Hello,
My wife and I received her I-797C notice on March 25, 2023. Last Thursday we went in to sign our tax filing documents and took in all her documents and IDs as we always do. The last thing I remember from handling her green card was placing it on the counter of the front desk in case the receptionist needed to make a copy. I thought I collected it and placed it back in our bag that we keep all of her documents in. However, the following day we noticed it was missing. We have checked everywhere multiple times, including going back to the filing office we visited, talked to the front desk and the CPA, and checked the parking lot. They checked with the cleaning staff but no one has found it. We checked the car, our clothes, the folders -- everywhere. Somehow it disappeared and we have no idea how.
We ended up filing a police report that same day we noticed it was missing to report it lost. I went to the post office to see if they had received it in any of their boxes but they said there is no way of knowing that. I see on the back of the photocopy we have it says:
"If found, drop in any US Mailbox. USPS: Mail to USCIS, 7 Product Way, Lees Summit, MO 64002"
My question is, if someone picked it up and followed those instructions and it ends up back at the USCIS office in MO, will they mail it back to us?
I know the form I-90 is what you need to file to replace a lost or stolen card but if it is supposed to make its way back to USCIS by default (if someone doesn't toss it in the trash or keep it) then why do we need to file an I-90? We are hoping it will turn up within a couple of days but I want to see if we should wait for USCIS sends it back to us (if it's found) before filing an I-90.
Any advice or tips will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.