Green Card Not Received

[MedellinCOUS 24]

Forgive me if I don't understand this process, but my wife immigrated on Aug 28th into the United States and we have yet to receive any documentation form USCIS or a social security card.  I called social security and they said to mail her passport to them and they will create the social security card (even though we specified on the DS-260 that we would like one automatically created).  I am reluctant to do this because it is her only form of identificaiton in this country.  Any advise?   Does this process usually take longer than 90 days?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

Do not mail any document. 
contact your congressman 

[igoyougoduke 1,656]

20 minutes ago, MedellinCOUS said:

Forgive me if I don't understand this process, but my wife immigrated on Aug 28th into the United States and we have yet to receive any documentation form USCIS or a social security card.  I called social security and they said to mail her passport to them and they will create the social security card (even though we specified on the DS-260 that we would like one automatically created).  I am reluctant to do this because it is her only form of identificaiton in this country.  Any advise?   Does this process usually take longer than 90 days?

 

Thanks in advance.

it used to take up 90 days pre covid for USCIS to send green card. now a days they have their own timelines of getting anything done on time. 

 

dont mail anything. get an appointment to local office and carry the passport. tell them passports are not supposed to be mailed. 

[Okboy 43]

26 minutes ago, MedellinCOUS said:

Forgive me if I don't understand this process, but my wife immigrated on Aug 28th into the United States and we have yet to receive any documentation form USCIS or a social security card.  I called social security and they said to mail her passport to them and they will create the social security card (even though we specified on the DS-260 that we would like one automatically created).  I am reluctant to do this because it is her only form of identificaiton in this country.  Any advise?   Does this process usually take longer than 90 days?

 

Thanks in advance.

How about you guys physical visit a social security office in your area and have it sorted out? 

[MedellinCOUS 24]

1 minute ago, Okboy said:

How about you guys physical visit a social security office in your area and have it sorted out? 

I asked about this possability. The lady on the phone at SS said that it is impossible to enter a social security office as they are closed to the public.

[pushbrk 12,892]

17 minutes ago, MedellinCOUS said:

I asked about this possability. The lady on the phone at SS said that it is impossible to enter a social security office as they are closed to the public.

Sounds right.  I would look into mailing a photocopy of the passport data page and the visa page instead of the actual passport.

 

As for the green card, when did you pay the new immigrant fee?

[Rocio0010 5,579]

38 minutes ago, MedellinCOUS said:

I asked about this possability. The lady on the phone at SS said that it is impossible to enter a social security office as they are closed to the public.

Had a somewhat similar issue. Do as I say and call your congressman, so that they request appointment on your behalf. You never, EVER mail a passport or another official document.

[SalishSea 17,833]

1 hour ago, MedellinCOUS said:

Forgive me if I don't understand this process, but my wife immigrated on Aug 28th into the United States and we have yet to receive any documentation form USCIS or a social security card.  I called social security and they said to mail her passport to them and they will create the social security card (even though we specified on the DS-260 that we would like one automatically created).  I am reluctant to do this because it is her only form of identificaiton in this country.  Any advise?   Does this process usually take longer than 90 days?

 

Thanks in advance.

Did you pay the green card fee?

[Daphne . 1,866]

My GC took 120 days to arrive and this was pre COVID. I knew it could take up to 120 days because that was on a form that was in the packet as well.

Did you pay the GC fee? 
 

Edited December 16, 2021 by Daphne K
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[MedellinCOUS 24]

1 hour ago, Daphne K said:

My GC took 120 days to arrive and this was pre COVID. I knew it could take up to 120 days because that was on a form that was in the packet as well.

Did you pay the GC fee? 
 

Thanks for the information.  Maybe we are just getting a little anxious!  My wife wants to begin working here, but as far as we understand we need that document before she can.

 

Yes, I paid the fee before she left her country.

2 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Did you pay the green card fee?

Yes, this was paid about 3 weeks before her arrival in the United States.

[MedellinCOUS 24]

3 hours ago, ra0010 said:

Had a somewhat similar issue. Do as I say and call your congressman, so that they request appointment on your behalf. You never, EVER mail a passport or another official document.

Great advice.  Yeah, I mentioned to her on the phone that sounded like a bad idea.  

3 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Sounds right.  I would look into mailing a photocopy of the passport data page and the visa page instead of the actual passport.

 

As for the green card, when did you pay the new immigrant fee?

Thanks for the advice.  Yes, the fee was paid.

[MedellinCOUS 24]

3 hours ago, igoyougoduke said:

it used to take up 90 days pre covid for USCIS to send green card. now a days they have their own timelines of getting anything done on time. 

 

dont mail anything. get an appointment to local office and carry the passport. tell them passports are not supposed to be mailed. 

Great points, thank you sir.  Yeah with all the pain we've been through waiting on the embassy in Colombia, this seems like a walk in the park!

[pushbrk 12,892]

1 hour ago, MedellinCOUS said:

Great advice.  Yeah, I mentioned to her on the phone that sounded like a bad idea.  

Thanks for the advice.  Yes, the fee was paid.

My question was "WHEN was the new immigrant fee paid?"  You start your wait time on either that date or your date of entry, whichever is later.

[MedellinCOUS 24]

28 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

My question was "WHEN was the new immigrant fee paid?"  You start your wait time on either that date or your date of entry, whichever is later.

It was paid almost a month before she entered the United States.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

Some years ago I read a USCIS report where they stated some people actually had to wait 1-2 years to get the GC. 

Hopefully that won't be your case, but point is that some cards take way more than the 90 days and the pandemic has made things even slower.