It's late Jan. There was no online activity on cases regarding the notices being mailed.Quote:
Originally Posted by texas_
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It's late Jan. There was no online activity on cases regarding the notices being mailed.Quote:
Originally Posted by texas_
I applied in EB2-I on 10/28/2020 and received my receipt notices on 12/3/2020. now waiting for bio metrics appointment.
however few of my friends in Eb2 to Eb3 downgrade have not received any notices so far. have people in this forum who downgraded in last 2 months have you heard back from uscis?
USCIS case status does not change when biometrics receipt is sent. I received my biometrics notice earlier this week and my status on USCIS still says Fingerprint fee was received.Quote:
Originally Posted by texas_
Has anyone read on trump extension of ban
It is extended to march 31st
President Trump extends ban on family based green card issuance at consulates until March 31, 2021. Though it can and will be reversed by President Biden, if it doesn’t, then another 6 months of spillover to EB.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN2951VK
Hi everyone, I am a new joiner here. Hoping someone here can share some insights. My PD is Sep-2012 in EB-2I and my employer declined to downgrade to EB-3 in October and I did not push for it at the time. Am regretting that now but do I have any options now? If EB-3 FAD moves beyond Sep-2012 this year, can I file a new I-140 and I-485 concurrently? (assuming I can persuade my employer)
Does that means no H1B candidates coming until April 1, 2020 ?Quote:
Originally Posted by android09
Then there will be very minuscule PERMs filed for the entire year from March 2020 thru March 2021. This would push more spill overs to next FY 22 as well.
Just my guesstimate.
Thanks Android for updates. I spoke with USCIS customer services lady and she said that there's nothing sent out yet for me and my wife
But I would keep an eye on the mails starting Monday 1/4/2021
With that kind of spillover, if visas are not wasted, we should see a very significant movement next year also.Quote:
Originally Posted by texas_
New admin may end the executive order. But other rules (such as public charge test) may be difficult to undo, and are likely to stay. Mostly all this should help EB India.
Today received FP appointment notice, scheduled for 01/22. First time filer EB2 category RD 10/21/2020
New joiner here with a question. My PD is Sep-2012 in EB-2I and my employer declined to downgrade to EB-3 in October and I did not push for it at the time. Am regretting that now but do I have any options?
If EB-3 FAD moves beyond Sep-2012 this year, can I file a new I-140 and I-485 concurrently? (assuming I can persuade my employer)
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Originally Posted by texas_
Do you mean live chat (Emma) or did you really have a call with someone? If call with a real person, how do you initiate it? Can you please let us know?
I have not received biometrics appointment yet. (Receipt date 10/9, notice date 11/25, receipts received on 12/2, MSC - NBC). How can I check for the status on biometrics, please advise.
Can you please clarify if your file date is 10/21? What is your notice date?Quote:
Originally Posted by shivab55
Receipt Date: 10/21, Notice Date: 11/17, FP Notice Date 12/22, FP physical copies by mail: 01/02
I had a question. Executive orders are easy to roll back by subsequent presidents. What about rules? As rules are not that easy to roll back, is the public charge rule for gc likely to stay. What is the likely impact of this of future movement?
Technically any president can rescind previous EOs. At the same time, EOs can be challenged in the courts and are not above the law. Courts will follow the law in keeping some EOs while nullifying others. Obama's DACA was ok but repealing it hasn't been. I am not a legal expert on DACA or any other matter though. Just my 2 quick cents!Quote:
Originally Posted by rabp77
The procedure to roll back rules follow the same concept. They have to be published, allow for comments and then finalized. So it can take a few months to roll back existing rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by rabp77
Yeah that’s correct. I don’t have much hope that it will move all the way to 2012 though there could be positive forward movement once the new admin comes to power. But if it does, you can file for it concurrently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Palver
http://blog.cyrusmehta.com/2020/10/f...-bulletin.html
Thank you. I don't have much hope for the dates to move to 2012 either. But this makes me think that EB-2 and Eb-3 dates can't be too far apart even if EB-3 stays ahead of EB-2 as some are predicting
EB3 should technically be way ahead of EB2 based on previous demand. But in the past few months, there have been thousands of downgrades to EB3. If the new admin is more transparent, they could resume publishing the pending I-485 inventory so that we can start making some actual predictions which was the original intent of this thread!Quote:
Originally Posted by Palver
https://www.federalregister.gov/uplo...ng_process.pdfQuote:
Originally Posted by Turbulent_Dragonfly
Yes. My case hasn't changed either although I have received the biometrics appt. notice.Quote:
Originally Posted by android09
If you can add the biometric information in your signature, it can help me and others who filed in October 2020, about the progress.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenzone
Aceman,Quote:
Originally Posted by AceMan
Mine and your dates are close.
