, and will get back to me on 13 August. So I dont know what gonna happen, but i dont expect too much lol.

[AlenaNick 100]

I wish. I called to get it to the higher ups (July 16th)... they said it takes 30 days for an answer.  As far as I know they still want me to come in and do fingerprints... lol

 

that was my 3rd time calling and about  my 5th email there.. and every call they say something else. 

 

166 since POE 

171 since I paid