Post 485-Filing

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Originally Posted by mygctracker

Friends,

My Phone beeped twice today noon. Tadan... Tadan... CPO email came u came u... I think I can see GREEN now. Its such a great relief after 8+ Years of Stress & Struggle.

Thanks to my parents for who I'm am. Thanks to my wife. And Thanks to my friends on this terrific Forum. Special thanks to Q, Veni, Spec, Teddy, Nishant, Soggadu, Leo. There are many more.

Here are my details for the benefit of folks waiting:

BC was registered in 2008 for spouse & self. Got Lucky with that.
Been with employer since 6 years.
No RFEs, 221gs no other immigration issues.
Employer is Fortune 500 IT company.
Currently Not working in PERM location. Been consulting across states. Got Lucky with that too.
LCA was filed whenever location changed, no H1B amendments filed. Got Lucky with that too.

I wish all the folks waiting the Very Best. Hope everyone gets RFE free & Speedy approvals.

Great Forum & Great Folks.

Thanks Again for the outstanding support.

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Congratulations mygctracker !!

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Originally Posted by nishant2200

cool, thanks buddy. I will check it out and update you on the results :)

honestly dude life's headaches never end....

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Nishanth for GOD sake don't say life is headache..What are you doing here still get out of forums dude ASAP...enjoy the life its short..and we spent on avg.of 8 years in dreaming about some tthing called GC now you have it..don't look back

After providing info about Immigration, your posts are generating Info about plumbing too :) . We are expecting baby very soon and I should be ready for these kind and improve my patience :) .
Yes Dude, hopefully my parents will also get visa atleast this year, let me know if you are taking any special steps for it.

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Originally Posted by nishant2200

jo ho gaya woh ho gaya. what happened has gone. get your GC and let's start life afresh after that. I am hoping my parents get visa this year. I have lot of hope and positive energy now, GC has revitalized me.

a couple days back, my 3 year old daughter, dropped a toy in her bathroom and flushed it. since then water is clogged. I will have to get plumber, probably replace toilet, expenses maybe 400 dollars and lot of headache. I at first got frustrated and bit upset. But as soon as saw daughter's face, forgot all of it. I remembered all the mistakes I did in my life, and as much more grown up than her. What then to blame a 3 year old child, your own child. I will just do the needful, get it repaired, and remove all small toys from the bathroom replaced with the big plastic rubber type bath tub toys

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Looks like today many more people got approved, congrats to each and every of you. Best of Luck for me and other Q'ers :).

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Originally Posted by nishant2200

cool, thanks buddy. I will check it out and update you on the results :)

honestly dude life's headaches never end....

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http://first-world-problems.com/ :)

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Originally Posted by soggadufan

My RD is also 1/4 have not received FP with in a month, I called them on 2/8 same as you. I have received mine on 2/11, Also EAD/AP approved on 2/10. I was thinking opening SR triggered everything. In your case I would say email them. Is your EAD/AP approved?

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What I have noticed among friends who are with TSC, they received FP notice anywhere between 15 to 45 days. Some recvd their EAD/AP before FP. So, I'd say wait till tomorrow and then send them an email after checking your mailbox tomorrow.

Another update: Received EAD approval and mailing msgs today. One msg at 4:00 AM and other one at 7 AM PST. First one said Card production ordered on 02/21, 2nd msg at 7:00 AM said Card mailed on 02/23. AP was approved on 02/17 and mailed but have not received it yet.

PD: 05/01/2008
ND: 01/22/12
FP: 02/02/12
EAD/AP: 02/23 and 02/17 (approval dates, waiting for actual card in mail)
I485: waiting
SC: TSC
EB2I

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Originally Posted by Pedro Gonzales

http://first-world-problems.com/ :)

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that is funny!!!!!...

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Originally Posted by mygctracker

Friends,

My Phone beeped twice today noon. Tadan... Tadan... CPO email came u came u... I think I can see GREEN now. Its such a great relief after 8+ Years of Stress & Struggle.

Thanks to my parents for who I'm am. Thanks to my wife. And Thanks to my friends on this terrific Forum. Special thanks to Q, Veni, Spec, Teddy, Nishant, Soggadu, Leo. There are many more.

