Still no greencard after entered the country for 8 months!
Apr 30th 2004, 11:57 pm
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Still no greencard after entered the country for 8 months!
Hi folks,
I am a winner of DV2003. I entered the country in August 2003. They stamped
my passport for I551 which is good for a year. They sent me a welcome letter
at September 2003 and informed me that my greencard has been registered to
the system and they are going to mail my permanent resident card in 3 weeks.
I have been waiting for 8 months and still no greencard. I made several
phone calls to the INS and everytime I called, they always said that they
are going to forward my inquiry and someone will contact me in 30 days but
nobody from INS contacted me. I mailed form G-731 to INS 2 months ago and
got no reply. What should I do to get my permanent resident card? They got
all my current information, address, phone numbers etc!
Hendra
I am a winner of DV2003. I entered the country in August 2003. They stamped
my passport for I551 which is good for a year. They sent me a welcome letter
at September 2003 and informed me that my greencard has been registered to
the system and they are going to mail my permanent resident card in 3 weeks.
I have been waiting for 8 months and still no greencard. I made several
phone calls to the INS and everytime I called, they always said that they
are going to forward my inquiry and someone will contact me in 30 days but
nobody from INS contacted me. I mailed form G-731 to INS 2 months ago and
got no reply. What should I do to get my permanent resident card? They got
all my current information, address, phone numbers etc!
Hendra
May 2nd 2004, 10:06 pm
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Re: Still no greencard after entered the country for 8 months!
First off, ignore the three weeks. I have heard of some rare cases where
the card was produced in four weeks or less, but I also heard of cases
where it took two years. Both are completely normal. If it takes more than
a year, you'd have to go to the local office and get a new I-551 stamp.
That said, the "service" you got when calling USCIS (INS no longer exists.
For that matter, they didn't even exist any more when you entered the
country) really is atrocious. Unfortunately also not uncommon.
That is the main reason why I would suggest you contact your local
Congressperson.
On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 16:57:37 -0700, Hendra Gunawan wrote:
> Hi folks,
> I am a winner of DV2003. I entered the country in August 2003. They
> stamped my passport for I551 which is good for a year. They sent me a
> welcome letter at September 2003 and informed me that my greencard has
> been registered to the system and they are going to mail my permanent
> resident card in 3 weeks. I have been waiting for 8 months and still no
> greencard. I made several phone calls to the INS and everytime I called,
> they always said that they are going to forward my inquiry and someone
> will contact me in 30 days but nobody from INS contacted me. I mailed
> form G-731 to INS 2 months ago and got no reply. What should I do to get
> my permanent resident card? They got all my current information,
> address, phone numbers etc!
>
> Hendra
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the card was produced in four weeks or less, but I also heard of cases
where it took two years. Both are completely normal. If it takes more than
a year, you'd have to go to the local office and get a new I-551 stamp.
That said, the "service" you got when calling USCIS (INS no longer exists.
For that matter, they didn't even exist any more when you entered the
country) really is atrocious. Unfortunately also not uncommon.
That is the main reason why I would suggest you contact your local
Congressperson.
On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 16:57:37 -0700, Hendra Gunawan wrote:
> Hi folks,
> I am a winner of DV2003. I entered the country in August 2003. They
> stamped my passport for I551 which is good for a year. They sent me a
> welcome letter at September 2003 and informed me that my greencard has
> been registered to the system and they are going to mail my permanent
> resident card in 3 weeks. I have been waiting for 8 months and still no
> greencard. I made several phone calls to the INS and everytime I called,
> they always said that they are going to forward my inquiry and someone
> will contact me in 30 days but nobody from INS contacted me. I mailed
> form G-731 to INS 2 months ago and got no reply. What should I do to get
> my permanent resident card? They got all my current information,
> address, phone numbers etc!
>
> Hendra
--
Remember, I am strictly a layperson without any legal training. I encourage
everybody to seek competent legal counsel rather than relying on usenet
newsgroups.
Please support H.R. 539, H.R. 832 and S. 1510. More information at
http://www.kkeane.com/lobbyspousal-faq.shtml
Please visit my new FAQ at http://www.kkeane.com (always under construction)
My email address in usenet posts is now invalid for spam protection. See
my Web site for information on how to contact me.
Please feel free to enjoy some of my photographs at my Web site
http://www.ingopakleppa.com ! Comments are welcome.
