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It's now 7 months, no card ordered
- Thread starter Bindaas
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Mr. Frustrated
Registered Users (C)
been there, done that.
Just hangin' there, brother. I was in the same boat for a good 7 plus month, checking mailbox every damn day and finding nothing. None of your inquiries were responded because your file hasn't reached the service center yet; once it gets there, which should be very soon based on your timeline, it takes less than 2 weeks for a GC to be issued and mailed to you.
Just hangin' there, brother. I was in the same boat for a good 7 plus month, checking mailbox every damn day and finding nothing. None of your inquiries were responded because your file hasn't reached the service center yet; once it gets there, which should be very soon based on your timeline, it takes less than 2 weeks for a GC to be issued and mailed to you.
Mr. Frustrated said:None of your inquiries were responded because your file hasn't reached the service center yet; once it gets there, which should be very soon based on your timeline, it takes less than 2 weeks for a GC to be issued and mailed to you.
Hi Mr. Frustrated,
What do you mean by the service center receiving your file? Does it mean after you get the stamping on the passport, your details have reached the service center? If your 485 status gets updated, does it mean your file has reached service center after passport PR stamping??
Thanks.
------- if you went for Interview with Local office after your file was transfred for local office then they stamp the passport and take your signature on form and your fingerprints on form. It may be that local USCIS has not sent that form to service center for card production, -( the foem with your fingerprint and signature.nsr2004 said:Hi Mr. Frustrated,
What do you mean by the service center receiving your file? Does it mean after you get the stamping on the passport, your details have reached the service center? If your 485 status gets updated, does it mean your file has reached service center after passport PR stamping??
Thanks.
If file was not transfred to local office and you just went with I-485 approval to local USCIS to get stamp then they may have not sent the form with your FP and signature
*** fill up the form G-731,( Inquiry About Status of I-551, Alien Registration Card)
Contact a conressman
Bindaas, I suggest that you contact a local congressman or, better yet, a senator. This was the only thing that helped in my case, as I was in a similar boat. My I-485 was approved by NSC in March 2002 and that's when I did my first passport stamping in Chicago.
It took exactly two years, before my card was finally issued in March 2004.
Apparently my original I-89 documents were lost, most probably in Chicago.
Both Nebraska and Chicago repeatedly lied and provided misinformation in response to my requests, and then stopped replying altogether. In July 2003 I convinced the Chicago CIS office to redo my I-89, but that did not seem to help since between that time and March 2004 I did not hear anything from CIS. Finally in March 2003 I wrote a letter to senator Durbin from Illinois. His office got actively involved and withing about ten days from writing to him, my card actually arrived. Interestingly, after that NSC "discovered" all my previous G-731 inquiry about the status of the card forms that they had been ignoring earlier, and during the next couple of weeks I received responses to all of them (they all said "our records indicate that your card has been mailed to you..")
If your I-89 documents (the so-called "signature card" with your photo and fingerprints that is prepared at the time of passport stamping) were also lost, my experience shows that it will be very hard if not impossible for CIS to rectify this problem by itself. So outside intervention is advisable.
Bindaas, I suggest that you contact a local congressman or, better yet, a senator. This was the only thing that helped in my case, as I was in a similar boat. My I-485 was approved by NSC in March 2002 and that's when I did my first passport stamping in Chicago.
It took exactly two years, before my card was finally issued in March 2004.
Apparently my original I-89 documents were lost, most probably in Chicago.
Both Nebraska and Chicago repeatedly lied and provided misinformation in response to my requests, and then stopped replying altogether. In July 2003 I convinced the Chicago CIS office to redo my I-89, but that did not seem to help since between that time and March 2004 I did not hear anything from CIS. Finally in March 2003 I wrote a letter to senator Durbin from Illinois. His office got actively involved and withing about ten days from writing to him, my card actually arrived. Interestingly, after that NSC "discovered" all my previous G-731 inquiry about the status of the card forms that they had been ignoring earlier, and during the next couple of weeks I received responses to all of them (they all said "our records indicate that your card has been mailed to you..")
If your I-89 documents (the so-called "signature card" with your photo and fingerprints that is prepared at the time of passport stamping) were also lost, my experience shows that it will be very hard if not impossible for CIS to rectify this problem by itself. So outside intervention is advisable.
Thanks all
My case status is been saying since I invoked inquiry last month
" we responded to your case .... "
I am sure they have received my documents as 15 days after stamping my LUD and status changed.
Adding to this problem above, I am moving within the city. I heard people saying that you should not move until you get yr card but now after 7 months, I couldn't stop myself anymore, I have bought a house.
Any tips, apart from AR11 and G731N(2nd page) what else should I do ?
My case status is been saying since I invoked inquiry last month
" we responded to your case .... "
I am sure they have received my documents as 15 days after stamping my LUD and status changed.
Adding to this problem above, I am moving within the city. I heard people saying that you should not move until you get yr card but now after 7 months, I couldn't stop myself anymore, I have bought a house.
Any tips, apart from AR11 and G731N(2nd page) what else should I do ?
ginnu said:------- if you went for Interview with Local office after your file was transfred for local office then they stamp the passport and take your signature on form and your fingerprints on form. It may be that local USCIS has not sent that form to service center for card production, -( the foem with your fingerprint and signature.
If file was not transfred to local office and you just went with I-485 approval to local USCIS to get stamp then they may have not sent the form with your FP and signature
*** fill up the form G-731,( Inquiry About Status of I-551, Alien Registration Card)
Thanks for your reply. I have had my stamping on my Passport I-551 done on 12/6 and the LUD status changed on my 485 on 12/16. Does it mean the service center received my details and should process the card?
Mr. Frustrated
Registered Users (C)
Bindaas
I hope your timeline was just as similar as mine. Give yourself another 2 to 3 weeks, the card will be mailed out soon. Trust me, no need to file G-731, write to congressional representatives or call USCIS 800 number. I had done all of the above, which received no responsive results but a lot more of paranoia.
Just give yourself another couple of weeks; you are almost there.
I hope your timeline was just as similar as mine. Give yourself another 2 to 3 weeks, the card will be mailed out soon. Trust me, no need to file G-731, write to congressional representatives or call USCIS 800 number. I had done all of the above, which received no responsive results but a lot more of paranoia.
Just give yourself another couple of weeks; you are almost there.
Mr. Frustrated said:I hope your timeline was just as similar as mine. Give yourself another 2 to 3 weeks, the card will be mailed out soon. Trust me, no need to file G-731, write to congressional representatives or call USCIS 800 number. I had done all of the above, which received no responsive results but a lot more of paranoia.
Just give yourself another couple of weeks; you are almost there.
Will do so.. Thanx
nsr2004 said:Thanks for your reply. I have had my stamping on my Passport I-551 done on 12/6 and the LUD status changed on my 485 on 12/16.
Does it mean the service center received my details and should process the card?
---I think YES
***FYI if file is transfred to local office for Interview then you get passport stamp at Local USCIS after approval then you dont see any case status changed online it will keep on showing your case was transfred to .......... you get Welcome letter from service center and it will have diffrent EAC or LIN # on it and you can check online status with that # if card is ordred or sent