Here are my details for the benefit of folks waiting:

BC was registered in 2008 for spouse & self. Got Lucky with that.
Been with employer since 6 years.
No RFEs, 221gs no other immigration issues.
Employer is Fortune 500 IT company.
Currently Not working in PERM location. Been consulting across states. Got Lucky with that too.
LCA was filed whenever location changed, no H1B amendments filed. Got Lucky with that too.

I wish all the folks waiting the Very Best. Hope everyone gets RFE free & Speedy approvals.

Great Forum & Great Folks.

Thanks Again for the outstanding support.

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awesomeeeeooooooraaaammaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!! chamak chaloo ho jayeee GC fellowwww!!!!!!!!!!

Now its my turn.....

Got it.. 5 minutes ago.

SRC1290068***

MS - YES
COMPANY - RETAIL - NON IT (MIDSIZE - 10K EMP)
H1B - 7 YEARS
WITH SAME COMPANY - WAS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE THEN WITH SAME EMPLOYER
ISSUE - 221(G) In 2011 , Site visit in 2011
Other issue - No.

GC_USA .... Congrats!

Can you please provide details PD, ND etc.

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Originally Posted by gc_usa

Now its my turn.....

Got it.. 5 minutes ago.

SRC1290068***

MS - YES
COMPANY - RETAIL - NON IT (MIDSIZE - 10K EMP)
H1B - 7 YEARS
WITH SAME COMPANY - WAS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE THEN WITH SAME EMPLOYER
ISSUE - 221(G) In 2011 , Site visit in 2011
Other issue - No.

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gcseeker, gc_usa....Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by gc_usa

Now its my turn.....

Got it.. 5 minutes ago.

SRC1290068***

MS - YES
COMPANY - RETAIL - NON IT (MIDSIZE - 10K EMP)
H1B - 7 YEARS
WITH SAME COMPANY - WAS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE THEN WITH SAME EMPLOYER
ISSUE - 221(G) In 2011 , Site visit in 2011
Other issue - No.

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Originally Posted by gc_usa

Now its my turn.....

Got it.. 5 minutes ago.

SRC1290068***

MS - YES
COMPANY - RETAIL - NON IT (MIDSIZE - 10K EMP)
H1B - 7 YEARS
WITH SAME COMPANY - WAS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE THEN WITH SAME EMPLOYER
ISSUE - 221(G) In 2011 , Site visit in 2011
Other issue - No.

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badaii ho ji badaiiii....... can you please update your info ;-) ... i know....subtle trackitt humor... but anyways...congratulations and have fun....

Congrats mygcseeker and gc_usa!!

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Originally Posted by gc5000

GC_USA .... Congrats!

Can you please provide details PD, ND etc.

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Thanks gc5000,

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Originally Posted by soggadu

badaii ho ji badaiiii....... can you please update your info ;-) ... i know....subtle trackitt humor... but anyways...congratulations and have fun....

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Thanks Soggadu ,

Updated my signature.

Updating every one. since I was not able to track my case online , I called cust service and they transfer to IO today and it was pending since I saw lots of approval... had some feeling that it may come today and bingo !

Congratulations gc_usa!!!

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Originally Posted by gc_usa

Now its my turn.....

Got it.. 5 minutes ago.

SRC1290068***

MS - YES
COMPANY - RETAIL - NON IT (MIDSIZE - 10K EMP)
H1B - 7 YEARS
WITH SAME COMPANY - WAS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE THEN WITH SAME EMPLOYER
ISSUE - 221(G) In 2011 , Site visit in 2011
Other issue - No.

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Originally Posted by gc_usa

Now its my turn.....

Got it.. 5 minutes ago.

SRC1290068***

MS - YES
COMPANY - RETAIL - NON IT (MIDSIZE - 10K EMP)
H1B - 7 YEARS
WITH SAME COMPANY - WAS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE THEN WITH SAME EMPLOYER
ISSUE - 221(G) In 2011 , Site visit in 2011
Other issue - No.

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Congratulations gc_usa!!!

congrats! you had it coming :)

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Originally Posted by gc_usa

Now its my turn.....

Got it.. 5 minutes ago.

