physical green card after IR1 award

[letmeknow 1]

Hello,

 

My wife and son had their IR1 awarded, passports stamped and have entered the country. 

 

When this was awarded, I thought that I got a paper that gave instructions to request the physical greencard and submit another payment, but it has been a few months. I found a printout that suggested they would just mail me the physical green card within 1-8 months. Do I need to request the physical green card or just wait? I'm getting a little nervous because I thought this had to be requested within 6 months of the award. I understand that if I were to move then I would need to update the address.

 

When I go to the USCIS site it just either forwards me to the webpage articles about filing for a green card or ordering a lost green card. Am I missing something?

How can I request help, when I got to the USCIS to request help on the webpage, there are just some generic choices like request a lost greencard but I can't even message with someone.

 

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[Ontarkie 14,782]

~~Moved to General Immigration Discussion from K1 P&P as the OP is asking about green card production after entry ~~

[nastra30 2,491]

7 hours ago, letmeknow said:

Submit another payment,

Did you pay the fee? If so use the receipt to track the status of the GC.

[letmeknow 1]

No I guess that is the problem, how can I pay it if I don't have the paper with the instructions of where to pay?

[Crazy Cat 43,329]

5 minutes ago, letmeknow said:

No I guess that is the problem, how can I pay it if I don't have the paper with the instructions of where to pay?

You will need the A number (Registration Number) and the DOS case number from the immigrant visa in your passport.  The fee is $235. Go here to pay

https://my.uscis.gov/accounts/uscis-immigrant-fee/start/overview

Edited yesterday at 12:06 PM by Crazy Cat

[nastra30 2,491]

12 minutes ago, letmeknow said:

No I guess that is the problem, how can I pay it if I don't have the paper with the instructions of where to pay?

Follow the directions provided by @Crazy Cat. Good luck.

[nastra30 2,491]

@letmeknowAlso before you go paying the fee for your son (just your son). It's possible he's already a US citizen and you can skip the physical GC for him entirely.

I assume you are a USC?

How old is your son?

Is he living with you?

 

Edited 23 hours ago by nastra30

[nastra30 2,491]

6 minutes ago, nastra30 said:

@letmeknowAlso before you go paying the fee for your son (just your son). It's possible he's already a US citizen and you can skip the physical GC for him entirely.

I assume you are a USC?

How old is your son?

Is he living with you?

 

Nevermind. I see from your other posts that he's your stepson. This doesn't apply to him. So go ahead and pay the GC fee for both your wife and stepson. Good luck.