Green Card

[TattooedAesa 0]

My husband came into the country on December 11th. He is looking for work but they all want the physical copy of his green card. How long does that take to typically come in?

[gstrength 20]

My husband came into the country on December 11th. He is looking for work but they all want the physical copy of his green card. How long does that take to typically come in?

An employer cannot ask for an specific form to fill the requirements of the I-9, as long as you have any of the acceptable forms listed on the back of the I-9 form he is employable.

[Hypnos 6,576]

His endorsed immigrant visa (done at PoE) serves as a temporary green card for a period of up to one year.

Prospective employers must accept it, it isn't optional.

[Penguin_ie 5,984]

**** Moving from CR-1 visa Process to Working during Immigration ****

The above is correct. That being said, most people get their greencard in 4-5 weeks- it took mine 3 months though.

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

My husband came into the country on December 11th. He is looking for work but they all want the physical copy of his green card. How long does that take to typically come in?

The I-551 stamp in his passport satisfies the I-9 form the employer needs for documentation. See the last page of this form for a list of documents acceptable http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf

List A, #3 is his ticket to work.

[Ryan H 3,790]

The I-551 stamp in his passport

The stamp that is in the passport is a standard admission stamp placed on the page next to the page that the visa was affixed to. It is a combination of the visa and admission stamp that act as a temporary green card.

At the bottom of an immigrant visa is the following notation, "Upon Endorsement Serves as Temporary I-551 Valid For 1 Year." The 'endorsement' is a standard admission stamp from CBP with applicable information written in.