balabon1 said:Employment based I-485.
Interview Columbus OH - May 19, 2005
Welcome letter - dated June 1, 2005
Plastic card - June 13, 2005
a.bhai said:How is your welcome letter ? Is that type like.....Congratulation....you have chose ... plastic card will be mailed within 180 days.... if you need to travel contact your local office and get stampped... etc. etc and a approval date on top rt. corner of simple white paper letter..... Because I received a approval letter from cleveland office five weeks before and I have not received card yet. Please respond this. Thank you.
chicago_gc said:Hi Can someone please tell us if the cards are sent by third class mail or by first class mail? We talked to the local post office and they say that the third class mail does not get forwarded as it is "junk mail" . Is USCIS trying to save money and sending out cards by third class mail after what they charge fir the process?
I would really appreciate any insight on this.
========================================================balabon1 said:It is not available right now, i am typing from work.
No, it is not an approval letter. Please clearify.
Welcome letter looks like an usual receipt notice (I-485, I-140, etc.) - Yellow color with torch.
It contains congatulations and the following information like "plastic card will be mailed to you within next 21 day from the notice date indicated in this letter"
Received in 13 days.