Card production ordered

hi i am from india. today i got magic email my and my wife and son all three has card production massage. but intresting thing i want all you know that
i never had any lud (only one in 2005)
pd june 11 2003
485 ad 29 0ct 2004 (tsc)
recent fp on may 7 07
no lud after fp
card prod. massage on june 13 07

thank u all and wish u good luck
 
Another LUD and another email today, with a new message:


Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On July 16, 2007, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER
PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move
before you receive the notice, call customer service.
 
Same thing with me.

7/13/07 : Card production order
7/14/07 : LUD with no message change
7/16/07 : Approval Notice sent

Do you have any idea, when we are going to receive physical card. I need to travel to India in couple of weeks.


Jackolantern said:
Another LUD and another email today, with a new message:


Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On July 16, 2007, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER
PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move
before you receive the notice, call customer service.
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The card normally arrives in one to two weeks after the "card production ordered" email. If you don't receive the card by the time you leave the US, you can still travel with advance parole, but you will be sent for secondary inspection at the port of entry.
 
I am planning to leave on 7/28/07. I will stamp my passport with approval letter at local USCIS office with infopass. I will also keep advance parole with me in case I need it while re-entering to the USA.

any advice??


Jackolantern said:
The card normally arrives in one to two weeks after the "card production ordered" email. If you don't receive the card by the time you leave the US, you can still travel with advance parole, but you will be sent for secondary inspection at the port of entry.
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Hi Jack,
I was approved on July 11th, approval notice sent on July 12th, card mailed on July 16th. I havent received approval notice yet. Did you receive approval notice.
 
The card and the approval notice arrived today! It says Resident Since July 13, 2007 (same day I got the "card production ordered" email).

I noticed they used the picture that was taken when I gave fingerprints, not the pictures I sent in with the I-485. So when you go for FP, make sure your hair and beard (if any) and shirt are what you want them to look like on the card.
 
Jackolantern said:
The card and the approval notice arrived today! It says Resident Since July 13, 2007 (same day I got the "card production ordered" email).

I noticed they used the picture that was taken when I gave fingerprints, not the pictures I sent in with the I-485. So when you go for FP, make sure your hair and beard (if any) and shirt are what you want them to look like on the card.
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We also received cards today and it says Resident Since July 10, 2004, which was my PD. Is this a mistake and have to get it correct?
 
baby_mde said:
We also received cards today and it says Resident Since July 10, 2004, which was my PD. Is this a mistake and have to get it correct?
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Yes that's a mistake, and it has happened to some other people ... their "Resident Since" = PD.

File form I-90 to correct it. But bear in mind that it requires sending in the current card, so you would need to use the I-90 filing receipt to get your passport stamped at Infopass while you wait for the replacement.
 
Jackolantern said:
Yes that's a mistake, and it has happened to some other people ... their "Resident Since" = PD.

File form I-90 to correct it. But bear in mind that it requires sending in the current card, so you would need to use the I-90 filing receipt to get your passport stamped at Infopass while you wait for the replacement.
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Just curious, will they catch this during citizenship? What if he keeps it the way it is?
 
desiboston said:
Just curious, will they catch this during citizenship? What if he keeps it the way it is?
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Is it really a good idea to take that risk? It's probably OK to travel with it, but for citizenship they will dig deep into every detail and any data inconsistencies could cause problems or delays.
 
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baby_mde, since the validity of the card will be till 2014, I dont think you need to apply for another replacement card and go through all the pain of waiting for the new card to arrive for no mistake of yours.

Just chill and apply for citizenship after 5 years.
 
On the citizenship form it asks for the date when you became a permanent resident. Whether you put the date on the card, or the date of the approval notice or approval email, it runs the risk of being flagged for inconsistency.

You don't have to fix it right now, but it's not a good idea to have this still unresolved when applying for citizenship.
 
OK better to speak with a Immigration officer at local USCIS office and get a assurance from that the incorrect date does not impact the naturalization process and remove that out of the mind.

GC some how manages to torment at all stages.

Jack : I have a question for you, in some forums I read we can quit sponsoring employer after 90 or 180 days of receiving i-485 approval, please advise if this minimum work period requirement is all some whacked up conspiracy of immigration lawyers to save the skin of employers. Because technically after 180 days of applying 485(irrespective of approval or pending status) the employee can switch jobs using AC21 provision isnt it??
Can you throw some light on this.
 
Also Jack I appreciate your effort to clarify doubts of GC aspirants even after receiving your approval.
 
sivaguru said:
Jack : I have a question for you, in some forums I read we can quit sponsoring employer after 90 or 180 days of receiving i-485 approval, please advise if this minimum work period requirement is all some whacked up conspiracy of immigration lawyers to save the skin of employers. Because technically after 180 days of applying 485(irrespective of approval or pending status) the employee can switch jobs using AC21 provision isnt it??
Can you throw some light on this.
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Well, when you switch jobs using AC21 you are not free of sponsorship; you have only switched sponsors and you still are obligated to stick to the characteristics of the job (or job offer) that was on the labor certification.

This is a situation where there is no hard and fast court ruling or law. Ask 10 people and you get 11 different opinions. There is a USCIS memo that talks about "intent" when filing the I-140 and I-485, but it still didn't specifically address what you can/can't do right after the GC.

Eventually this will probably be tested in court, and do you want to be the test case for it? Or even if you are not the test case, do you want to end up on the wrong side of the ruling? Once there is a definite ruling on it, the citizenship officers will probably start consistently looking at whether you meet the criteria. If you left too soon, it will be too late for you to undo it.

Other situations like marriage and abandonment of residence have been around long enough to be fully tested and have specific criteria established. For example, a marriage has to last two years for the green card to be considered valid (unless certain exceptions such as battered wife etc. are met), and abandonment of residence is presumed if you leave the US for one year without a reentry permit. But immigration tied to employment is a relatively new thing compared to other types of immigration, and it is only a small percentage of overall immigration. The emergence of employers that use the immigration process to exploit employees and make them want to leave soon is even a more recent trend. It will take some time before the details are clarified in black and white.
 
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