PD : EB3 Feb 2011
I-485 applied : 01 Oct 2020
Biometric Notice received Date: 31 Dec 2020
Biometric Appointment date : 27 Jan 2021 (NC)
EB2- I (Jan-2011)Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenzone
Biometrics date - 1/8/21
Biometrics notice received - Mid-December
PD : Jul 2010 (EB2-I)Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenzone
485 Filing date: Oct 21 2020
485, 765 131 Receipt notice date: Nov 18 2020
Biometric notice date: 12/22/2020
Biometric notice received date: 01/02/2021
Biometric appointment date: 01/21/2021 (Seattle ASC)
@Zenzone @ rainmaker12
PD : Mar 2011 (EB2-I)
485 Filing date : Oct 19 2020
485 Receipt notice date: Nov 11 2020
765,131 Filing Date: Dec 07 2020 ( No receipts yet)
Biometric notice received date: 01/02/2021
Biometric appointment date: 01/12/2021 (Grand Rapids Mi ASC)
I am hearing few received EAD cards before fingerprints or AOS is processed. Any truth to that?
Any guesstimate for dec 2009 eb2?
I don't think public charge rule will survive. I would not worry about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by rabp77
I believe they are accepting existing finger prints in the system and not requiring fresh ones. At least that's what happened in my case. EB3 Downgrade sent Oct 8, received Oct. 9, fee for fingerprints accepted Nov. 18, EAD/AP approved Dec. 31, USPS picked up docs from center Jan. 4. filing at TCS but mailing location of EAD/AP is LEES SUMMIT, MO. Pleasantly surprised. They even provided a USPS a tracking number! Apparently, change has come to USCIS in at least some small ways. In the past, they have routinely not mailed docs that they say they have, and one has to go around in circles looking for them and eventually request reissue of the same. It is particularly nerve racking when it is an RFE. I truly believe they used to do it deliberately for cases they were intent on denying. So, any measure of order in the wretched system, even something as small as tracking of possibly only some docs is a welcome change.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mgajsk
@Positive - that's good to know. Was your EB3 i140 filed in premium.?Quote:
Originally Posted by Positive
Interesting! I haven't heard/seen first hand evidence of this in my circle of friends. Your case is positive :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Positive
Congrats on getting the EAD. Did you travel in the past 3 years and were finger printed either on re-entry or visa interview? I have heard of anecdotal stories where this was the case and folks received EAD without finger printing now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Positive
Mine is a downgrade case as well which was delivered on 10/23 and receipts generated as of 12/23. So, will have to wait at least a month to see if I get finger print appointment.
NO, regular. Why waste money when priority date is Sept 2013. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Noesis
My EB3 downgrade was also filed on 10/23/20, receipts generated on 12/21/20 out of Nebraska center and received by mail the following week. No word yet on finger printing, my wife was fingerprinted couple months ago for a different reason so it will be interesting to see if her i485 EAD will be issued directly or she will be asked to give another set of prints.
Thanks! I travel every year. Had traveled in Jan 2020. I also was fingerprinted back in 2008/2009 when I had filed a concurrent EB1C filing. Not sure which finger prints are operative here. However, considering travel related finger prints should be available for most everyone, I think it's the latter. I could be wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by kash80
wow ! congrats ! I guess I have to change my username to Positive to expect something positive from USCIS. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Positive
I believe they accept fingerprints if those were taken within last 15 months.Quote:
Originally Posted by Positive
I traveled in Aug 2019 and they requested for fingerprinting in December for an Oct filing, so could be for anything >1 yr.Quote:
Originally Posted by aGCHopefull