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What information is on the GC other than those shown on the front of GC? I mean if there is any hidden info like address. Thanks.

Thank you all for your replies and precious advices.

That's fast. Good for you. Congratulations!

Could anyone please answer my question: Should we write to USCIS to correct the address?

Tweety, Thank you so much for bringing this up. I've lived in China with my husband for three years, and I just came back to the state two months ago. I found I lost the connection to the American life. I need time to pick it up. It's good that you have a master degree. I only have a undergrad degree in CIS, and it's so hard for me to get a job here. My husband is a business man. Money is not an issue for me. So I really don't mind how much they pay me, I just need a job that offers me medical insurance. I didn't have any confidence until I read this topic. Thanks to those who replied. Your words are very encouraging.

My husband arrived at JFK on 10/5. We expected to receive the GC in three weeks, but he got two welcome letter on 11/18, and the address is wrong (state and zipcode are incorrect). As I posted before, I called the USCIS, but they couldn't solve the problem and just asked me to wait one more month to see what's gonna happen. On 11/25, the GC finally showed up in our mailbox, and the address is still incorrect. It's the incorrect address taking us so long to receive the GC. My question is: Should we write to USCIS to correct the address? We checked the box for a SSN card on the immigration application form, but it's been two months since POE, he still hasn't received it. Today we went to the SSN office, the lady said he's not in the system, and she put him into the system, so he would receive it in two weeks. Without the SSN card, the DMV doesn't allow him to take a written test for a driver license. We went to west coast for November the whole month. We wanted to go to Vancouver, so I called the Canada visa center to find out if he had to apply for a Canada tourist visa. The lady on the phone told me he has to although he has the temporary I-551 on his passport. So we went to the visa center and wait on a long line to get him a Canada visa. After such a long wait, the lady at the visa center told us that he doesn't need a visa, he could enter Canada with the visa on his passport cuz it serves as a temporary I-551(temporary GC). What the heck! Wasted our time.

My husband finally got his welcome letter. It took the post office a month to deliver cuz the address is wrong. No wonder it took it so long while most people got their welcome letter in three weeks and followed by the GC. Now I wonder where the GC is. I called USCIS, the lady said, "well, the address on the welcome letter is wrong, it doesn't mean the address on the GC would be wrong, please give us 30 days, call back on Nov 30 if you still haven't received the GC by then." Did anyone have the same situation? What should I do now?

No, the green card is not incorrect. My husband is still in China and plan to move to the US in Oct. He's thinking to have his American name on the green card. Does he need to fill out any form at the POE to have his first name changed? I wonder if the name on his SSN card will be the same as on his GC. Thanks.

What if the first name on the green card and passport are different? Last name on the green card and passport are the same. Thanks.

It would be a shot in the dark to advise you with so little information. It costs what it costs to apply. It's up to you. I take it your wife is one of two daughters in the US. What are the other pertinent circumstances? 226983[/snapback] My mother-in-law has three kids, one daughter in the US is waiting for H1, another daughter is in China, and my husband just got IR1 last month and will go to the US soon. The second time she went for the interview, my father-in-law passed away already. I think it was the main reason she got denied.

The daughter is student (F1) at the first visit. When she try the second interview, her daughter graduated and didn't have a job at that moment. I assume the daughter was student. Now the daughter is applying H1 working visa thru her job. Do you think my mother-in-law should try again after the daughter gets the H1? Many thanks.

My mother-in-law has been to the US once for visiting her daughter, and she left the US before the expiration date, but she got denied this time, why? She has property, bank account, another daughter but no husband in China. She's been to many countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and Canana. My friend's parents got a one-year visitor visa recently. They prepared the same documents my mother-in-law prepared. They don't have any child in China. And they've never been to the US before. How come they could make it but my mother-in-law couldn't? Does anyone have any idea? Thanks.

Paula, I'm sorry to hear this, don't worry, you'll be fine. Just give them what they want, they won't give you hard time. Good luck.

The invitation letter has to be translated into English and be notarized? We would like to give it another try next year, but I think the chance is very low cuz we can't prove my mother-in-law's relationship to China (no intention immigrating) cuz both her son and daughter are in the US and her husband is dead.

Some friends have the following summary: 1. My sister-in-law's status. She's applying for H1 (working visa), and is not yet approved. 2. My father-in-law passed away. 3. My SO is holding an IR1 visa. 4. My mother-in-law is retired. That's why the consulate thought my mother-in-law has the intention to immigrate. Therefore, I have another question: Can my SO file a petition for his mom after getting his greencard? Thank you very much.