Steve2003

I agree, a better stamp would be good. Or possibly just asking the person at the time if they plan on leaving the country orhave EAD issues and then taking some type of action (giving them something in writing with an original signiture, etc). Not to mention, can't the POE people see on their computers a person's status and see if they are approved or not. I guess this measure is to stop people from taking the stamp at "face value"... those people who actually do that (employers for example may do this).

acuario

Thanks for the info !!
I have my CR-1 interview next Thursday October 21st at the Madrid Consulate. Should I try to get to the US before Oct 26th to get the stamp ?

I read that I would get the greencard in the mail two weeks later or so...is that going to change too ??
Help !

Steve2003

Maybe I am wrong also. How long does a green card really take to come in the mail after an AOS interview (at a local office that is)? I always thought it could take weeks to a few months.... If it is quick then no biggy (in most cases). If it is slow then big issues are to come.

Pallyn

I can see the point of the change, the stamp would be awfully easy to forge.
In our experience, the card only took a few weeks after the AOS interview. We have yet to see how long the card takes after I-751 approval.

acuario

I´m not doing AOS, just consular processing (CR-1). That´s what it says, that the greencard comes in the mail two weeks later or so....

sphyrapicus

I just got my card after waiting 3 months. Mind you, I did not adjust status - I was removing conditions on my 2yr card. I processed through Boston. Presumably, the I-89 process is similar.

Rete

Okay, I can understand the reasoning behind the decision. However, at the meeting didn't they say what they would substitute the I-551 with? Perhaps a temporary green card made at the time of approval or entry. This can be done the same way they at one time made instant EAD cards at the POE and DOs. I can't believe that they will take something away without planning for a substitution.

If this was discussed are you willing to tell us what was said?

Rete

Folinskyinla

Hi:

This was a preliminary discussion. Also, there was nothing said regarding replacement of the I-551 -- the implication was that the I-551 would be the ONLY proof of LPR issued and the idea was that the I-551's would be produced and issued in short order.

Hypertweeky

But that sucks!!, What a bunch of reactionaries..

Rete

It matters not if you enter the US with CR-1 status due to Consular processing of adjustment or get approval of PR status at a US AOS interview. The wait is the same as there is NO difference in its manufacturing procedure. BTW do not believe everything they tell you, i.e. applying for a social security card at the US Consulate by ticking the box. You will wait forever unless you go the SSA office in the US yourself to apply.

Rete

Hypertweeky

And you believe that?? sorry girlie I wish It was true!!

meauxna

I was sceptical at first, too, but recent reports here show this program is working for those patient enough to wait--tho one should still wait the 10 biz days to be entered in SAVE before going to the SS office to apply.

And, for you an Hyper, I looked up our Green Card report:

"December 16 stopped in the PO to mail our Holiday cards (yeah, I know they're late!) and checked the POBox...big surprise! A welcome letter in one envelope and a real-deal Green Card in the other envelope. DAH promptly stuck it to his forehead (seriously!) and proclamed his status where appropriate. 28 days total including time to forward our mail from the city to our beach hideout."

Other reports here have been consistant with 4 weeks for entry-->Green Card.

Hypertweeky

Darn girl.. you always come up with a timeline story

Anon

Bob wrote:

    >>Hi:
    >>I just returned from a local district liaison workgroup. The District
    >>has just learned and told us today that as of October 26, 2004, the
    >>CIS will no longer issue temporary I-551 stamps. This is a national
    >>directive due to the ease with which the stamps can be forged.
    >
    >
    > Doesn't sound very well thought out does it...certainly bringing up a
    > lot more problems than fixing it with a better stamp...
    >

Why not make it quicker to get the card? They don't take that long to
make....

Anon

acuario wrote:
    >>Maybe I am wrong also. How long does a green card really take to
    >>come in the mail after an AOS interview (at a local office that is)?
    >>I always thought it could take weeks to a few months.... If it is
    >>quick then no biggy (in most cases). If it is slow then big issues
    >>are to come.
    >
    >
    > I´m not doing AOS, just consular processing (CR-1). That´s what it says,
    > that the greencard comes in the mail two weeks later or so....
    >

The green card or the CR-1?
It took my daughter 5 months to get her green card, and my wife almost a
year after entering on immigrant visas. Apparently my wife's was "lost
in the mail", and we had to request another. My daughters had her middle
name where her first name was supposed to be. After a 5 month delay,
they should get it right. After this, the both waited about 6 more
months for replacement cards. After the I-751 was approved and my wife
filled out the paperwork at the local office, the 10 year card only took
a week.