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Received my Green Card following Detroit AOS
Wooo-Hooo
Just under 3 weeks from my AOS interview, I received my Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) from good ol' Nebraska Service Center. Last Thursday, I received a 'Welcome to the United States' letter from NSC - looks just like an NOA letter, which stated that I had been accepted as a Permanent Resident and should expect my Permanent Resident Card within 3 weeks. Just 2 days later, and there's my card in the mail. I also received 2 more Welcome letters from NSC (posted separetely), just for good measure. The card itself, as many have commented before, isn't green. It's off-white, with my ADIT photo (from the original I-129F petition), and fingerprint on it, along with DOB, Country of Birth, and a valid from/to date and my A#. The back is a cool kind of metallic brown hologram with all of the front details repeated in a small strip. The card back has a green strip stating Permanent Resident Card so I'm glad to see some kind of green-ness on the Green Card. As an aside, whilst researching something yesterday, we discovered that the USCIS refer to the Permanent Residence Card as Form I-551. So this is the end of Phase 1 of the big immigration journey. Now, we can really forget it for 21 months. Overall, it has taken just under 11 months, from the filing of the I-129F petition last November to receiving the Permanent Resident card this week. Funny, it doesn't sound that long, although it has felt like an eternity, particularly through the NSC waiting period. Thing1 and I feel for any of you going through NSC at the moment - we were looking at the Dave Hollis site earlier, and were amazed to see the average NSC approval rate running at about 200 days. Yikes. Our case hit the dip when NSC approvals came down to 120-130 days so, in retrospect, we were pretty lucky. Good luck to all of you wherever you are in the various stages of the immigration progress. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. ... Now if only I could land a job...my new frustrating experience... Here is our timeline : * 11/12/02 submitted I-129F to NSC * 11/13/02 Police Certificate Applied for * 11/15/02 1st NOA receipt date * 11/23/02 received NOA document in mail * 12/03/02 Opened Provisional File at London Consulate * 01/08/03 Received Police Certificate * 03/24/03 2nd NOA * 04/03/03 NVC received file from NSC * 04/08/03 called NVC - our file is still being entered into the system * 04/10/03 called NVC - our file was sent to the London TODAY * 04/14/03 received notice of receipt and action from NVC * 04/23/03 received Packet #4 and interview date from London Consulate * 04/30/03 K-1 interview at London Consulate - K-1 VISA APPROVED * 05/25/03 Came home to my thing1 :D * 05/28/03 Applied for SSN * 06/18/03 Married Thing1 :D:D * 06/23/03 Filed AOS in Detroit * 06/27/03 Received SSN * 07/03/03 Fingerprinting Appointment in Grand Rapids * 09/15/03 AOS Interview in Detroit - APPROVED - received I-551 stamp in passport * 10/02/03 Received 'Welcome to US Letter' from NSC * 10/04/03 Received Permanent Resident Card thing2 |
congrats =)
I hope my journey is as painless and quick as yours from AOS filing to green card =) |
Yeah!!!!!! Many congrats to you both and your USCIS break for a bit!!!!
