After arrival steps!!

[Agolbaghi 5]

Good morning all! Finally I was able to bring my elderly father… thank you for all guidances … the officer in airport didn’t do fingerprints for him , niether took sealed package!!! I was wondering if this is new way of process?! Since it says on paper his documents are sent electronically but we also have a sealed envelope as well from embassy!! I also paid $220.00 for green card fee online before departure for U.S.

please educate me what are the next few steps to get his green card and ssn …

thank you…

[SteveInBostonI130 3,454]

You will need to wait for the SSN.  After 3 weeks you can contact your local SSA office and check about the status of the SSN card.

 

The green card takes up to 4 weeks, but I have read that the wait is up to 8 weeks nowadays.

 

Check your father's passport.  On the page opposite his visa there should be a stamp and someone's initials and a date.  This is the "endorsement" that turns the IR5 visa into a temporary I-551 -- temporary green card.

[Chancy 6,241]

*** Moved from Bringing Family of USC forum to Moving to the US & Your New Life In America forum ***

 

6 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

The green card takes up to 4 weeks, but I have read that the wait is up to 8 weeks nowadays.

 

I think you mean months.  There are folks in the GC tracking thread who have been waiting or have waited for many months to get their plastic GC.

 

[Agolbaghi 5]

8 hours ago, Chancy said:

*** Moved from Bringing Family of USC forum to Moving to the US & Your New Life In America forum ***

 

 

I think you mean months.  There are folks in the GC tracking thread who have been waiting or have waited for many months to get their plastic GC.

 

Thanks… how about not taking our physical sealed envelope  that we received from embassy on airport( arrival) or not doing any finger print?!!! Is this a new thing?!

[Chancy 6,241]

1 hour ago, Agolbaghi said:

how about not taking our physical sealed envelope  that we received from embassy on airport( arrival) or not doing any finger print?!!! Is this a new thing?!

 

If your father's immigrant visa has the annotation "IV DOCS IN CCD", that means his visa case files were transmitted to DHS electronically and no sealed package was required by CBP at the airport.  Whatever documents were given to him by the embassy are meant to be his personal copy.

 

[Agolbaghi 5]

21 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

If your father's immigrant visa has the annotation "IV DOCS IN CCD", that means his visa case files were transmitted to DHS electronically and no sealed package was required by CBP at the airport.  Whatever documents were given to him by the embassy are meant to be his personal copy.

 

Thanks you chancy… at the moment we are worried to open the sealed envelope… I assume skipping fingerprints in airport was for the same reason…

on subject of payment $220.00 , would you please educate me if this payment was necessary to pay in order to process his green card?! Is the right amount?! 
thanks

[Chancy 6,241]

3 minutes ago, Agolbaghi said:

at the moment we are worried to open the sealed envelope… I assume skipping fingerprints in airport was for the same reason…

 

The annotation would be printed on the visa itself.  Does the visa have the words "IV DOCS IN CCD" somewhere under the passport number?

 

As for fingerprinting at POE, that depends on the security measures available at the airport.  My POE was at DFW airport, where facial recognition technology is used at the immigration line.  No fingerprinting in my case too.

 

21 minutes ago, Agolbaghi said:

on subject of payment $220.00 , would you please educate me if this payment was necessary to pay in order to process his green card?! Is the right amount?! 

 

Yes, $220 is the right amount for the immigrant fee, which is required for green card production.

 

[Agolbaghi 5]

10 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

The annotation would be printed on the visa itself.  Does the visa have the words "IV DOCS IN CCD" somewhere under the passport number?

 

As for fingerprinting at POE, that depends on the security measures available at the airport.  My POE was at DFW airport, where facial recognition technology is used at the immigration line.  No fingerprinting in my case too.

 

 

Yes, $220 is the right amount for the immigrant fee, which is required for green card production.

 

Thank you so much chancy… is there any website so I can log in and track his plastic green card?!

[Agolbaghi 5]

11 hours ago, Agolbaghi said:

Thank you so much chancy… is there any website so I can log in and track his plastic green card?!

How can I get a status update about his plastic green card?! Anyone please?! Any link?! 

[aaron2020 11,651]

4 minutes ago, Agolbaghi said:

How can I get a status update about his plastic green card?! Anyone please?! Any link?! 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees/uscis-immigrant-fee#Track_Card_Status

[Agolbaghi 5]

15 hours ago, aaron2020 said:

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees/uscis-immigrant-fee#Track_Card_Status

Thanks Aaron, but this link telling me they sent my application to department of state for visa processing!!! Almost a year ago this happened!!

[Agolbaghi 5]

8 hours ago, Agolbaghi said:

Thanks Aaron, but this link telling me they sent my application to department of state for visa processing!!! Almost a year ago this happened!!

Do we need to make an appointment with local immigration office? Do another biometric?! Or just simply wait… we are not sure what to do…

[Chancy 6,241]

On 1/4/2022 at 6:42 AM, Agolbaghi said:

is there any website so I can log in and track his plastic green card?!

 

Enter the IOE number of the receipt you got when you paid the $220 immigrant fee -- https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do

 

21 hours ago, Agolbaghi said:

Do we need to make an appointment with local immigration office? Do another biometric?! Or just simply wait…

 

Just wait.  If the GC is not delivered after 90 days, you may log a ticket for "Out of Normal Processing Time" -- https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayONPTForm.do?entryPoint=init&sroPageType=onpt