What is this mystical line that you speak of? Is it the I-485 line where people are waiting in order of their PDs to get their green-cards? Or, is it the EAD line where people are waiting in order of their RDs to get their EADs?
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Congratulations Nishant.
Seems some one got some itch
Venkat,
Thanks for the response. What you said is the right thing to do; the only reason why I was interested in getting this out of the way asap is that I am in a bit of precarious situation due to a 4 page query on H1 asking for everything under the sun ......literally. The fact that I work for a body shop and at a client that is not very cooperative doesn't help at all....been around here for too long so there is a lot at stake for me. Anyways...appreciate you taking the time to respond.
Regards
RMS,
Thanks for your response. I had figured that by now our kin would would have driven the folks at the ASC crazy with all sorts of "compelling" reasons to "do this early" and thats why wanted to make sure that I didn't end up all embarassed (especially infront of my own kids) by showing up there out of turn. I do have a genuine reason to get this done asap due to h1 queries but I think I will wait for a couple of weeks....certain things are just not worth it I guess.
Thanks
Has anyone in this forum put their EAD to use so far ?
Got my EAD and am planning to work part time with a different employer.My understanding was if you used EAD then one would lose their H1B status. But after speaking to my lawyer she says as long as you meet the conditions of the H1b ( 40 hrs etc) you can technically work part time on EAD and still be on H1b????
Not sure if the information is right.
Folks please fill me up here with your inputs.....
Thanks.
Guys ,
Got RFE for primary, email asking for additional evidence . Our hearts nearly exploded when heard the ting on the phone and then pangs of disappointment . Hopefully it is something trivial .
Will keep you posted .
Nishanth, Congratulations buddy. Happy for you man . Believe we are in the same timeline in the US from your emails.
PD : Dec 07; Primary Spouse SC: NSC: EAD : 1/22; 485: RFE Email ;
Congrats Mr GC -Nishant :), I am very happy for you and you have been my de stress guy in this GC process, ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[QUOTE=nishant2200;22407]Got it, my precious!
My BC had only my first name, mother's name had only first name with "ben" attached to it, wife's BC was registered late and had a english translation certified by my friend. My medical forms had a problem too.
Hi Y'all:
Its my time to share some good news:
Just got my CPO mails. I can't express my happiness. From the bottom of my heart I Wish Good Luck to everyone out there waiting for the 485 approval.
Q, Spec, Teddy, Veni, Kanmani, Nishant, Champu, and the rest, thanks for your hardwork and inputs. You should keep up the good work.This forum has been exceptional and is an example of how like minded people with good thoughts can gel together with no issues. I was following this forum for a while now and there was never a day i guess that I didn't check it. My Heartful Thanks to Each One of You!!!!!
I will be around and help anyone with questions to the extent of my knowledge.
Below are my details:
SC:NSC|RD:12/2/2011|ND: 12/5/2011|FP ND:1/6/2012|FP RD:1/10/2012|FP Done:1/13/2012(Early-Walk-In Actual SD 2/2/2012)|EAD/AP:1/18/2012|485 CPO:2/22/2012
MS in USA
Changed Employers 2 times
Have been with the same employer for PERM/140/485
Issue free immigration history
On H1 for 8 Yrs
Thanks,
Sandy.
Got CPO email yesterday at 1:15 PM PST. Case details:
PD: 10/27/07
MD: 11/21/11
RD: 11/22/11
ND: 11/29/11
FP: 01/05/12
EAD/AP Approval: 01/06/12
RFE: 02/02/12 for flu shot and EVL
RFE Response Recd by USCIS: 02/16/12
CPO: 02/21/12
This forum has been a great help to stay on top of the processing stages. Wish you all good luck for the GC journey and beyond. Those getting RFEs, you are close. We got the approval within 3 business days after responding to the RFE.
Congratulations Nishant, Sandeep and what_ever!!!
Congrats, Sandeep and what_ever! Enjoy!
Polapragada,
Did you read my reason? I have an India ticket blocked and MY CHILD is left back in India due to the sudden craziness of date movement. You would know if you have a child and if she is left back 4000 miles away.
And FYI, my GC is NOT going to come any sooner because Jan filer's file is not going to be picked up anytime soon and + everything is Priority date based and I don't care much for the EAD coz we have very stable EXCELLENT jobs. No issues there too. I just need to go get my CHILD back ASAP
Pls. do a spell check before you comment on my situation. Thank you.
Congratulations to Sandeep and What_ever!
Stemcell,
As far as i know we can not miantain both EAD and H1B status at the same time..here is a link from murthy site.
Chat User : Informative website, Murthyji. Thanks for the service. Once the EAD is approved, what do you have to do to change from H1B to EAD? Is approval status on the USCIS WebSite enough or do we have to receive it?
Attorney Murthy : A person has to receive the EAD in order to work for a new employer on the EAD. Merely having an approval notice or seeing the approval status on the USCIS WebSite is not sufficient to be able to work legally on the EAD. A person does not need to do anything to switch from H1B to EAD. Merely by working for another employer on an EAD, a person is deemed to abandon the H1B status and opt for the EAD, unless the person requests the new employer to file an H1B petition extension with the new employer, in which case a person maintains both statuses at the same time, which is legally permissible. Only after travel abroad and reentering the U.S., a person has to choose to enter as a parolee or on H1B status, but, then, as stated above, one may revert to H1B status by filing an H1B extension even if one enters as a parolee, if one is still working for the same H1B employer.
http://www.murthy.com/chatlogs/chat1124_P.html
Hi,
Got two emails from USCIS on primary(spouse) I485 and I765 with similar messages. For I765 it was :"On February 22, 2012, the post office returned the notice we last sent you on this case I765 APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION as undeliverable. This may have serious effects on processing this case. Please call 1-800-375-5283 to update your mailing address for this notice to be re-sent."
As I mentioned earlier the company attorney received all six notices (3 primary + 3 dependent) while we received only 3 notices for the dependent alone at our mailing address (which is/has been the same for more than 2 yrs). We are pretty sure that the forms carried the same correct addresses so not sure why this occurred. Apart from calling USCIS is there anything else that we should do to prevent any further problems or hiccups?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
ss
My Rd is Dec 15 and notice date is Dec 19. Also, TSC has gone super slow in the last 1.5 weeks. They were on a roll during the first week or 10 days of Feb. These last few days are really hard to get by because you know you are so close yet so far.
Btw, now you can enjoy an awesome St. Patrick's day..paint the town green
Thanks a lot for all your awesome contributions!
I am sorry but I disagree with you. I was not the one to start it. Again, going early for FP for Jan filers will not change a thing in processing times. Without getting the facts, it is not correct to comment.
What is the right spirit in the post? Help me understand please.
Congrats what_ever .Enjoy your freedom and have an blast.
Congrats to you as well Sandeep :) .Looks like NSC is rolling in hard again ...very impressive that even after updating the processing times they are confident of 4 month window which means every Dec NSC filer will hit the sweet spot by early March. If not for anything they will make sure people will get greened to avoid the pain of an SR/Senator pressure etc .
TSC on the other hand to borrow a term from my mother tongue should be named Tagubothu Service centre ( J/K no offense meant to TSC filers...Tagubothu means Drunkard....TSC reminds me of Jackie chan's Drunken master and also reminds me of the famous Drunken man problem in Probability...one step rapidly forward...two steps backward :) ) .
I can see a method to the madness with NSC(RD and PD combination with some luck ) . TSC on the hand totally random and refuses to update its processing times cleverly to avoid service requests from filers.