SRC1290068***

MS - YES
COMPANY - RETAIL - NON IT (MIDSIZE - 10K EMP)
H1B - 7 YEARS
WITH SAME COMPANY - WAS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE THEN WITH SAME EMPLOYER
ISSUE - 221(G) In 2011 , Site visit in 2011
Other issue - No.

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Originally Posted by gc_usa

Now its my turn.....

Got it.. 5 minutes ago.

SRC1290068***

MS - YES
COMPANY - RETAIL - NON IT (MIDSIZE - 10K EMP)
H1B - 7 YEARS
WITH SAME COMPANY - WAS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE THEN WITH SAME EMPLOYER
ISSUE - 221(G) In 2011 , Site visit in 2011
Other issue - No.

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Many congratulations to you and your family. Enjoy the moment.

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Originally Posted by gc_usa

Now its my turn.....

Got it.. 5 minutes ago.

SRC1290068***

MS - YES
COMPANY - RETAIL - NON IT (MIDSIZE - 10K EMP)
H1B - 7 YEARS
WITH SAME COMPANY - WAS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE THEN WITH SAME EMPLOYER
ISSUE - 221(G) In 2011 , Site visit in 2011
Other issue - No.

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Awesome congratulations gc_usa . Your case and other TSC approvals today give me immense hope .Also noticed other approvals from TSC are trickling in today on Trackitt.

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Originally Posted by polapragada

Happy for you Bro..Enjoy green

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Originally Posted by la_2002_ch

Congrats!!

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Originally Posted by maggie

Congratulations mygctracker!!

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Originally Posted by RRRRRR

Congratulations, have Fun.

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Originally Posted by gc0907

Congrats mygctracker!!

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Originally Posted by gcseeker

Congratulations mygctracker .Looks like TSC is slowly waking up again.

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Originally Posted by RC_needs_GC

Congrats man !! The green life starts

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Originally Posted by mysati

Congrats mygctracker!

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Originally Posted by leo07

Congratulations buddy!!! Happy for you. All the best!

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Originally Posted by pdfeb09

Congratulations mygctracker !!

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Originally Posted by soggadu

awesomeeeeooooooraaaammaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!! chamak chaloo ho jayeee GC fellowwww!!!!!!!!!!

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Thank You all for the best wishes. Wish you good luck with your future endeavors.

It always occurred to me how cool would it be if we had to meet & know each other later in our life and find that we were sharing on Q's Blog with so and so Login name.
Login Name to Real Name. Welcome to the Real World!

Enjoy!

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Originally Posted by mygctracker

Friends,

My Phone beeped twice today noon. Tadan... Tadan... CPO email came u came u... I think I can see GREEN now. Its such a great relief after 8+ Years of Stress & Struggle.

Thanks to my parents for who I'm am. Thanks to my wife. And Thanks to my friends on this terrific Forum. Special thanks to Q, Veni, Spec, Teddy, Nishant, Soggadu, Leo. There are many more.

Here are my details for the benefit of folks waiting:

BC was registered in 2008 for spouse & self. Got Lucky with that.
Been with employer since 6 years.
No RFEs, 221gs no other immigration issues.
Employer is Fortune 500 IT company.
Currently Not working in PERM location. Been consulting across states. Got Lucky with that too.
LCA was filed whenever location changed, no H1B amendments filed. Got Lucky with that too.

I wish all the folks waiting the Very Best. Hope everyone gets RFE free & Speedy approvals.

Great Forum & Great Folks.

Thanks Again for the outstanding support.

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Many congratulations to you and your family, enjoy the moment.

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Originally Posted by gc_usa

Now its my turn.....

Got it.. 5 minutes ago.

SRC1290068***

MS - YES
COMPANY - RETAIL - NON IT (MIDSIZE - 10K EMP)
H1B - 7 YEARS
WITH SAME COMPANY - WAS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE THEN WITH SAME EMPLOYER
ISSUE - 221(G) In 2011 , Site visit in 2011
Other issue - No.

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Congrats gc_usa!

Hello Guys,
I just got greened and didn't expect until late next month...Everything seems surreal to me..After 6 yrs with same company...12 years in US....

