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From your experience, how long does it take to get your plastic Green Card in the mailbox from the moment of entering the United States on immigrant visa?

The USCIS website specifies that if you don't get your card in 45 days after admission to the United States (considering the USCIS immigrant fee is already paid), you should request assistance. However, on some other website pages I found much longer processing times (from several weeks to several months).

Any indications regarding this matter will be greatly appreciated (please, specify the port of entry in your case, since different service centers may have different processing times).

Bart
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Data point: I know someone who got theirs about 5 months after entry. The official timelines have quite a fantasy component.

Loren Pechtel
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    Was that during the previous decade? My understanding is that there was a significant backlog for several years after September 2001, though I am only familiar with adjustment of status cases, not with immigrant visa cases. – phoog Mar 22 '16 at 02:04
  • @phoog No. It was only a few years ago. The backlog from application to entry is quite a different issue. – Loren Pechtel Mar 22 '16 at 02:06
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    Adjustment of status cases are people who are already in the US on a nonimmigrant visa. – phoog Mar 22 '16 at 02:15