Wow! Congratulations.
Mine is sent to Nebraska Proc. Cntr. last May 2003. I already have
i-140 approved and fingerprint last January 2004. Nothing yet.
"Dan" wrote in message news:<10no5t86aakpl05@corp.supernews.com>...
> They now request PASSPORT-style photographs. Ignore the instructions on the
> approval notice. They are outdated. Use infopass - it's nice and easy -
> in-and-out in less than 30 mins.
>
>
> "syllk" wrote in message
> news:34$261867$1752347$1098566853@britishexpats.com...
> >
> > > My girlfriend applied for a green card based on employment at the
> > > Texas
> > > Service Center.
> > >
> > > The I-140 was approved about one year ago.
> > >
> > > Today she was notified that her I-485 (AOS) application was approved.
> > > This
> > > is amazing since the INS Website states that they are processing
> > > cases filed
> > > in May 2002 and she filed the I-140 and I-485 at the same time on
> > > July 2003.
> > >
> > > We are not sure exactly what this means and what the next step is.
> > >
> > > We would appreciate if anybody that already went through the process
> > > could
> > > answer the following questions:
> > >
> > > 1 - Does this means that the green card has already been approved
> > > and it is
> > > just a matter of waiting for the green card to be printed and
> > > mailed to her?
> > >
> > > 2 - Does she have to go to an interview at the INS office? So far she
> > > has
> > > not had any interviews.
> > >
> > > 3 - Basically what happens next and what she do, if anything.
> > >
> > > Any information id greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Erico Bueno
> >
> > First of all, congratulations to your girlfriend! Secondly, the letter
> > tells you exactly what the next steps are. She needs to book an
> > appointment with the USCIS to order her green card, and she'll need to
> > take two EAD-style photographs and her passport, as well as the
> > approval letter.
> >
> > There, they will take one final fingerprint (purely so that it appears
> > on the green card, there are no more background checks or anything), and
> > they will put a I-551 stamp in her passport that is valid for one year.
> > This stamp is temporary proof of her LPR status until the actual green
> > card comes through the post.
> >
> > She does not have to have an interview, she's already been approved and
> > so can sit back and relax. I don't know how long the Texas Service
> > Centre takes to produce the actual green card, but in California, it's
> > taking a couple of months. However, this time may be slowly increasing
> > due to the increased number of approvals that are appearing as USCIS
> > concentrates on reducing the I-485 backlog.
> >
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