I have been lurking around this forum for close to 2 yrs now and you guys have been great (you guys are like band of brothers). Always logged to this forum whenever I felt frustrated because of immigration issues. The frustration was due to not being able to change roles from engineering to marketing or product management (post MBA - finished with $30,000 out of pocket expenses) and staying away from my wife for 1.5 years. She is in J1 visa (medical resident) in NJ and I'm in New England.

Hopefully the GC should alleviate some of the frustrations.

Below are my details

485 USCIS Received Date: 12/14/2011
485 USCIS Notice Date: 12/16/2011
Fingerprinting scheduled date : 1/24/2012
Fingerprinting Done on: 1/24/2012
EAD/AP approved on: 1/30/2012
EAD/AP card received on: 2/03/2012
485 Card/Document ordered date: 2/23/2012

sorry...forgot to add Service center.....TSC

I'm happy for y'all..
But where the fudge is mine.. :)

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Originally Posted by gregspirited

Hello Guys,
I just got greened and didn't expect until late next month...Everything seems surreal to me..After 6 yrs with same company...12 years in US....

I have been lurking around this forum for close to 2 yrs now and you guys have been great (you guys are like band of brothers). Always logged to this forum whenever I felt frustrated because of immigration issues. The frustration was due to not being able to change roles from engineering to marketing or product management (post MBA - finished with $30,000 out of pocket expenses) and staying away from my wife for 1.5 years. She is in J1 visa (medical resident) in NJ and I'm in New England.

Hopefully the GC should alleviate some of the frustrations.

Below are my details

485 USCIS Received Date: 12/14/2011
485 USCIS Notice Date: 12/16/2011
Fingerprinting scheduled date : 1/24/2012
Fingerprinting Done on: 1/24/2012
EAD/AP approved on: 1/30/2012
EAD/AP card received on: 2/03/2012
485 Card/Document ordered date: 2/23/2012

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Congratulations gregspirited .

Congrats Gregspirited. I can understand your frustration about Eng to Mktg or Prod Mgmt. You can't fight the fate :)

Is your wife approved for I-485? (considering her J1 Visa status)

What is your priority date though?

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Originally Posted by gregspirited

Hello Guys,
I just got greened and didn't expect until late next month...Everything seems surreal to me..After 6 yrs with same company...12 years in US....

I have been lurking around this forum for close to 2 yrs now and you guys have been great (you guys are like band of brothers). Always logged to this forum whenever I felt frustrated because of immigration issues. The frustration was due to not being able to change roles from engineering to marketing or product management (post MBA - finished with $30,000 out of pocket expenses) and staying away from my wife for 1.5 years. She is in J1 visa (medical resident) in NJ and I'm in New England.

Hopefully the GC should alleviate some of the frustrations.

Below are my details

485 USCIS Received Date: 12/14/2011
485 USCIS Notice Date: 12/16/2011
Fingerprinting scheduled date : 1/24/2012
Fingerprinting Done on: 1/24/2012
EAD/AP approved on: 1/30/2012
EAD/AP card received on: 2/03/2012
485 Card/Document ordered date: 2/23/2012

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My PD is OCT 18, 2007

If you are in J1 you cannot get your GC unless you go through 3 year Waiver requirement or 2 year home return rule..so for now no GC for my wife....lets see what is in store for us...GC for me seems useful..but no idea what has future planned for us...:-)

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Originally Posted by gregspirited

Hello Guys,
I just got greened and didn't expect until late next month...Everything seems surreal to me..After 6 yrs with same company...12 years in US....

I have been lurking around this forum for close to 2 yrs now and you guys have been great (you guys are like band of brothers). Always logged to this forum whenever I felt frustrated because of immigration issues. The frustration was due to not being able to change roles from engineering to marketing or product management (post MBA - finished with $30,000 out of pocket expenses) and staying away from my wife for 1.5 years. She is in J1 visa (medical resident) in NJ and I'm in New England.

Hopefully the GC should alleviate some of the frustrations.

Below are my details

485 USCIS Received Date: 12/14/2011
485 USCIS Notice Date: 12/16/2011
Fingerprinting scheduled date : 1/24/2012
Fingerprinting Done on: 1/24/2012
EAD/AP approved on: 1/30/2012
EAD/AP card received on: 2/03/2012
485 Card/Document ordered date: 2/23/2012

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Many congratulations to you and your family, enjoy the moment.

