Thanks @Idliman. Yes I filed I-485 and got my EAD. I am also looking at 6-12 months timeframe to get my GC to be current based on past date movemens.
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Thanks @Idliman. Yes I filed I-485 and got my EAD. I am also looking at 6-12 months timeframe to get my GC to be current based on past date movemens.
If your employer is okay with you joining the middle vendor, go ahead and join. Your date could become current anytime in the next 6 months or so. When you're called for the interview, get the 485-J from your new employer to the interview. Otherwise, wait for an RFE from USCIS to file the 485-J.Quote:
Originally Posted by IamGSN
I am on the same boat as you. I did research on this topic as well. I found that the denial rate of GC due to someone changed jobs and filed 485J (might have slightly different roles) is very low. In other words, I found it safe to change jobs on EAD. As some other pointed already, even though the date seems so close, the time it takes to have GC at hand might make longer.Quote:
Originally Posted by IamGSN
Here is my question. If EB2 ROW demand is high enough and if CO doesn't expect much movement before the fiscal end, how much of EB2 visa will be lost as such. This scenario will be huge next year if they go unused because of the bigger FB SO expected to EB next fiscal. Am I missing much here?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pundit Arjun
What happened to 5k visas from FB, based on the trend from last year at least Eb2i got very few spill over and eb3i got more than 2k visas, in that case Eb2&3 get more visas this time?
Expecting min 7k spill over to eb3 India , 3-4K for eb2 India.
Another question, are the people who filed I-485 prior to 2017, are exempt from visa interview right?
EB2-ROW being current does not indicate that there is prefect equilibrium between demand and supply. Over the last 3 years, EB2-ROW demand has been more than their yearly available supply by a month. Ballpark at the end of last year was that there was 15 months of EB2-ROW backlogged demand for 12 months of supply. And this year CO was talking about finally imposing a cutoff. Now he is saying he may not need to apply a cutoff. You still need to clear that extra 3 months of demand for any spillover to EB2-IQuote:
Originally Posted by siriyal75
EB3-I cannot get a spillover when EB3-ROW is not current.
It depends, the last quarter allocation are different from previous 3 qtrs.Quote:
Originally Posted by rocketfast
In case the whole EB2-RoW, which usually 100+ countries, have more demand , then it is possble, but most of the time 5-6 countries have more demand than supply, apart from India and China.
In case Mixico, Philippines, Vietnam, South Korea, etc have more than their annual quota,say 3-6 months backlog, they can have separate cut off dates, but this wont completely prevent spill over, spill over can happen from 90+ other countries, the final quarter allocation based on the backlogged PD.
Hi Experts,
One question about Interviews after I-485 filed.
I guess the interviews are applicable to only, those who filed I-485 AoS after 03/06/2017, as most of the EB2 India applicants filed AoS before this date, if any addtl spill over next few months, they can process without delay.
is that assumption correct?
Unknown what would happen with any potential I-485j and medical RFEs.Quote:
Originally Posted by siriyal75
Not sure whether they would process without those. As a result they will waste visa nos.
Even though if/when applicants get the RFE, I'm sure most people will attempt to reply in appropriate time.
I dont think there is any surge of RFEs yet.
Rejection / RFE is the main factor and reluctant to take decision on ths. This convinces me reasonably with respect to GC EAD. I am planning transfer the H1 as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by mar2010er
All.. quick question
An acquaintance of mine is in F2B-ROW (Kids of Green Card Holders over 21 years). Their Filing date is current. They are outside the country. What are the next steps? They contact NVC/Consulate or will they contact this person?
Important Note: I130 is still pending and not approved.
Thanks!
I guess USCIS had started preparations, assuming that there will not be additional congressional funding. Federal employees need to be given a 30 day notice. However, if they actually do the furlough, it will definitely bring approvals to a crawl. What's going to happen to people waiting for their interviews to be scheduled?
