receive the green card after arrival, share your OS155A status

[USPLATINUM 13]

My mother's timeline:

02/07/2020 - Paid the fee.

02/17/2020 - Entered the USA.

06/15/2020 - Card being produced (119 days since arrival).

06/25/2020 - Card was mailed.

06/29/2020 - Card in hand.

[can2us_ 14]

17 hours ago, lady3jane said:

at this point, i think you should put a congressional inquiry through your senator or congressman. Our petition got lost after been approved for 6 months, we were given the same run around, made us lose 6 more  months in the process. As soon as  we filed with our  congressman’s office and privacy release forms , the petition reappeared in the field office in about 10 days. We also filed with ombudsman, super slow and no use. 

 

i am pretty sure i am in the same boat.
I am the non-USC spouse

Paid fee on March 14, 2020

POE  JFK March 19th, 2020

USCIS status never changed from “ fee received” as of today

i have a feeling it’s the Texas Processing Center. 

 

I am waiting for the 120 days to pass, at this point I know nothing will happen on its own and I doubt any inquiries with USCIS will yield any results other than a throbbing headache. After the first inquiry i will put just to go through the motions , i am heading straight to the congressional inquiry route. i strongly recommend you to do the same. They have to answer to the representative’s office in about 48 hours by law.  
 

Seems like you have exhausted all the options, bringing in your representative’s office should set things in motion.

 

Best luck! 

Thanks for your suggestion. I've heard of the Ombudsman process, but I don't know much about the congressman/senator path. Is there an 'official' process for this? Or how did you go about making this filing?

 

We received more frustrating news a few weeks ago because they told us to schedule an appointment to remake the packet, but they won't schedule one for us because they're 'emergency only' right now. 

[lady3jane 39]

2 hours ago, can2us_ said:

Thanks for your suggestion. I've heard of the Ombudsman process, but I don't know much about the congressman/senator path. Is there an 'official' process for this? Or how did you go about making this filing?

 

We received more frustrating news a few weeks ago because they told us to schedule an appointment to remake the packet, but they won't schedule one for us because they're 'emergency only' right now. 

You find out who your reps are based on your residential address, for instance we have two senators and a congressman representing us. Since it’s NY with a high flux of immigrants, both senators’ offices were slammed so we went with our congressman, who was Republican and even not- incumbent due to some insider trading. Their political affiliation does not matter much since this is legal immigration, they usually have someone in their office to specifically help with immigration matters. So you find out who your congressman / senator is and pick one with less foot traffic, most reps have privacy release forms online , which you can fill out and explain in detail which federal agency you are having issues with, in our case it is USCIS. Once you sign and  fax / hand in these privacy release forms, the person in their office will put an official inquiry with the said agency. They usually have if i’m not mistaken 48 hours  to give your representative an actual answer. In our case, it was basically what the hell they did with our approved petition and why they did not forward it to NVC as they were supposed to in 30 days or less. 
 

Now in your case and mine in very near future probably, the issue is they failed to produce and mail the green card,  they dragged their feet to inform you why that is in a reasonable timeframe, now if i’m not mistaken, they say they “lost the packet” and again refuse to give you an appointment to rectify the situation and produce the said card. Now they have the Covid excuse, but believe me  this is how they operate. 
 

One last note, If you got your SSn card in mail and manage to get a state ID with your visa on passport and other documents such as lease, bills etc, that should sort out at least the employment aspect of your life. State Id and ssn card should be enough for your future or current employer. You don’t need to show anybody your passport or plastic green card necessarily for that purpose. International travel, border crossing might be a different issue altogether.

 

Keep us posted.  I am bracing myself to have this exact nightmare to play out yet again. I know exactly how this feels,  calling it Kafkaesque is an understatement.  

