We have our passport stamped this morning at Newark INS office.
We got there around 7:50am. The entrance is at the back of the
building on Orchard St. We waited outside for about 10 minutes.
After we got in the building, we were first directed to room 137,
where we waited for about 40 minutes. The officer took our I-94, EAD,
and fingerprint, gave us two tickets and sent us to room 135.
There were about 40 people ahead of us when we entered the room
and the estimated waiting time on the ticket was 1 hour 30 minutes.
The actual time it took was only 45 minutes. We were out of the door
around 9:25am. So it seems that you don\'t really have to go there
very early.
For those who are curious, here is the content of the stamp:
A# (hand written)
PROCESSED FOR I-551
TEMPORARY EVIDENCE OF
LAWFUL ADMISSION FOR
PERMANENT RESIDENCE
VALID UNTIL 8-29-2001(hand written)
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZED
(everything below is hand written)
EAC-99-126-xxxxx
filed 3-24-99 per
I797 approval I485
as of 8-30-00 at
New #32
We didn\'t ask and she didn\'t tell us when the actual
card will come, but I assume it should take less than
6 months.
The ordeal is finally over and thank everyone for
sharing their information on the forum.
We got there around 7:50am. The entrance is at the back of the
building on Orchard St. We waited outside for about 10 minutes.
After we got in the building, we were first directed to room 137,
where we waited for about 40 minutes. The officer took our I-94, EAD,
and fingerprint, gave us two tickets and sent us to room 135.
There were about 40 people ahead of us when we entered the room
and the estimated waiting time on the ticket was 1 hour 30 minutes.
The actual time it took was only 45 minutes. We were out of the door
around 9:25am. So it seems that you don\'t really have to go there
very early.
For those who are curious, here is the content of the stamp:
A# (hand written)
PROCESSED FOR I-551
TEMPORARY EVIDENCE OF
LAWFUL ADMISSION FOR
PERMANENT RESIDENCE
VALID UNTIL 8-29-2001(hand written)
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZED
(everything below is hand written)
EAC-99-126-xxxxx
filed 3-24-99 per
I797 approval I485
as of 8-30-00 at
New #32
We didn\'t ask and she didn\'t tell us when the actual
card will come, but I assume it should take less than
6 months.
The ordeal is finally over and thank everyone for
sharing their information on the forum.