Dummy Dum

i was wondering how long i can take to get the i-551 stamp
after my aos application is approved? since i'm on ap/ead
i've been lax about getting my pictures taken and going to
the local ins office to get the stamp (and presumably start
the application process for the plastic card). it has now
been 40 days since i was approved and i'd like to wait another
month or so if possible.

Ingo Pakleppa

On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 15:36:45 +0000, dummy dum wrote:

    > i was wondering how long i can take to get the i-551 stamp
    > after my aos application is approved? since i'm on ap/ead
    > i've been lax about getting my pictures taken and going to
    > the local ins office to get the stamp (and presumably start
    > the application process for the plastic card). it has now
    > been 40 days since i was approved and i'd like to wait another
    > month or so if possible.

Well, the problem is that right now, you have neither evidence of legal
status, nor evidence that you are authorized to work (using your old EAD
actually is a violation of the law because that ceased to be valid when
your I-485 was approved).

More importantly, the plastic GC won't even get ordered until you get your
passport stamped. When you go to stamp the passport, they take your
thumbprint, and you also need to bring your picture. These two items will
end up on your plastic GC.

Dummy Dum

"Ingo Pakleppa" wrote in message news:...
    > On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 15:36:45 +0000, dummy dum wrote:
    >
    > > i was wondering how long i can take to get the i-551 stamp
    > > after my aos application is approved? since i'm on ap/ead
    > > i've been lax about getting my pictures taken and going to
    > > the local ins office to get the stamp (and presumably start
    > > the application process for the plastic card). it has now
    > > been 40 days since i was approved and i'd like to wait another
    > > month or so if possible.
    >
    > Well, the problem is that right now, you have neither evidence of legal
    > status, nor evidence that you are authorized to work (using your old EAD
    > actually is a violation of the law because that ceased to be valid when
    > your I-485 was approved).

thanks ingo, but even if i don't have evidence, my status is legal and
i am authorised to work right?

    > More importantly, the plastic GC won't even get ordered until you get your
    > passport stamped. When you go to stamp the passport, they take your
    > thumbprint, and you also need to bring your picture. These two items will
    > end up on your plastic GC.

i figured, but would like to wait another month if possible... i tried
to look on the web to see if that would cause problems but wasn't abl eto.

Ingo Pakleppa

On Sun, 16 Mar 2003 14:43:17 +0000, dummy dum wrote:

    > "Ingo Pakleppa" wrote in message news:...
    >> On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 15:36:45 +0000, dummy dum wrote:
    >>
    >> > i was wondering how long i can take to get the i-551 stamp
    >> > after my aos application is approved? since i'm on ap/ead
    >> > i've been lax about getting my pictures taken and going to
    >> > the local ins office to get the stamp (and presumably start
    >> > the application process for the plastic card). it has now
    >> > been 40 days since i was approved and i'd like to wait another
    >> > month or so if possible.
    >>
    >> Well, the problem is that right now, you have neither evidence of legal
    >> status, nor evidence that you are authorized to work (using your old EAD
    >> actually is a violation of the law because that ceased to be valid when
    >> your I-485 was approved).
    >
    > thanks ingo, but even if i don't have evidence, my status is legal and
    > i am authorised to work right?

Yes. This would only be an issue if you were stopped by one of the border
patrol checkpoints, or for some other reason were challenged by BCIS or
BCBP.

    >> More importantly, the plastic GC won't even get ordered until you get your
    >> passport stamped. When you go to stamp the passport, they take your
    >> thumbprint, and you also need to bring your picture. These two items will
    >> end up on your plastic GC.
    >
    > i figured, but would like to wait another month if possible... i tried
    > to look on the web to see if that would cause problems but wasn't abl eto.

Most people prefer to get their GC as quickly as possible...

di_mo

Well, the problem is that right now, you have neither evidence of legal
> status, nor evidence that you are authorized to work (using your old EAD
> actually is a violation of the law because that ceased to be valid when
> your I-485 was approved).

Hi Ingo, does the above mentioned also apply to an I-485 that's been approved by the IJ (upon termination of removal proceedings)?


Thanks

lairdside

My passport was stamped on the day my I-485 was approved as I attended the INS office for an interview. They didn't ask for a photograph or fingerprint as presumably they already had these on file ( the photo on my GC is the same one as was previously on my EAD). I gather the process is slightly different at this stage for an employment based GC ?

Sylvia Ottemoeller

"lairdside" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

    > My passport was stamped on the day my I-485 was approved as I attended
    > the INS office for an interview. They didn't ask for a photograph or
    > fingerprint as presumably they already had these on file ( the photo on
    > my GC is the same one as was previously on my EAD). I gather the process
    > is slightly different at this stage for an employment based GC ?

Yes, the employment-based process is different. For employment-based
I-485s, the processing is done at a remote INS Service Center. In most of
these cases, there is no interview, and the approval notice is mailed to the
applicant. The applicant then has to appear at the local INS district
office in order to get the passport stamp and give INS the photos and
signature.