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Hi Just wondering when I should go ahead and pay the immigrant fee since I am flying out to the USA this evening for the first time, on an ir1?

 

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15 minutes ago, est11 said:

Hi Just wondering when I should go ahead and pay the immigrant fee since I am flying out to the USA this evening for the first time, on an ir1?

 

Thank you this forum is very helpful 

The sooner you pay it, the sooner your plastic Green card will be produced once you have entered the US. I would pay it asap.

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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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Thank you ! I just paid it. Anyone know which adress it will be sent to? I am confused I put an Australian Address on the CR1 first form my husband did the petitioner one and then I put a USA address on the online form ?? Does anyone know how I can check the address it is going to? It has been 3 years since I applied so I have unfortunately forgotten 

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Hello - I applied for my green card 3 years ago. I have forgotten the address the physical card will be posted to. I just paid the ir1 immigrant fee and I will arrive tomorrow into the USA. Does anyone know how I can check / revise the address? Do I login to CEAC to check this? Thank you - sorry, I feel so silly forgetting this. 

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9 minutes ago, est11 said:

Thank you ! I just paid it. Anyone know which adress it will be sent to? I am confused I put an Australian Address on the CR1 first form my husband did the petitioner one and then I put a USA address on the online form ?? Does anyone know how I can check the address it is going to? It has been 3 years since I applied so I have unfortunately forgotten 

When you enter the US you should go through secondary. They will ask you where the GC should be sent/ ask you to confirm the address. If it is different, tell them. You can update the address when you enter the US~ 

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41 minutes ago, Redro said:

When you enter the US you should go through secondary. They will ask you where the GC should be sent/ ask you to confirm the address. If it is different, tell them. You can update the address when you enter the US~ 

Correct but you would also have put an address in the USA where you will be living, when you completed the DS 260.  To be double sure, make ask and inform upon entry.

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53 minutes ago, est11 said:

Hello - I applied for my green card 3 years ago. I have forgotten the address the physical card will be posted to. I just paid the ir1 immigrant fee and I will arrive tomorrow into the USA. Does anyone know how I can check / revise the address? Do I login to CEAC to check this? Thank you - sorry, I feel so silly forgetting this. 

What did you put on the actual visa application, the DS-260?

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Threads with related questions have been merged.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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How much IS the current new immigrant fee anyway. I'm not finding it on the list.  Am I blind?

 

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5 hours ago, pushbrk said:

How much IS the current new immigrant fee anyway. I'm not finding it on the list.  Am I blind?

 

Form G-1055, Fee Schedule (uscis.gov)

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"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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Make sure you ask the agent when you go to secondary to change the address. They will not do it unless you ask, because from their end, it all look good in the system

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11/28/2016: I-130 sent to Chicago IL lock box
01/12/2016: NOA1

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Hi all 

Thanks for the advice just wanted to give people an update

I landed with my American husband into the USA to endorse my ir1. All went smooth. We lined up in the USA passport /resident line. I was a bit worried about boarding since the airline kept prompting me to get an ESTA, but I just ignored it. Eventually the airline saw my visa at check in and used this as evidence of entry into USA, in Australia. So basically all went smooth. I got the IR1 stamp in my visa which acts as a valid green card for a year until I receive my card as the custom officer advised me while stamping my passport and also he read out my mailing address that the green card will be sent to. The customs officer congratulated me on getting my green card (instead of always having to travel on an ESTA this time) and said that I was welcome to travel back and forth and said “here is your green card” and handed me back my passport with a huge welcome smile. The fee I paid before travel was total amount of 235 USCIS fee 

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