Mum appoved and over here but what is this?

[Gemma12nel 1]

I sponsered my mother to come and live in the USA. She has had her interview and entered the USA, given the officer the brown envelope and we were told a GC would be on the way. Today we received a notice 0S155A this is a Welcome letter and says that her case is being dealt with and we will be informed withing 30 days. It says you can check the Texas service centre but theres no case of os155a on there to check there processing. Any clues what this is? Also no social security number has showed up, do they still give them out at the local offices?

thanks in advance

[NArocks 13]

First if an organizer can move this the US CItizen section that would be great.

The OS155A is the case for the GC for your mom. She should be recieveing the card soon. ours took 30 days for the kids from POE. GO to the local SS office and apply, should take about a week or two to arrive the visa in her passport will do for her status.

Here is what our email from Cris looked like for the kids GC

Receipt Number: SRCxxxxxxxxxx

Application Type: OS155A, IMMIGRANT VISA AND ALIEN REGISTRATION

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On March 28, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this OS155A IMMIGRANT VISA AND ALIEN REGISTRATION. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

You can choose to receive automatic case status updates, which will be sent via email. Please click here to create an account online.

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Congrats on your Mom being here

[Cuchita 1]

Yes people think ( And I thought too when I first came to USA) that the SS card was issued atumatically, but no, you have to go and apply for it, let us know if you need help filling out the application.

Good luck!

[milimelo 4,231]

Yes people think ( And I thought too when I first came to USA) that the SS card was issued atumatically, but no, you have to go and apply for it, let us know if you need help filling out the application.

Good luck!

You got this wrong - OP sponsored her mom in and mom got in on IR-1 visa. Upon entry on POE she received the welcome notice - OS551 which means they are processing the papers from the mysterious brown envelope (registering the alien) and producing her GC. There is no more applications to be filled - except for N-400 5 yrs later.

[NArocks 13]

If you read many threads when Parents, spouses or Children are sponsored and they may have checked the box for the Social Security card to come it does not, this is why it is suggested to go ahead and apply after a few weeks if it has not arrived. As far as the OSI yes they are processing the case your GC for your mom should come about a month after POE as has been the trend. Maybe with the delay on card prodcution this may be a factor as to when the card will actually arrive.

Tell mom Welcome to the US of A

[daboyz 36]

Yes people think ( And I thought too when I first came to USA) that the SS card was issued atumatically, but no, you have to go and apply for it, let us know if you need help filling out the application.

Good luck!

They issued my wife's automatically. We never had to go apply anywhere, it just showed up in the mail.