Formal welcome notice arrived today

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Kiska

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Hello,

Just wanted to share that two copies of the I-767? formal welcome letter from the Texas Service center arrived today. The letter lists a receipt tracking number for the physical green card and states that the card should arrive within THREE WEEKS. The letter also confirms name, Alien number, and address. The letter also states that the card is a 10 year card and should be renewed within several months of expiration. THANK GOODNESS ALL THE INFO IS CORRECT!!!

It is interesting that the receipt date of my husband's I-485 is stated as April 2002 and the notice date is November 17, 2004. We filed well over three years ago in August 28, 2001 in Charleston, SC. So that's how long the application sat on a shelf, folks, before being forwarded to the Texas Center.

THe emotions we feel range from surreal to anticlimatic.

Good luck to all!

Kiska
 
Here is our timeline

Marriage date, February 17, 2001 :)
June 2001 Medical done (eturned by INS, told keep it for interview)
RD I-485 and I-130 August 28, 2001 Charleston, SC
EAD #1 October 2001 Charleston, SC
AP #1 December 2001 Greer, SC
April 5, 2002 application is fowarded to Texas Service Center
June 2002 Medical expires
EAD #2 October 2002 Charleston, SC
AP #2 December 2002 Greer, SC
January 6, 2003 FBI Name check initiated
EAD #3 October 2003 Charleston, SC
November 20, 2003 We give birth to our first child, a daughter :)
May 11 2004 Fingerprints taken Charlotte, NC
May 13, 2004 Fingerprints results
May 2004 Medical taken again
June 28, 2004 AOS interview, Charleston, SC
October 7, 2004 Interim EAD #4 Charleston, SC
October 20, 2004 "Permanent" EAD #4 arrives from NSC
October 25, 2004 FBI name check is complete
November 3, 2004 AOS approval date
November 4, 2004 approval notice from Charleston, SC arrives in mail
November 23, 2004 Formal welcome letter from Texas service center arrives in mail
November 24, 2004 status of green card is ordered
It is the 10 year permanent card

From our receipt date, it has been an agonizing 38 month wait!!! 5 letters to my congressman and senator, 2 letters to the FBI, 3 inquiries to INS, $$$ money spent on document renewals, countless phone calls, e-mails and personal visits to INS later, my husband is finally a permanent resident. The silver lining to all this is that it is the 10 year permanent card.

Good luck to all those marriage based cases that are still waiting!!!

Kiska
 
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