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/20...t-week/166096/
The furlough notices are expected throughout the ranks of USCIS, the employees with knowledge of the process said. Management officials have been instructed to determine which employees are necessary to continue functioning at 25% capacity. Management has estimated it will run out of funds to operate normally on July 20, and will begin notifying employees 30 days prior to that date as required by law. The furloughs are not expected to all begin on that date.
USCIS employees, their union and other stakeholders have been pushing Congress to address the funding situation. Knowles warned if the furloughs go into effect, the delays and backlog at USCIS “will balloon.” The number of new asylum cases has more than doubled over the last five years and the current backlog is at all-time highs.
Knowles also cautioned the “lasting effect” of the budget crisis could be felt through a workforce with declining morale and, eventually, a brain drain.
“We may lose thousands of employees who say, ‘I can’t afford to be furloughed’ ” and find new work, he said.
Hopefully CO will make a drastic movement of PDs so that pre adjudicated applications can be approved with minimal staff. Just wishful thinking on my part.
Finally after 14 years, me and my family just received the text / email update - New Card being Produced.
Thank you to everyone in this group who has been part of this crazy journey with the calculations and other practical inputs.
I know the everyday life will continue to remain the same but the thought that I don't have to go for H1B stamping any longer is a huge one for me personally.
No one might be able to appreciate it better than me who has gone 6 times for H1B stamping :)
Good luck to all who are still waiting.
Don't give up hope. Trust me. Your time will come for sure.
God Bless
Hearty Congratulations!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ind2009
Congratulations to you and your family.. Can you tell us what is your category and PDQuote:
Originally Posted by Ind2009
EB-3 India.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrperfect
PD : Mar 3 2009.
RD : Dec 12 2018
Interview : Oct 2019
Approved : Jun 12 2020.
Pardon my ignorance, but what does RD mean ? Also, USCIS sends you email and text message when the Green card is in production ? When do you provide them that information? In I-485 ? I ask because of my ignorance. Only I-140 approved here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ind2009
RD is the Receipt Date on when USCIS received your I-485 application.Quote:
Originally Posted by android09
Email and text notifications can be requested with any forms that you file with USCIS by filling in form G-1145.
And for anyone who missed filing form G-1145, you can always go to https://egov.uscis.gov/ and create an account for yourself and add the receipt numbers for your cases pending with USCIS and then add email / text notifications for each case. I did the same as I was not aware of G-1145. Today I got both email and text message that case is approved. It will take approx a week for all the process to complete and get the cards in hand.
Also FYI, I have been a silent follower of this forum for about a decade, a major portion of which I had little hope about my PD getting current. But the information and thoughtful insightful discussions and calculations by all the folks here kept me sane until I started seeing some light in 2018 and started posting here.
Please feel free to ask anything related to immigration. There are many here who are always ready to help.
Good Luck
Congratulations Ind2009! Enjoy the peace of mind.
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Originally Posted by Ind2009
Congrats Ind2009.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ind2009
Also the fact that you just got approval yesterday lead me to believe that these report about GC processing being suspended are not true -
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/06/12/...uests-from-us/
Hello, Congrats on your GC. I was wondering about your interview and what are the questions they asked you? Would you mind sharing please? Thanks in advance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ind2009
All questions were based on the information provided in the I-485 application and it is done after we take a oath at the beginning of the interview.Quote:
Originally Posted by prabakarb
Since the application has all the information about us and our history, the officer picked up sections about employment and places we had stayed and a few related questions about family.
But the major portion of the interview were verbatim from Part 8 of the application (General Eligibility and Ineligibility grounds). The officer check marked each question with a pen as we answered them in sequence. This was a little time consuming as he went through each question but was easy as the answer is just - yes / no. So overall it was a very straightforward interview.
Not sure how they are going to decide on future interviews with the new Covid situation and I see some cases are getting approved even without interview.
But even if you happen to go to one, just relax. It will be good break and a day off from your routine work :) Good luck.
Great, Thank you so much. Appreciate your detailed response. That helps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ind2009
hi guys, looking at the news item below, does it mean that they have temporarily suspended issued new green cards? If so, does it mean, spillover calcs will no longer be applied this year and hurt backlogs even more?
