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Aillene   0

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Hi I am married to a US citizen and I just received my IR1 visa by courier.  My problem is the yellow envelop was not sealed.  The instructions state we should give it to the immigration office sealed! 

 

It is not sealed somehow it got ripped open and was delivered like that.  What should I do?  What is in the envelop?  We are afraid to look further.

 

Aillene

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payxibka   10,045

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7 minutes ago, Aillene said:

Hi I am married to a US citizen and I just received my IR1 visa by courier.  My problem is the yellow envelop was not sealed.  The instructions state we should give it to the immigration office sealed! 

 

It is not sealed somehow it got ripped open and was delivered like that.  What should I do?  What is in the envelop?  We are afraid to look further.

 

Aillene

Your entire "A" file is contained in the envelope 

YMMV

Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   41,978

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20 minutes ago, Aillene said:

Hi I am married to a US citizen and I just received my IR1 visa by courier.  My problem is the yellow envelop was not sealed.  The instructions state we should give it to the immigration office sealed! 

 

It is not sealed somehow it got ripped open and was delivered like that.  What should I do?  What is in the envelop?  We are afraid to look further.

 

Aillene

Contact the consulate to arrange resealing......or send them a picture for their evaluation.

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Ryan H   3,812

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Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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Aillene   0

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Thanks for the advice.  WE had the visa in our hands. We sent back the yellow envelope still sealed.  There was about 2.5 inches left before it was open.  We sent it back asking for a reseal.  They didn't say how long it would take. They received it two weeks ago. I called today they said up to a month more. Which means what??  So they unseal the envelope and put in an more robust envelope and mail it back.  It takes over 6+ weeks? read between the lines. We lost all out tickets and reservations, my tenant left my house in the US,  I have half our clothes in the US, most of our furniture is gone ...  The worst thing is now they are holding her passport.  We can do nothing. 

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SusieQQQ   11,586

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From what you said it was open enough for documents to be taken out or put in. So they are not just going to blindly take out what is in there and put in a new envelope, they presumably need to re-check all the documents to ensure the pack is complete and all the docs are correct and authentic. 

 
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