Green card but no I485 approval notice!!

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I got an email that said I 485 was approved on 4/18, got a plastic green card on 4/20.I have not rcvd the I485 approval notice no welcome notice nothing.
So do I need the I485 approval notice or green card is good enough for future uses.

Also my LUD only says I 485 approved. so what is the deal how does this work.
 
In the approval email, is it saying approval notice or Card mailed?, my wife got approved on 04/19/06, in the approval email it says approval notice is mailed.
 
I am also in same situation. Received GC but not the approval notice even though the email said the notices have been mailed on 10th April and if I have not received within 30 days to call customer service etc.

I prefer to have the approval notice for record sake. We have paid money for the plstic as well paper right ????

Whats your take?
 
Chicken or egg

My approval email/online says aproval notice mailed,but got the GC on 20th and GC is dated 5 days earlier that the 485 approval date.
So I guess it is a Chicken and egg story, which is first i485 or GC mail.

:p But bottom line a nice problem to have copared to the last 4 years. :) :D
 
I have similar situation. My lawyer told that I don't need the approval letter in future (for ex. for citizenship application, ect..)

Please share your thoughts if you think we need request this letter.
 
you have to remember that you are dealing with the INS: an agency that has zero process capabilities and the only thing consistent about it is that it does things always inconsistently ("consistently inconsistently"?).
 
the mailer your gc came in thats your approval letter if u read the whole thing u will find out, by mailer i mean the paper where ur gc was attached.
 
Not really

There is no letter, only the card holder same as the one you get your EAD in.(Actually it is exactly same).
As for the approval letter my Attorney does not think it is very important but it is good to have. ( Attorney never speak straight) :rolleyes: :cool:
So I plan to call them after 30days to see what they have to say.
 
Mine what I received is my Card only and a piece of paper where they put the card and saying Your Application Has Been Approve and USCIS has a guide for new Permanent Residents Called Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants. Thats what I got. We never hired any attorney to process my papers to file for Permanent Residents. What we did is we went to local INS and personally submit all the requirements. We're so glad that everything is okay. After I got my Permanent Resident, we personally came to SS Ofice to get a SS#.
 
update

FYI

I called to USCIS and asked about missing approval notice - was told that I don't need it after I got green card, but if I need it for archive I need to fill in some form (damn, forgot form number) and send to them.
 
The same thing happened to me. I've never received any Welcome Letter in the Mail after my interveiw all what I got is my Green Card (Permanent Resident Card) and its says Its been Approved.
 
i got 2 email from cris ,both on dec 31 07. one was card production ordered,the other was welcome notice sent. got the welcome notice in mail today,jan 7 08 and got another card production ordered email from cris,on today's date.when did they actually order my card? anyone pls help
thanks
 
valilifrim said:
i got 2 email from cris ,both on dec 31 07. one was card production ordered,the other was welcome notice sent. got the welcome notice in mail today,jan 7 08 and got another card production ordered email from cris,on today's date.when did they actually order my card? anyone pls help
thanks
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Happened with me as well, I got 1st e-mail on 01/14/08 that card production ordered, then same day after few hrs another e mail saying welcome notice sent. On 01/18 i got another email saying card production ordered. so I am wondering when did they ordered card. if anyone can plz help. :confused:
 
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same here

My wife's approval notice (welcome letter) has never come. She got her GC at lawyer's address although mine and my son's came in the mail at home. I called USCIS about her notice. They said that if she got her GC the notice is not needed. The guy was almost annoyed: you got your green card, why you bother us about the notice?...
 
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