Was approved at interview in Montreal

[Pat J 0]

Was approved at VISA interview in Montreal  and passport was mailed back to me with a temporary visa inside (that has now expired)  and I was told Green card VISA would be mailed to wife in the USA but that was 8 months ago. Is that a reasonable amount of time to wait? I can't help but think that is a bit too long and something has gone wrong. Anyone else had an experience of waiting this long? Thank-you. 

[Boiler 47,212]

A visa is a document you use to enter a country

[Ryan H 3,868]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to General Immigration-Related Discussion; OP is inquiring about when the Green Card is received after the foreign spouse enters the US on a spousal visa.

[JeanneAdil 7,021]

To get a green card you must pay the green card fee tp process it 

and arrive in USA 

 

it is mailed to you at wife's address but will not be processed until you go thru customs and immigration and pay the fee

[Pat J 0]

50 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

To get a green card you must pay the green card fee tp process it 

and arrive in USA 

 

it is mailed to you at wife's address but will not be processed until you go thru customs and immigration and pay the fee

thanks AND never arrived at wife's address

[smilingstone 482]

6 hours ago, Pat J said:

thanks AND never arrived at wife's address

 

Are you in the US? The fact that you refer to it as your wife's address makes it sound like you're not. 

[Crazy Cat 44,086]

8 hours ago, Pat J said:

Was approved at VISA interview in Montreal  and passport was mailed back to me with a temporary visa inside (that has now expired)  and I was told Green card VISA would be mailed to wife in the USA but that was 8 months ago. Is that a reasonable amount of time to wait? I can't help but think that is a bit too long and something has gone wrong. Anyone else had an experience of waiting this long? Thank-you. 

What visa category are you talking about?  Who is the beneficiary?  

Edited 20 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[appleblossom 4,131]

8 hours ago, Pat J said:

thanks AND never arrived at wife's address

8 months is far too long, something is definitely not right. You should have had the green card within 90 days of either entering on the visa, or paying the green card fee, whichever was later.

 

Is ‘wife’s address’ in the US? Where are you now? 
 

You can track the GC here using the receipt number, what does that say? https://egov.uscis.gov

[milimelo 4,662]

Without really providing pertinent info - paid for green card issuance on x date, entered the US on y date - we can't tell you much... 

[Pat J 0]

9 hours ago, smilingstone said:

 

Are you in the US? The fact that you refer to it as your wife's address makes it sound like you're not. 

I am in canada. I was told at my interview that the green card would be mailed to a US adress, my wife's house in utah 

[Pat J 0]

6 hours ago, milimelo said:

Without really providing pertinent info - paid for green card issuance on x date, entered the US on y date - we can't tell you much... 

I am not sure what paying a  "green card issuance" is and I go back and forth almost every month. I wonder how I check what the issuance is and if I paid it or not. I made so many payments I have lost track - that-you for raising this issue, it gives me a place to look into

[TBoneTX 47,307]

You were granted a CR-1 visa; correct?

There's a separate fee to pay in order to receive the green card, as stated.

If it was paid, the card might have been mailed to your wife's house but didn't arrive.

If this, either it was misdirected, or the mailman didn't recognize your name (e.g., your name wasn't on wife's mailbox) and the envelope was returned to USCIS as "unknown recipient."

 

[Crazy Cat 44,086]

32 minutes ago, Pat J said:

I am in canada. I was told at my interview that the green card would be mailed to a US adress, my wife's house in utah 

That is true only after you enter the US with a valid spousal visa and after you have paid the immigrant fee.  Why are you in Canada? Are living in Canada or the US?

Edited 11 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[Pat J 0]

8 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

You were granted a CR-1 visa; correct?

There's a separate fee to pay in order to receive the green card, as stated.

If it was paid, the card might have been mailed to your wife's house but didn't arrive.

If this, either it was misdirected, or the mailman didn't recognize your name (e.g., your name wasn't on wife's mailbox) and the envelope was returned to USCIS as "unknown recipient."

 

Thank-you - I think I paid that fee but not sure - there is no one to ask! And she is sponsoring me so it would have done to her mailbox no problem. 

[TBoneTX 47,307]

But was your name on her mailbox?  If not, and if the card was mailed, it could have been deemed a "return to sender - unknown addressee."