Hi
I had my family based green card interview on Feb 14 2011 and was approved. I received my approval letter by mail as well as the two 'card production ordered' emails.
I never received my actual card and was finally able to get a USPS tracking number yesterday. According to USPS the mail was delivered on Feb 23 2011 but I never received it.
Has someone been in the same boat? Any suggestions on what I would need to do. I did call USPS and they are trying to find more information about the missing mail.
Hi msun79, I'd like to know if you have received your Greencard by now? I was waiting for mine since late March 2011, and I also called up the 1-800 number of USCIS 3 weeks after as stated in the Welcome letter. Anyway, the lady told me to call again by April 12, if I didn't receive my Green Card by that time. I called up April 13, and the man told me he would inform the CSC about my case. About a week after, I got a letter from USCIS stating that their records show that they did send the Green Card last March 12, and they didn't receive any returned greencard as undeliverable under my name. They also gave me the USPS tracking number for my Green Card Mail. I tracked it and it showed that my Green Card did arrive at my local post office, and it was sent out for delivery, but the last status was: "
Delivery status not updated as of March 15, 2011, 10:13 pm" I never received it all! Not even a note card telling me that I have mail in the Post office! I went to the post office and nobody knows where my mail is! They are still looking for it up until now, but if they couldn't find it, I would have to apply for a replacement Green card with a FEE of $450! I want to know too if the Green Card mail is a registered priority mail. That way, we can have some claims for our lost green card. It sucks because we get to pay for a REPLACEMENT green card due to a lost initial Green Card which we haven't even had our hands on! It's so frustrating.......!!!!
Also, I'm wondering why USCIS didn't give out the tracking number through USCIS Status Update or through email the day or AT LEAST the day after they mailed the Green Cards! Why wait til we'll have problems before giving it out! We could have tracked the Green Card on our own and might have found it sooner if it was lost! I even found a thread which stated that it shows in their records that the Green cards have been sent but in reality it wasn't even PRODUCED yet!
I really really hope the post office will be able to find my Greencard within their office. I've been there for 3 consecutive days now just trying to get some updates. It seems like the Post office people are just trying to wash their hands off my case. It's like they're avoiding it for some reason. Hello!! It's not just any mail, It's MY GREEN CARD!
I'll bug them if I have to. I have the proof that the mail wasn't delivered to me and it did reach their Local Post Office. So if needed, I would have to seek legal counsel for this.
yep, I do have email alerts with the USCIS site. So far, no new updates if the card was returned. So they actually alert you if they got the green card back, huh? that's good. I was afraid I would just reapply for a new one without knowing if the GC has been returned. I will definitely call the 1-800 USPS number and file that missing mail report. Again, thank you.