For people waiting for plastic card for 6 mos + after stamping

[bw376]

I want to create this new thread for people like me who have been frustratingly waiting for the plastic card for over 6 months since getting passport stamped. It seems that these days the average wait time between the PS and card is about 3-4 mos. Unfortunately our wait time is longer. I hope people who have the similar experience can share their stories here so that we may be able to learn from each other.

I got my passport stamped at NYC in mid Aug 03. I knew I was going to move to a new address, so I gave my new address to the INS officer that day. In Dec 03, 4 mos after the stamping, I had not received anything - no card, no welcome letter, so I went to NYC INS to inquire. It turned out that they never updated my address. An officer updated my address on site, also wrote down my EAC number for me (my case was a family based application so I was never given EAC number before). Now it's been another 3 mos after that visit, still no nothing. I called the 800 INS customer service number and a service representative told me that the EAC number may not be a valid one - it is a card order, but it dated back to May 02 which was way before my case got approved.

As the service rep suggested, I filed G-731v inquiry to the Vermont center. I have not received a response yet. I am also thinking about going back to NYC INS one more time to inquire.

That's my story. I want to hear about your stories if you are or used to be on the same boat. Any suggestions will also be highly appreciated

 

[Hana]

NYC Federal Plaza - don't expect too much

My lawyer told me not to worry about the plastic card for at least 6 months (My passport was stamped at Federal Plaza). He suggested me to send an inquiry after 6 months.
It takes around one year for Federal Plaza to issue the renewal GC (they are really bad) - all my friends are waiting a little more than one year. So I would say your case is normal (only in NYC).

We, New Yorkers, are not so lucky when it comes to immigration.
But at least your case is approved!

 

[bw376]

Thanks for the reply. It's unfortunate that we have to suffer the inefficiency at BCIS NYC. But I do have a few friends who received their green cards in less than 2 mos after getting stamp at NYC. I guess it's just luck.

I forgot to mention in my previous email that I recently moved again, from NYC to NJ. When I submitted my G731V inquiry, I put the NJ address there. I hope this will not further complicate my situation. But I have not submit AR-11 yet. Is the address change on G731V (I indicated it's a new address) sufficient or do I need to submit AR-11? Any input will be appreciated.