I have a question, though...........why do they insist on having up-to-date adit pics when they just use the old one anyway?????? ;) Congrats again! Kate. xxxxxx:D:D:D |
Re: Received my Green Card following Detroit AOS
Originally posted by thing2 Wooo-Hooo Just under 3 weeks from my AOS interview, I received my Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) from good ol' Nebraska Service Center. Last Thursday, I received a 'Welcome to the United States' letter from NSC - looks just like an NOA letter, which stated that I had been accepted as a Permanent Resident and should expect my Permanent Resident Card within 3 weeks. Just 2 days later, and there's my card in the mail. I also received 2 more Welcome letters from NSC (posted separetely), just for good measure. The card itself, as many have commented before, isn't green. It's off-white, with my ADIT photo (from the original I-129F petition), and fingerprint on it, along with DOB, Country of Birth, and a valid from/to date and my A#. The back is a cool kind of metallic brown hologram with all of the front details repeated in a small strip. The card back has a green strip stating Permanent Resident Card so I'm glad to see some kind of green-ness on the Green Card. As an aside, whilst researching something yesterday, we discovered that the USCIS refer to the Permanent Residence Card as Form I-551. So this is the end of Phase 1 of the big immigration journey. Now, we can really forget it for 21 months. Overall, it has taken just under 11 months, from the filing of the I-129F petition last November to receiving the Permanent Resident card this week. Funny, it doesn't sound that long, although it has felt like an eternity, particularly through the NSC waiting period. Thing1 and I feel for any of you going through NSC at the moment - we were looking at the Dave Hollis site earlier, and were amazed to see the average NSC approval rate running at about 200 days. Yikes. Our case hit the dip when NSC approvals came down to 120-130 days so, in retrospect, we were pretty lucky. Good luck to all of you wherever you are in the various stages of the immigration progress. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. ... Now if only I could land a job...my new frustrating experience... Here is our timeline : * 11/12/02 submitted I-129F to NSC * 11/13/02 Police Certificate Applied for * 11/15/02 1st NOA receipt date * 11/23/02 received NOA document in mail * 12/03/02 Opened Provisional File at London Consulate * 01/08/03 Received Police Certificate * 03/24/03 2nd NOA * 04/03/03 NVC received file from NSC * 04/08/03 called NVC - our file is still being entered into the system * 04/10/03 called NVC - our file was sent to the London TODAY * 04/14/03 received notice of receipt and action from NVC * 04/23/03 received Packet #4 and interview date from London Consulate * 04/30/03 K-1 interview at London Consulate - K-1 VISA APPROVED * 05/25/03 Came home to my thing1 :D * 05/28/03 Applied for SSN * 06/18/03 Married Thing1 :D:D * 06/23/03 Filed AOS in Detroit * 06/27/03 Received SSN * 07/03/03 Fingerprinting Appointment in Grand Rapids * 09/15/03 AOS Interview in Detroit - APPROVED - received I-551 stamp in passport * 10/02/03 Received 'Welcome to US Letter' from NSC * 10/04/03 Received Permanent Resident Card thing2 AOS interview 9:19:03 Green Card arrived 10:6:03 |
Congratulations to the Things and good luck on your job hunt Thing2! =)
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congrats on your new green (buff coloured) card !! told ya it wouldnt take long ... amazing how Nebraska can do that part so fast when everything else takes sooooo long !
Good luck with your job hunting Jan :) |
Re: Received my Green Card following Detroit AOS
congratulations thing one and two!!!!!
our Detroit AOS interview is Nov. 10th. Would you be so kind as to give us a sneak preview as to what to expect at our interview? One question in particular. We submitted all our papers Aug. 8th, including the I-864.Do we need to fill that all out again, notorize it, etc for the interview? I'm asking because there is only three months between submission of papers and interview. Anyway, good luck and a great big fat juicy CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! Marian and Arno in Ann Arbor, MI >Wooo-Hooo >Just under 3 weeks from my AOS interview, I received my Permanent >Resident Card (Green Card) from good ol' Nebraska Service Center. >Last Thursday, I received a 'Welcome to the United States' letter from >NSC - looks just like an NOA letter, which stated that I had been >accepted as a Permanent Resident and should expect my Permanent Resident >Card within 3 weeks. >Just 2 days later, and there's my card in the mail. I also >received 2 more Welcome letters from NSC (posted separetely), just >for good measure. >The card itself, as many have commented before, isn't green. It's off- >white, with my ADIT photo (from the original I-129F petition), and >fingerprint on it, along with DOB, Country of Birth, and a valid from/to >date and my