How long did you wait for your green card? (GC, renew, expired)

[grmngrl8203]

I've already be a permanent resident for 10 years and my green card expired in December and they told me you can't apply for a renewal more than 6 months in advance. Well, I applied in the middle of October, I did the fingerprinting and photo in December but no green card yet? I called the number and they told me there is no max time limit, it just comes whenever. So how long did it take other people?

[bellhead]

Last time my wife did the renewal online and we paid online. A letter came in the mail less than a month later indicating she needed to show up at such and such a date for fingerprinting "biometrics" and the new card came less than a month later.

[oh-eve]

After my 2 year GC I applied for the 10 year and I got a letter telling me, it can take up to a year until I get the new GC. It said I should take the letter everywhere I go, it counts as GC. When i called and asked how much longer they need, they sent it a week later, sort of apologizing.

I would call and get on their nerves, maybe they hurry a little.