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Hi, Peter - thank you for doing this! I'm one of the lucky ones - my I-485 was approved for LPR on the last week of July (EB2, RoW). I've got the I-797 to prov
by an_d_rew 7y ago
Hi, Peter - thank you for doing this!
I'm one of the lucky ones - my I-485 was approved for LPR on the last week of July (EB2, RoW). I've got the I-797 to prove it! :-)
The funny thing is that I'm STILL waiting for the actual green card - USCIS has been adamant that "60-120 days between approval and card issuance".
I've been told twice, on the phone, that under no circumstances will they even allow me to schedule an InfoPass appointment for an I-551 stamp until the 60 days have passed.
My question is simple: is this normal? Both the delay between approval and card issuance, and the refusal to issue I-551 stamps...?
Cheers!
- proberts 7y agoThat's not normal. I would reach out to your local Congressional office and ask it to make an inquiry. This is done all the time.
- olivierlacan 7y agoThis is a perfect example of unseen/unknown/inaccessible backdoors for most (non-)immigrants in the U.S. The (apparent) complete opacity of USCIS when it comes to delays like this can be devastating. I know several people who had job offers rescinded in late 2018 because their H-1B RFEs or approvals arrived way past October and they had been waiting nearly a year or more for adjudication after making it through the lottery. Thank you for sharing this tip, still it's so infuriating.
- proberts 7y agoI agree 100% (but oftentimes this inquiry by a Congressional office really helps).
- an_d_rew 7y agoCongressional inquiry sent - thank you!