A#. The back is a cool kind of metallic brown hologram with >all of the front details repeated in a small strip. The card back has a >green strip stating Permanent Resident Card so I'm glad to see some kind >of green-ness on the Green Card. As an aside, whilst researching >something yesterday, we discovered that the USCIS refer to the Permanent >Residence Card as Form I-551. >So this is the end of Phase 1 of the big immigration journey. Now, we >can really forget it for 21 months. Overall, it has taken just under 11 >months, from the filing of the I-129F petition last November to >receiving the Permanent Resident card this week. Funny, it doesn't sound >that long, although it has felt like an eternity, particularly through >the NSC waiting period. >Thing1 and I feel for any of you going through NSC at the moment - we >were looking at the Dave Hollis site earlier, and were amazed to see the >average NSC approval rate running at about 200 days. Yikes. >Our case hit the dip when NSC approvals came down to 120-130 days so, in >retrospect, we were pretty lucky. >Good luck to all of you wherever you are in the various stages of the >immigration progress. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. >.. Now if only I could land a job...my new frustrating experience... >Here is our timeline : >* 11/12/02 submitted I-129F to NSC >* 11/13/02 Police Certificate Applied for >* 11/15/02 1st NOA receipt date >* 11/23/02 received NOA document in mail >* 12/03/02 Opened Provisional File at London Consulate >* 01/08/03 Received Police Certificate >* 03/24/03 2nd NOA >* 04/03/03 NVC received file from NSC >* 04/08/03 called NVC - our file is still being entered into the system >* 04/10/03 called NVC - our file was sent to the London TODAY >* 04/14/03 received notice of receipt and action from NVC >* 04/23/03 received Packet #4 and interview date from London Consulate >* 04/30/03 K-1 interview at London Consulate - K-1 VISA > APPROVED >* 05/25/03 Came home to my thing1 :D >* 05/28/03 Applied for SSN >* 06/18/03 Married Thing1 :D:D >* 06/23/03 Filed AOS in Detroit >* 06/27/03 Received SSN >* 07/03/03 Fingerprinting Appointment in Grand Rapids >* 09/15/03 AOS Interview in Detroit - APPROVED - received I- > 551 stamp in passport >* 10/02/03 Received 'Welcome to US Letter' from NSC >* 10/04/03 Received Permanent Resident Card >thing2 >-- >Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
Re: Received my Green Card following Detroit AOS
Congratulations on your green card Thing2!
Originally posted by thing2 The back is a cool kind of metallic brown hologram with all of the front details repeated in a small strip. Caroline |
congratulations!
Congratulations to Thing 2 and BritishInOhio! :-)
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Re: Received my Green Card following Detroit AOS and PASSED my Michigan Driving Test
Thanks folks. It does feel damn good to have got this out of the way. I hope your AOS and green card experiences go just as smoothly. I empathise with those unfortunate enough to be waiting months/years just for the AOS interview. The inconsistency of this entire process sucks bigtime.
One other thing I just got out of the way is that I finally took and passed my Michigan driving test. I hated the entire experience - my examiner was a miserable old sod. I made 11 errors, 8 of which were 'speeding' at 27mph in a 25mph zone. Still, rules are rules I guess. I did however, PASS the test. I could have made another 14 errors and still pass. Originally posted by Caro Also, being the nerds that we are, we determined that the top and bottom strips of the back of the card contain respectively, the presidents of the US and the 50 state flags, ordered by alphabetical order. Caroline Originally posted by Mvstolar Would you be so kind as to give us a sneak preview as to what to expect at our interview? Originally posted by Mvstolar One question in particular. We submitted all our papers Aug. 8th, including the I-864.Do we need to fill that all out again, notorize it, etc for theinterview? I'm asking because there is only three months between submission of papers and interview. |
Re: Received my Green Card following Detroit AOS and PASSED my Michigan Driving Test
Originally posted by okiedokie -------------------------------------------------------- pompous windbag poster: new entry in webster dictionary; a person who likes to see their own words in print to excess; a person who believes that they dispense a wisdom superior than most of their counterparts. Psychological profiles reveal the dark hole of emotional need that will suck your life out of you, characterized by lifelong bad marriages and relationships; numerous examples found on this board; also characterized by herd mentality, arrogance, rudeness, and a total lack of reasononing skills; this disorder is typically manifested in persons not having normal relationships, but rather the taking of "hostages" PWP syndrome is currently untreatable as the person is so full of themselves, nothing works Troll: Loser. What is your problem? At least the "pompous windbag poster" (whatever) has something useful to contribute. You might try it sometime. Kate. |
