no welcome letter , no ss cards, no green cards yet arrive more than 2 months before

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tarmac727

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here my experience and wait for comments and advices please, my family and i enterred in USA at the end of May, we won the DV2011, at the POE mia (Miami) the IO told us to wait for the green card to arrive for about 6 months, reading experiences here i saw that the commont time is about 1 months, we are very worried about our documents, is common that Miami last more than other poe, if so for the green card we dont know way we did not received the welcome letter or ssn card yet in the mail, please we would like what to do to track the documents or how to know where they are, since we do not have any number or that letter.
all comments are very welcome please.
Tks
 
Make an Infopass appointment to inquire about the green card. Then visit the Social Security office to inquire about the SSN.

Do you know if the correct address was specified on the DS-230?
 
Jackolantern said:
Make an Infopass appointment to inquire about the green card. Then visit the Social Security office to inquire about the SSN.

Do you know if the correct address was specified on the DS-230?
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tks for your answer, when we filled for DS230 we put N/A for that cuestion since we did not know where we going to enterred, so we put an address in the coustom form requested at Miami wneh we enterred. if we never receive the cards, ar we need to pay the fee again? how long is to receive a duplicated cards? our immigrant visa was stamped at the airport with the common entry sign, nothing spetial write on it, it says that serve as permanent resident for 1 year, that why we are so worried about. please give some advices in what to do?
 
I think you do not need to pay any fee again if at all you did not receive your GC. It is better to clarify about your status with the USCIS instead of building up your anxiety. The temporary stamp on your visa will be valid for one year only within which you have legalize your status in the US .
 
tarmac727 said:
tks for your answer, when we filled for DS230 we put N/A for that cuestion since we did not know where we going to enterred, so we put an address in the coustom form requested at Miami wneh we enterred.
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The DS-230 asked where you planned to live when you arrive in the US, and another question about where you want them to send the green card. That has nothing to do with where you would enter the US.

If you didn't give them an address to send the card, or gave them the wrong address, you'll need to file I-90 and pay the fee to get a card.

As for the SSN, same thing ... if they didn't specify the correct address for questions 10 or 11, or didn't answer YES to question 43b, they're not going to send the card automatically and it will be necessary to visit a Social Security office to apply for a SS card (however there is no fee for the SS card).
 
Tks Jackolantern for your answer, actually my family and i are outside of USA, we are planning to go in Aug to see whats happened to our GC, the question is, if we file for I90 at the end of Aug, how long is to get the duplicates in the address we provided? our stamp in passport is valid up to May 2012, can we get duplicates before that date?
tks again




Jackolantern said:
The DS-230 asked where you planned to live when you arrive in the US, and another question about where you want them to send the green card. That has nothing to do with where you would enter the US.

If you didn't give them an address to send the card, or gave them the wrong address, you'll need to file I-90 and pay the fee to get a card.

As for the SSN, same thing ... if they didn't specify the correct address for questions 10 or 11, or didn't answer YES to question 43b, they're not going to send the card automatically and it will be necessary to visit a Social Security office to apply for a SS card (however there is no fee for the SS card).
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tarmac727 said:
Tks Jackolantern for your answer, actually my family and i are outside of USA, we are planning to go in Aug to see whats happened to our GC, the question is, if we file for I90 at the end of Aug, how long is to get the duplicates in the address we provided? our stamp in passport is valid up to May 2012, can we get duplicates before that date?
tks again
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actually my family and i are outside of USA, we are planning to go in Aug to see whats happened to our GC, the question is, if we file for I90 at the end of Aug, how long is to get the duplicates in the address we provided? our stamp in passport is valid up to May 2012, can we get duplicates before that date?
please any advices on this issued, very welcome

tks again
 
The card is normally provided in 2-6 months after you file the I-90. On the I-90 you will specify the address where they should deliver it; they won't look at your DS-230 address to decide where to send the replacement.
 
Jackolantern said:
The card is normally provided in 2-6 months after you file the I-90. On the I-90 you will specify the address where they should deliver it; they won't look at your DS-230 address to decide where to send the replacement.
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if we declare an adress in New Jersey, can we file for I-90 in Miami? or is neccesary to go to New Jersey to do it? im asking since we dont know how to do it.
Any comments are welcome.
tks
 
The I-90 instructions say where to mail the application. The place where you mail it will be a USCIS location probably in some other state.

Once you file it, they will schedule a fingerprinting appointment at a USCIS office close to your NJ address if you specified a NJ address. However, once you get the fingerprint notice you can attempt a walk-in fingerprinting before the appointment date at a Miami office or any other USCIS office in America that handles fingerprinting for green cards. The cards will then be delivered to your New Jersey address.
 
Jackolantern said:
The I-90 instructions say where to mail the application. The place where you mail it will be a USCIS location probably in some other state.

Once you file it, they will schedule a fingerprinting appointment at a USCIS office close to your NJ address if you specified a NJ address. However, once you get the fingerprint notice you can attempt a walk-in fingerprinting before the appointment date at a Miami office or any other USCIS office in America that handles fingerprinting for green cards. The cards will then be delivered to your New Jersey address.
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tks Jackolantern, and other question, to file for ssn can do the same? i mean, if we file for ssn and card in Miami, can we declare an adress in NJ? The card would be mailed there? and tks very much for your comments, they are very helpfull.
 
Yes, you can apply for an SSN in Miami and have the SS card delivered to your address in NJ. However, remember to explain your situation and ask them to check if your SSN has already been issued, since the SSN is normally issued automatically within a few weeks after entering the US with the immigrant visa.
 
Jackolantern said:
Yes, you can apply for an SSN in Miami and have the SS card delivered to your address in NJ. However, remember to explain your situation and ask them to check if your SSN has already been issued, since the SSN is normally issued automatically within a few weeks after entering the US with the immigrant visa.
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Tks Jackolantern, i called to USCIS last week and they told me that, my family and my Gc were back to USCIS on June, i already changed my adress and notified them about this change, this adress is from a Friend of mine and his mail box has his lastname, is any chance that usps do not put mail if the last name is diferent to that of our family? is anything i can do to avoid our gcs back again to USCIS for this matter, uscis told me that they are going to send our GCs and should receive them in about 3 weeks.
I hope to hear comments similar cases, tks again
 
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