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/06/12/...uests-from-us/
Talk about being fucked from all directions...Quote:
Originally Posted by mar2010er
The same article toward the end has this quote from USCIS clarifying. Highlighting it to restore balance of the commentary -Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue_fairy
The USCIS acknowledged it posted that material on “an internal webpage used by headquarters staff to maintain records of guidance“ but said it contained “incorrect information“ and has since been taken down.
“The dates in the post and the reference to the executive order were incorrect,” the agency said. “This post has been removed and does not reflect current adjudication guidance.”
I don't agree with it. Anyways, we will know if (when) dates move in subsequent bulletins.Quote:
Originally Posted by mar2010er
This pretty much sums up the intention of the administration. It's just truly sad.Quote:
A USCIS employee who processes applications for U.S. residency said the majority of agency staff has been teleworking and available to work on matters other than naturalization.
“For an agency in fiscal crisis, I have been assigned a shockingly low amount of applications that we can collect fees from,” said the USCIS employee, who did not want to be identified for fear of retribution.
That also reinforces CO's prior commentary that visas will be wasted this year!Quote:
Originally Posted by qesehmk
I think CO's commentary was more of a fear he spoke about. That fear turns out was realistic. It also makes sense ... in an election year, they will do all they can to galvanize their base.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenzone
The question is how much legal authority do they have to do this? The lawyers who protested the FB ban were told by the judge that i) Executive branch can take actions to limit who is entering the country if it poses a public safety risk. and ii) Since this was impacting people not yet in US, he could not hear the case. Going by the above two points not sure how much legal authority the executive branch has on this. It surely is a tactic to slow down the processing, but seems like overreach by executive branch.Quote:
Originally Posted by qesehmk
Unfortunately the law as written doesn't specify lower limit on immigration. So the executive branch can allocate ZERO visas and won't violate any law.Quote:
Originally Posted by vsivarama
Its not that there is ZERO GC getting issued. I have my own friends and colleagues who have gotten recently.Quote:
Originally Posted by vsivarama
It is legally challengeable if its unreasonable.Quote:
Originally Posted by qesehmk
It's legally challenge able ONLY if there is a legal basis for the challenge. Being unreasonable does not constitute legal basis. Not to say there may not be a basis. If somebody knows better please share.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenzone
Alright sir. So you say. I park it here.Quote:
Originally Posted by qesehmk
I am not a lawyer. So take it with a pinch of salt. I am saying I do not know what legal basis there may be to challenge this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenzone
Tanvi.m, who is the author of the article tweeted that the following cases will continue to be looked at:
1) case already distributed to adjudicator
2) continuations
3) case related to medical provider
4) National Benefits Center work on adjustment
5) very old cases
6) Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) I-485s
7) identified national security concerns
8) Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate cases
9) ELIS beta cases
10) age outs
11) DV cases
12) mandamus and other litigation cases
13) detailed immigrants
14) military families
For EB2-I backlogged candidates, do they belong to 4? If so, the dates may move next bulletin. In trackitt, I also saw a message about interviews getting scheduled again for a very few people. So this could go either way - a lot of wasted visas or a small windfall for EB-Is.
I agree on this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenzone
How many of those got the approval after their PD becoming current in June bulletin?
We have at least one case in this forum who intimated that he received approval on 06/12.
I might be the one you are referring to. My PD became current in June 2020 and I got my approval email/text on 6/12 and this afternoon 6/15, I received the 485 approval notice in USPS mail. They have not yet mailed the card. So hopefully that should be done in the next couple of days.Quote:
Originally Posted by excalibur123
Also note, I never created any SR nor approached any senator / congressman nor called USCIS service center, nor jumped lines between EB-2, EB-3 to expedite my case during my entire journey.
So please don't go by the rumours. Unless there is something coming out as a rule or a law or another EO, cases will continue to be processed.
Have faith. Good luck.