Re: Received my Green Card following Detroit AOS and PASSED my Michigan Driving Test
Congrats Things, very pleased for you! :D
Good luck job hunting Thing 2!!!!! Amy |
Re: Received my Green Card following Detroit AOS
Marian - You do not need another I-864 for the interview. Unless your
financial circumstances have changed, there's no need for a new one - the one you filed is only three months old! :-) Regarding the interview, the only questions the interviewer asked us back in January were my husband's parents' names, and then all the questions on the I-485 about being a terrorist, etc. The agent went through each and every one, and noted Serge's answers next on the I-485. We did not have to show a single photo from the wedding, nothing proving our relationship at all, no joint financial info, etc., although we had a bunch of stuff with us. Good luck next month! Kristin p.s. Congrats to the things for the greencard. Ours came less than three weeks after my husband was approved, too. Nebraska does at least one thing in a speedy fashion! MVStolar wrote: > congratulations thing one and two!!!!! > our Detroit AOS interview is Nov. 10th. > Would you be so kind as to give us a sneak preview as to what to expect at our > interview? > > One question in particular. We submitted all our papers Aug. 8th, including > the I-864.Do we need to fill that all out again, notorize it, etc for the > interview? I'm asking because there is only three months between submission of > papers and interview. > > Anyway, good luck and a great big fat juicy CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! > > Marian and Arno in Ann Arbor, MI > > >>Wooo-Hooo >>Just under 3 weeks from my AOS interview, I received my Permanent >>Resident Card (Green Card) from good ol' Nebraska Service Center. >>Last Thursday, I received a 'Welcome to the United States' letter from >>NSC - looks just like an NOA letter, which stated that I had been >>accepted as a Permanent Resident and should expect my Permanent Resident >>Card within 3 weeks. >>Just 2 days later, and there's my card in the mail. I also >>received 2 more Welcome letters from NSC (posted separetely), just >>for good measure. >>The card itself, as many have commented before, isn't green. It's off- >>white, with my ADIT photo (from the original I-129F petition), and >>fingerprint on it, along with DOB, Country of Birth, and a valid from/to >>date and my A#. The back is a cool kind of metallic brown hologram with >>all of the front details repeated in a small strip. The card back has a >>green strip stating Permanent Resident Card so I'm glad to see some kind >>of green-ness on the Green Card. As an aside, whilst researching >>something yesterday, we discovered that the USCIS refer to the Permanent >>Residence Card as Form I-551. >>So this is the end of Phase 1 of the big immigration journey. Now, we >>can really forget it for 21 months. Overall, it has taken just under 11 >>months, from the filing of the I-129F petition last November to >>receiving the Permanent Resident card this week. Funny, it doesn't sound >>that long, although it has felt like an eternity, particularly through >>the NSC waiting period. >>Thing1 and I feel for any of you going through NSC at the moment - we >>were looking at the Dave Hollis site earlier, and were amazed to see the >>average NSC approval rate running at about 200 days. Yikes. >>Our case hit the dip when NSC approvals came down to 120-130 days so, in >>retrospect, we were pretty lucky. >>Good luck to all of you wherever you are in the various stages of the >>immigration progress. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. >>.. Now if only I could land a job...my new frustrating experience... >>Here is our timeline : >>* 11/12/02 submitted I-129F to NSC >>* 11/13/02 Police Certificate Applied for >>* 11/15/02 1st NOA receipt date >>* 11/23/02 received NOA document in mail >>* 12/03/02 Opened Provisional File at London Consulate >>* 01/08/03 Received Police Certificate >>* 03/24/03 2nd NOA >>* 04/03/03 NVC received file from NSC >>* 04/08/03 called NVC - our file is still being entered into the system >>* 04/10/03 called NVC - our file was sent to the London TODAY >>* 04/14/03 received notice of receipt and action from NVC >>* 04/23/03 received Packet #4 and interview date from London Consulate >>* 04/30/03 K-1 interview at London Consulate - K-1 VISA >> APPROVED >>* 05/25/03 Came home to my thing1 :D >>* 05/28/03 Applied for SSN >>* 06/18/03 Married Thing1 :D:D >>* 06/23/03 Filed AOS in Detroit >>* 06/27/03 Received SSN >>* 07/03/03 Fingerprinting Appointment in Grand Rapids >>* 09/15/03 AOS Interview in Detroit - APPROVED - received I- >> 551 stamp in passport >>* 10/02/03 Received 'Welcome to US Letter' from NSC >>* 10/04/03 Received Permanent Resident Card >>thing2 >>-- >>Posted via http://britishexpats.com > > > |
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