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Through tears of joy my status now says ‘New Card is Being Produced’.
I can’t believe this has happened to me. Actually my husband just asked me to ask Mom if this actually means our GC just got approved??? he cannot seem to wrap his head around the fact that he has entered the lottery for over 10 years and now this has happened. He has trust issues LOL.

I remember the moment my husband read out the results of my DV entry and I did not believe him at first. We then spoke about our dreams and hopes for a better future after a huge life/death struggle that I won’t go into on here.
And now here we are. A huge thank you to Mom…you are such a giving selfless person to show us the ropes and help everyone the way you continue to do so every day. I can’t thank you enough, honestly. A huge thank you also to Suzie. Especially for answering those first few private messages when I had absolutely no clue what I was doing. I’m so lucky I found this forum.
And to all the other members, thank you for all the support. What a wonderful group of people. Much love to everyone.
 
Update on my case and some questions:

Yesterday morning, I received an email from the US Embassy in my country about the cases they are processing. DV cases are included! (They were not last week. I don't really understand what's going on but I am not going to complain about it.) So I emailed the Embassy, explained the situation and attached the necessary documents.

In the afternoon, I received I-797 NOA (Approval Notice Section: DV program). It says, "Your application has ben approved. Prior to receiving your permanent resident card you may be required to report for biometrics processing." It is interesting, my background check has already been cleared. Because of this, I thought I would get my GC soon and contacted congresswoman's office to update them on the progress. Actually, they started working on speeding up our FTJ case (today).

This morning I realized this NOA is not the one I am supposed to get. This is not a welcome letter. Am I interpreting wrong? I should get another NOA (welcome letter), right? Is it possible to start the FTJ process with this NOA? Or I should receive the physical GC before starting the FTJ process?

Thanks
 
elisap said:
Through tears of joy my status now says ‘New Card is Being Produced’.
I can’t believe this has happened to me. Actually my husband just asked me to ask Mom if this actually means our GC just got approved??? he cannot seem to wrap his head around the fact that he has entered the lottery for over 10 years and now this has happened. He has trust issues LOL.

I remember the moment my husband read out the results of my DV entry and I did not believe him at first. We then spoke about our dreams and hopes for a better future after a huge life/death struggle that I won’t go into on here.
And now here we are. A huge thank you to Mom…you are such a giving selfless person to show us the ropes and help everyone the way you continue to do so every day. I can’t thank you enough, honestly. A huge thank you also to Suzie. Especially for answering those first few private messages when I had absolutely no clue what I was doing. I’m so lucky I found this forum.
And to all the other members, thank you for all the support. What a wonderful group of people. Much love to everyone.
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Congratulations!
 
elisap said:
Through tears of joy my status now says ‘New Card is Being Produced’.
I can’t believe this has happened to me. Actually my husband just asked me to ask Mom if this actually means our GC just got approved??? he cannot seem to wrap his head around the fact that he has entered the lottery for over 10 years and now this has happened. He has trust issues LOL.

I remember the moment my husband read out the results of my DV entry and I did not believe him at first. We then spoke about our dreams and hopes for a better future after a huge life/death struggle that I won’t go into on here.
And now here we are. A huge thank you to Mom…you are such a giving selfless person to show us the ropes and help everyone the way you continue to do so every day. I can’t thank you enough, honestly. A huge thank you also to Suzie. Especially for answering those first few private messages when I had absolutely no clue what I was doing. I’m so lucky I found this forum.
And to all the other members, thank you for all the support. What a wonderful group of people. Much love to everyone.
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Congratulations. And yes, let your husband know this indeed means the applications have been approved :). Of course nothing is certain until you guys get the actual GC in the mail, BUT there’s really no reason (at this point) to not get them.
 
I had my green card interview today at the Seattle, WA field office at 10:45am. The field officer approved immediately after asking me some basic questions, simply to confirm what I had already answered on the I-485. On the egov case status page, it says: "New Card is Being Produced." I'm so excited and relieved! Frankly, this news is life changing and I am still processing it.

@SusieQQQ, thank you so much for finding my post on another (much less helpful) forum and kindly directing me towards this amazing community.

@Sm1smom, thank you for consistently devoting your time to helping us. Before finding this forum I really struggled to understand even the basics of the DV process, especially because so many resources give instructions that are not applicable to us AOS DV applicants. Being able to get clear and DV-specific answers from your spreadsheets and this forum truly made a world of difference.

Finally, thank you to everybody else on this forum who helped answer my questions, and to everyone who filled out the DV 2021 Timelines spreadsheet so I could have realistic estimates about dates and not worry so much.

I'm truly so grateful to all of you. I wish you all the best!
 
elisap said:
Through tears of joy my status now says ‘New Card is Being Produced’.
I can’t believe this has happened to me. Actually my husband just asked me to ask Mom if this actually means our GC just got approved??? he cannot seem to wrap his head around the fact that he has entered the lottery for over 10 years and now this has happened. He has trust issues LOL.

I remember the moment my husband read out the results of my DV entry and I did not believe him at first. We then spoke about our dreams and hopes for a better future after a huge life/death struggle that I won’t go into on here.
And now here we are. A huge thank you to Mom…you are such a giving selfless person to show us the ropes and help everyone the way you continue to do so every day. I can’t thank you enough, honestly. A huge thank you also to Suzie. Especially for answering those first few private messages when I had absolutely no clue what I was doing. I’m so lucky I found this forum.
And to all the other members, thank you for all the support. What a wonderful group of people. Much love to everyone.
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Congratulations!
 
