Lost/Stolen Green Card; Travelling

[thebigman2377 5]

Hi,

If this is not the right section, please move it to the right place. Thank you.

I'm new here and I do apologize if the topic title has been asked before. I relocated to a new apartment and as a result I lost my green card, on top of that I'm suppose to travel in 2 weeks time. My closest office to me is Los Angeles and I haven't made an appointment yet (Today is Saturday). My question is that, the payment fees for biometric and since I already have a green card which is now lost, do I need to pay the biometric fee knowing that I had a green card at one point? I don't have my approval notice letter, can I go into the office without it hoping that they might pull it up from their system? The only evidence I do have is my immigrant visa that was issued (by the US Embassy) couple of years back.

The evidence I have (all together) is: Driver License, government-issued ID, Immigrant Visa, social security card. With these evidence would that be enough to start the application for I-551?

Lastly, how long does the process take in Los Angeles (USCIS) from start until the day I get the green card in the mail?

Thank you for reading and I look forward to reading your comments.

Thanks again.

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

Hi,

If this is not the right section, please move it to the right place. Thank you.

I'm new here and I do apologize if the topic title has been asked before. I relocated to a new apartment and as a result I lost my green card, on top of that I'm suppose to travel in 2 weeks time. My closest office to me is Los Angeles and I haven't made an appointment yet (Today is Saturday). My question is that, the payment fees for biometric and since I already have a green card which is now lost, do I need to pay the biometric fee knowing that I had a green card at one point? I don't have my approval notice letter, can I go into the office without it hoping that they might pull it up from their system? The only evidence I do have is my immigrant visa that was issued (by the US Embassy) couple of years back.

The evidence I have (all together) is: Driver License, government-issued ID, Immigrant Visa, social security card. With these evidence would that be enough to start the application for I-551?

Lastly, how long does the process take in Los Angeles (USCIS) from start until the day I get the green card in the mail?

Thank you for reading and I look forward to reading your comments.

Thanks again.

Welcome and enjoy.

start off that your SS card, DL (any) and expired IV does nothing and cannot help to establish residency. You said you are going to pay for the biometrics..? Have you completed/filed the Form I-190 to replace the card..? Going into the service center with nothing filed will be a waste of time.

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

You are still required to pay the necessary fee so your biometrics can be taken. You can submit the replacement request by going to the link below and selecting - NEW USER (unless you have registered in the past).

https://efiling.uscis.dhs.gov/efile/

or click link below

I am a new user

You can go to the Info pass section Now (Saturday) and make an appointment to the office where you can get temp. evidence (I-551) while your case is pending.

** process takes about 1 year ** however card maybe received in about 6 months

[thebigman2377 5]

Welcome and enjoy.

start off that your SS card, DL (any) and expired IV does nothing and cannot help to establish residency. You said you are going to pay for the biometrics..? Have you completed/filed the Form I-190 to replace the card..? Going into the service center with nothing filed will be a waste of time.

RICARDO4EVA2,

Thank you for your speedy reply and thank you for welcoming me -- obviously I'm not going to walk in with an empty hand, I'm going to file I-90. What evidence do you think is needed (other than my SS card) since that's all I got?

Edited May 28, 2011 by thebigman2377

[thebigman2377 5]

RICARDO4EVA2,

Thank you for your speedy reply and thank you for welcoming me -- obviously I'm not going to walk in with an empty hand, I'm going to file I-90. What evidence do you think is needed (other than my SS card) since that's all I got?

Forgot to mention that as a result of me losing the most valuable document for a non-citizen, I failed to write down the alien number if anything like this was to happen. I therefore do not have the alien number but with the help of a SS card (which I do have) they should reveal everything about me, correct? My address, license #, address etc. Should I leave the alien number part out on the I-90?

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

RICARDO4EVA2,

Thank you for your speedy reply and thank you for welcoming me -- obviously I'm not going to walk in with an empty hand, I'm going to file I-90. What evidence do you think is needed (other than my SS card) since that's all I got?

You will not need any evidence when applying because it was lost because the online portal does not request for the information to be uploaded

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

Forgot to mention that as a result of me losing the most valuable document for a non-citizen, I failed to write down the alien number if anything like this was to happen. I therefore do not have the alien number but with the help of a SS card (which I do have) they should reveal everything about me, correct? My address, license #, address etc. Should I leave the alien number part out on the I-90?

The Alien Number is in your passport... it is likely to be on anything sent to you by USCIS. you cannot leave it out because you have one which would make your application incomplete hence rejected.

[thebigman2377 5]

The Alien Number is in your passport... it is likely to be on anything sent to you by USCIS. you cannot leave it out because you have one which would make your application incomplete hence rejected.

Thanks for the reply again,

There isn't any Alien Number in my passport but like I said earlier, I do have the immigration visa that has been issued to me by the embassy and the same visa that is used to enter the United State legally. When I looked at the immigration visa was issued to me, I see Registartion number and another number that has the letter A followed by couple of numbers but it seems that, that alphanumeric doesn't look like my green card alphanumeric cause I do remember that my green card alien number starts with 8.

Do I have any chances with this immigration visa that has both Axxxxxxxx (where x = numbers) and registration number?

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

Your A-number is on about every letter you've ever received from USCIS. So you misplaced your card, you did not make a copy or scan of it, and you do not know your A-number because you do not keep this burdensome paperwork the immigration folks sent you?

Come on, like, I mean, really . . .