 

Edited June 30, 2020 by lady3jane

[can2us_ 14]

12 hours ago, lady3jane said:

You find out who your reps are based on your residential address, for instance we have two senators and a congressman representing us. Since it’s NY with a high flux of immigrants, both senators’ offices were slammed so we went with our congressman, who was Republican and even not- incumbent due to some insider trading. Their political affiliation does not matter much since this is legal immigration, they usually have someone in their office to specifically help with immigration matters. So you find out who your congressman / senator is and pick one with less foot traffic, most reps have privacy release forms online , which you can fill out and explain in detail which federal agency you are having issues with, in our case it is USCIS. Once you sign and  fax / hand in these privacy release forms, the person in their office will put an official inquiry with the said agency. They usually have if i’m not mistaken 48 hours  to give your representative an actual answer. In our case, it was basically what the hell they did with our approved petition and why they did not forward it to NVC as they were supposed to in 30 days or less. 
 

Now in your case and mine in very near future probably, the issue is they failed to produce and mail the green card,  they dragged their feet to inform you why that is in a reasonable timeframe, now if i’m not mistaken, they say they “lost the packet” and again refuse to give you an appointment to rectify the situation and produce the said card. Now they have the Covid excuse, but believe me  this is how they operate. 
 

One last note, If you got your SSn card in mail and manage to get a state ID with your visa on passport and other documents such as lease, bills etc, that should sort out at least the employment aspect of your life. State Id and ssn card should be enough for your future or current employer. You don’t need to show anybody your passport or plastic green card necessarily for that purpose. International travel, border crossing might be a different issue altogether.

 

Keep us posted.  I am bracing myself to have this exact nightmare to play out yet again. I know exactly how this feels,  calling it Kafkaesque is an understatement.  

 

Thanks so much for the detailed advice! We'll keep you updated if we go this route.

[gaga520 2]

On 6/24/2020 at 1:16 PM, gaga520 said:

POE - 3/7 SFO

still "in Process"

did not get my SSN neither my green card.....

Just got "Card is being Produced" this morning.

It took 115 days  to get into " Card is being Produced " status and it seems we have to wait longer time but eventually we will get it through.

 

[Iscir 295]

So today it's day 121 since POE. I did a live chat with an USCIS agent and they did an inquiry for me, and told me I should receive a reply in 15-30 days. Hopefully I receive good news 😢

[Christine1 4]

Hi I am following this group. I have noticed many of you passed 120 days. Since they cut off so many visa applications, lottery winners etc, I hope it will not take forever for us immediate relatives. 

Paid fee - June, 18

POE - June, 20

[ljujas2019 23]

On 6/28/2020 at 1:01 PM, ljujas2019 said:

Hi everyone! I wanted to update you on this matter. The case status on USCIS now reads "Card is being produced", so for those of you who also waited since January - this is good news for you too! It has now been about 1,5-2 weeks with this status, but the card has not been sent out/ received yet, but I am just happy it is finally being produced haha! Have a great day all of you!

New update! I just got an e-mail from USCIS that my green card has been mailed and should arrive at my address very shortly. In case I do not receive it before July 22, I have to contact USCIS, the e-mail reads.

 

Good luck to everyone!

[exp23 2]

On 6/30/2020 at 10:14 AM, gaga520 said:

Just got "Card is being Produced" this morning.

It took 115 days  to get into " Card is being Produced " status and it seems we have to wait longer time but eventually we will get it through.

 

did you get yours yet?

[ultrasoul 51]

On 6/30/2020 at 11:14 AM, gaga520 said:

Just got "Card is being Produced" this morning.

It took 115 days  to get into " Card is being Produced " status and it seems we have to wait longer time but eventually we will get it through.