I couldn't find this question that has been asked in the search history. So:

I was under F1, OPT, and then H1-B. I already have an SSN. But my wife does not have SSN. We submitted our package before they changed form I-485 regarding SSN.
Should I go to the SSA office to do any updates on my SSN having GC?
Should my wife also go to the SSA office to get a new one, or are both cases already handled with Form I-485?
What should we do next? Can someone please help us?
 
ssdew said:
I couldn't find this question that has been asked in the search history. So:

I was under F1, OPT, and then H1-B. I already have an SSN. But my wife does not have SSN. We submitted our package before they changed form I-485 regarding SSN.
Should I go to the SSA office to do any updates on my SSN having GC?
Should my wife also go to the SSA office to get a new one, or are both cases already handled with Form I-485?
What should we do next? Can someone please help us?
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For your wife you should go to SSA office and apply for SSN (after receiving the GC). For you I dont think that you have something to do
 
ollie-o said:
I had my green card interview today at the Seattle, WA field office at 10:45am. The field officer approved immediately after asking me some basic questions, simply to confirm what I had already answered on the I-485. On the egov case status page, it says: "New Card is Being Produced." I'm so excited and relieved! Frankly, this news is life changing and I am still processing it.

@SusieQQQ, thank you so much for finding my post on another (much less helpful) forum and kindly directing me towards this amazing community.

@Sm1smom, thank you for consistently devoting your time to helping us. Before finding this forum I really struggled to understand even the basics of the DV process, especially because so many resources give instructions that are not applicable to us AOS DV applicants. Being able to get clear and DV-specific answers from your spreadsheets and this forum truly made a world of difference.

Finally, thank you to everybody else on this forum who helped answer my questions, and to everyone who filled out the DV 2021 Timelines spreadsheet so I could have realistic estimates about dates and not worry so much.

I'm truly so grateful to all of you. I wish you all the best!
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Awesome news - yeah, it takes a while to fully process the update :) . Congratulations
 
ssdew said:
I couldn't find this question that has been asked in the search history. So:

I was under F1, OPT, and then H1-B. I already have an SSN. But my wife does not have SSN. We submitted our package before they changed form I-485 regarding SSN.
Should I go to the SSA office to do any updates on my SSN having GC?
Should my wife also go to the SSA office to get a new one, or are both cases already handled with Form I-485?
What should we do next? Can someone please help us?
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Your wife will need to apply for the SSN. You should also apply for a replacement SSN card by the way to enable you a new card which does not list DHS restrictions on it.
 
nar31 said:
For your wife you should go to SSA office and apply for SSN (after receiving the GC). For you I dont think that you have something to do
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It is a good idea for any new LPR who already has a SSN to also apply for a replacement SSN card. The SSN itself will not change, but you get a replacement SSN card without the DHS restrictions listed on it. You never know when you may need to present the card for work purpose and if you do not have your GC to validate your LPR status, a SSN with DHS restriction will create issues for you.
 
Xenobia said:
Update on my case and some questions:

Yesterday morning, I received an email from the US Embassy in my country about the cases they are processing. DV cases are included! (They were not last week. I don't really understand what's going on but I am not going to complain about it.) So I emailed the Embassy, explained the situation and attached the necessary documents.

In the afternoon, I received I-797 NOA (Approval Notice Section: DV program). It says, "Your application has ben approved. Prior to receiving your permanent resident card you may be required to report for biometrics processing." It is interesting, my background check has already been cleared. Because of this, I thought I would get my GC soon and contacted congresswoman's office to update them on the progress. Actually, they started working on speeding up our FTJ case (today).

This morning I realized this NOA is not the one I am supposed to get. This is not a welcome letter. Am I interpreting wrong? I should get another NOA (welcome letter), right? Is it possible to start the FTJ process with this NOA? Or I should receive the physical GC before starting the FTJ process?

Thanks
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Some people get the Approval Notice, some get the Welcome Letter. Either one serves the same purpose. The "Your application has ben approved. Prior to receiving your permanent resident card you may be required to report for biometrics processing" part is just standard wording, don't try to figure it out or why it was included on your notice when you've already cleared your background check. Yes, you can start the FTJ with NOA.
 
Today I had an interview at Seattle FO.

Generally I think our interview went well, but the officer decided to hold our case for review. Right now my status says "Interview Was Completed And My Case Must Be Reviewed".

Something that looked strange to me -- the officer asked us to provide wedding photos, asked questions about the wedding and how we had met, although we were married at the time of the eDV entry. Also, the officer asked for previous passports, but in my country you cannot keep old passports and have to submit them. The officer took lots of notes and the interview lasted about 1.5 hours.

I hope to see an update soon, meanwhile the waiting continues...
 
Sm1smom said:
Congratulations. And yes, let your husband know this indeed means the applications have been approved :). Of course nothing is certain until you guys get the actual GC in the mail, BUT there’s really no reason (at this point) to not get them.
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Thank you mom! I’ll tell him but knowing him he’ll let out a sigh of relief when he has the physical GC in his hands ! ;)
 
Sm1smom said:
Some people get the Approval Notice, some get the Welcome Letter. Either one serves the same purpose. The "Your application has ben approved. Prior to receiving your permanent resident card you may be required to report for biometrics processing" part is just standard wording, don't try to figure it out or why it was included on your notice when you've already cleared your background check. Yes, you can start the FTJ with NOA.
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thank you very much!
 
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