Was approved at interview in Montreal

[Crazy Cat 44,198]

8 minutes ago, Pat J said:

it says 
 

Immigrant Visa Fee Payment Received

On February 11, 2025, we received your USCIS Immigrant fee payment for your Permanent Resident Card related to your immigrant visa. We will be processing the request for production of your Permanent Resident Card. You should receive your Permanent Resident Card within 90 days of your entry into the United States or within 90 days after your USCIS Immigrant Fee payment is received. If you do not receive your Permanent Resident Card, visit the USCIS Contact Center webpage at www.uscis.gov/contactcenter. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

That means the fee was paid BEFORE you entered the US.  It is irrelevant to whether your Green Card is being produced since it is only one of the required conditions.  I hope CBP actually endorsed your visa.

[OldUser 9,535]

1 minute ago, Crazy Cat said:

According to the OP, CBP never saw his immigrant visa.  He, somehow, thinks the Green Card will be mailed without having CPB processed his entry.  Personally, I don't trust the answer he got from the USCIS tier 1 rep. 

Tier 1 know nothing.

It may be easy to go outside of the US (Mexico, Canada) and reenter either by air or land. As long as visa is still valid!

[OldUser 9,535]

@Pat J

 

Is there a stamp like this next to immigrant visa? 

 

If NOT, even if you paid fees, Green Card won't get produced until you enter the US on visa and it gets endorsed.

[appleblossom 4,237]

Just now, Crazy Cat said:

According to the OP, CBP never saw his immigrant visa.  He thinks the Green Card will be mailed without having CPB processed his entry.  Personally, I don't trust the answer he got from the USCIS tier 1 rep. 

 

I certainly wouldn’t trust any answer from a Tier 1 rep. But perhaps the OP did ‘activate’ his LPR status and just doesn’t remember. I hope so for his sake anyway! 

[Crazy Cat 44,198]

Just now, appleblossom said:

But perhaps the OP did ‘activate’ his LPR status and just doesn’t remember.

I hope so.

[Pat J 4]

7 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

I certainly wouldn’t trust any answer from a Tier 1 rep. But perhaps the OP did ‘activate’ his LPR status and just doesn’t remember. I hope so for his sake anyway! 

I travelled into the US many times during that period I just did not know I had to get visa stamped - alas - maybe will get lucky and will follow up here in 30 days if it gets resolved 

[Pat J 4]

36 minutes ago, apond said:

 But what does the visa in your passport say? Was it endorsed?

nope

[appleblossom 4,237]

Just now, Pat J said:

I travelled into the US many times during that period I just did not know I had to get visa stamped - alas - maybe will get lucky and will follow up here in 30 days if it gets resolved 

 

So are you saying it's definitely not been stamped before expiry? Have you checked it? I'm just hoping for your sake that it has been on one of those US visits and maybe you just didn't notice!

 

 

[Crazy Cat 44,198]

 

Just now, Pat J said:

nope

You do not have a stamp like @olduser posted>?  If not, how do you know when the "acts as......" expires?

[appleblossom 4,237]

Just now, Pat J said:

nope

 

OK, so not sure what you mean by 'maybe will get lucky', you certainly won't be sent the green card as you are NOT a permanent resident of the US. You never used the visa, and never activated your status. 

 

You need to contact Montreal urgently and beg and plead for them to reissue the visa. Best of luck. 

[Pat J 4]

1 minute ago, appleblossom said:

 

So are you saying it's definitely not been stamped before expiry? Have you checked it? I'm just hoping for your sake that it has been on one of those US visits and maybe you just didn't notice!

 

 

I wish. and no it was never enforced 

 

 

[appleblossom 4,237]

Just now, Crazy Cat said:

 

You do not have a stamp like @olduser posted>?  If not, how do you know when the "acts as......" expires?

 

OP says visa issued in November and valid until March in his post above. So definitely expired and never used it seems.

Edited Wednesday at 06:20 PM by appleblossom

[Crazy Cat 44,198]

1 minute ago, Pat J said:

I wish. and no it was never enforced 

 

 

The fact is that all immigrant visas must be endorsed.  First, it starts the processing of the actual Green card.  Secondly, the date on the endorsement reflects when the temporary Green card expires...i.e., one year.

[OldUser 9,535]

1 minute ago, appleblossom said:

 

OP says visa issued in November and valid until March in his post above. So definitely expired and never used it seems.

If this is the case, it's sad. Leaving the US is dangerous then.

What would be the way forward?

Is this DIY?

 

[appleblossom 4,237]

Just now, OldUser said:

If this is the case, it's sad. Leaving the US is dangerous then.

What would be the way forward?

Is this DIY?

 

 

Contacting Montreal and hoping they don't just say 'tough luck, start again if you want another visa'.