 

@gaga520 @exp23 @ljujas2019 For those who got their “Card being Produced” notifications after mid-June, the amount of time it takes to get the card printed and mailed out has now increased from the prior 2-5 business days to 25-40 business days per my congressional liaison

 

 Here’s an article also summarizing what happened- basically the USCIS let lapsed the card printing contract with their external vendor mid-June hoping to transition the external print volume to 2 internal print facilities

 

 However with the looming $600M deficit, they could not hire print workers for the internal facilities- shutting down 1 (Corbin KY) and reducing volume significantly at the only remaining print facility

 

My congressional liaison confirmed this as well when I reached out to see why I have not received a PR green  card sent to production printing queue in mid-July

 

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-the-trump-administration-is-turning-legal-immigrants-into-undocumented-ones/2020/07/09/15c1cbf6-c203-11ea-9fdd-b7ac6b051dc8_story.html

 

 

Edited July 12, 2020 by ultrasoul

[gaga520 2]

20 hours ago, ultrasoul said:

@gaga520 @exp23 @ljujas2019 For those who got their “Card being Produced” notifications after mid-June, the amount of time it takes to get the card printed and mailed out has now increased from the prior 2-5 business days to 25-40 business days per my congressional liaison

 

 Here’s an article also summarizing what happened- basically the USCIS let lapsed the card printing contract with their external vendor mid-June hoping to transition the external print volume to 2 internal print facilities

 

 However with the looming $600M deficit, they could not hire print workers for the internal facilities- shutting down 1 (Corbin KY) and reducing volume significantly at the only remaining print facility

 

My congressional liaison confirmed this as well when I reached out to see why I have not received a PR green  card sent to production printing queue in mid-July

 

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-the-trump-administration-is-turning-legal-immigrants-into-undocumented-ones/2020/07/09/15c1cbf6-c203-11ea-9fdd-b7ac6b051dc8_story.html

 

 

Many Thanks for the information.

I think we have to wait more patiently and keep our fingers crossed. 

[Christine1 4]

On 7/12/2020 at 1:37 PM, ultrasoul said:

@gaga520 @exp23 @ljujas2019 For those who got their “Card being Produced” notifications after mid-June, the amount of time it takes to get the card printed and mailed out has now increased from the prior 2-5 business days to 25-40 business days per my congressional liaison

 

 Here’s an article also summarizing what happened- basically the USCIS let lapsed the card printing contract with their external vendor mid-June hoping to transition the external print volume to 2 internal print facilities

 

 However with the looming $600M deficit, they could not hire print workers for the internal facilities- shutting down 1 (Corbin KY) and reducing volume significantly at the only remaining print facility

 

My congressional liaison confirmed this as well when I reached out to see why I have not received a PR green  card sent to production printing queue in mid-July

 

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-the-trump-administration-is-turning-legal-immigrants-into-undocumented-ones/2020/07/09/15c1cbf6-c203-11ea-9fdd-b7ac6b051dc8_story.html

 

 

How sad😩😭. I entered the country June, 20, card changed “being produced” July 10, I was so happy. I was refreshing the app every hour the entire week and now this.... we pay so much money to support them and still can’t get a smooth service 

[snowdog 153]

On 7/2/2020 at 2:41 PM, Iscir said:

So today it's day 121 since POE. I did a live chat with an USCIS agent and they did an inquiry for me, and told me I should receive a reply in 15-30 days. Hopefully I receive good news 😢

I also sent an inquiry through the USCIS portal and was told the same, that it would be forwarded for review. Husband's POE date March 4, 2020. Looks like we will be waiting a while longer with the production delays, though. Arghhh... is nothing in this process smooth?

[Chris and Jenn 20]

On 7/18/2020 at 7:07 AM, snowdog said:

I also sent an inquiry through the USCIS portal and was told the same, that it would be forwarded for review. Husband's POE date March 4, 2020. Looks like we will be waiting a while longer with the production delays, though. Arghhh... is nothing in this process smooth?

Hi there my POE in March 13,did a live chat on the 121st day of entry. Also did an inquiry and open a service request. I was told that my biometrics is missing so I have to redo and ASC will send a mail with my appointment. Its live rep that confirmed the status of my residence card that somehow biometrics is missing so card didn't changed status. 

[razorontour 72]

To those who have already received their cards, does USCIS send out tracking numbers when your card is mailed?