Am sure it is all good. Be optimistic. Whatever happens, it happens for a reason.

I thought so about J1 issue. Well... atleast you can be more flexible now in terms of relocation to under served area.

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Originally Posted by gregspirited

My PD is OCT 18, 2007

If you are in J1 you cannot get your GC unless you go through 3 year Waiver requirement or 2 year home return rule..so for now no GC for my wife....lets see what is in store for us...GC for me seems useful..but no idea what has future planned for us...:-)

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Originally Posted by gregspirited

My PD is OCT 18, 2007

If you are in J1 you cannot get your GC unless you go through 3 year Waiver requirement or 2 year home return rule..so for now no GC for my wife....lets see what is in store for us...GC for me seems useful..but no idea what has future planned for us...:-)

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Congrats! Now that u have your GC, can't you apply family based GC for her? The wait times now are only a few years and not as bad as a decade ago. If not, atleast you now have the flexibility to move. Good luck for your life!

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Originally Posted by mysati

Congrats! Now that u have your GC, can't you apply family based GC for her? The wait times now are only a few years and not as bad as a decade ago. If not, atleast you now have the flexibility to move. Good luck for your life!

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I absolutely agree with this suggestion. Gregspirited the family category is moving well too and your spouse should have her gc in a couple of years if applied under the family category.Choose CP when it comes to that crucial stage and it could maybe even shave off a few more months/years .

Atleast now I hope you get a chance to stay close to your spouse.Man your case really brought a tear to my eyes . What a struggle each one of us goes through to get the coveted gc !!!!!

Wish you the very best.

Congratulations! Enjoy the moment.

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Originally Posted by gregspirited

Hello Guys,
I just got greened and didn't expect until late next month...Everything seems surreal to me..After 6 yrs with same company...12 years in US....

I have been lurking around this forum for close to 2 yrs now and you guys have been great (you guys are like band of brothers). Always logged to this forum whenever I felt frustrated because of immigration issues. The frustration was due to not being able to change roles from engineering to marketing or product management (post MBA - finished with $30,000 out of pocket expenses) and staying away from my wife for 1.5 years. She is in J1 visa (medical resident) in NJ and I'm in New England.

Hopefully the GC should alleviate some of the frustrations.

Below are my details

485 USCIS Received Date: 12/14/2011
485 USCIS Notice Date: 12/16/2011
Fingerprinting scheduled date : 1/24/2012
Fingerprinting Done on: 1/24/2012
EAD/AP approved on: 1/30/2012
EAD/AP card received on: 2/03/2012
485 Card/Document ordered date: 2/23/2012

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Originally Posted by gcseeker

I absolutely agree with this suggestion. Gregspirited the family category is moving well too and your spouse should have her gc in a couple of years if applied under the family category.Choose CP when it comes to that crucial stage and it could maybe even shave off a few more months/years .

Atleast now I hope you get a chance to stay close to your spouse.Man your case really brought a tear to my eyes . What a struggle each one of us goes through to get the coveted gc !!!!!

Wish you the very best.

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liked ur quote.....

"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes"

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Originally Posted by mygctracker

Friends,

My Phone beeped twice today noon. Tadan... Tadan... CPO email came u came u... I think I can see GREEN now. Its such a great relief after 8+ Years of Stress & Struggle.

Thanks to my parents for who I'm am. Thanks to my wife. And Thanks to my friends on this terrific Forum. Special thanks to Q, Veni, Spec, Teddy, Nishant, Soggadu, Leo. There are many more.

Here are my details for the benefit of folks waiting:

BC was registered in 2008 for spouse & self. Got Lucky with that.
Been with employer since 6 years.
No RFEs, 221gs no other immigration issues.
Employer is Fortune 500 IT company.
Currently Not working in PERM location. Been consulting across states. Got Lucky with that too.
LCA was filed whenever location changed, no H1B amendments filed. Got Lucky with that too.

I wish all the folks waiting the Very Best. Hope everyone gets RFE free & Speedy approvals.

Great Forum & Great Folks.

Thanks Again for the outstanding support.

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gctracker many wishes

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Originally Posted by gc_usa

Now its my turn.....

Got it.. 5 minutes ago.

SRC1290068***

MS - YES
COMPANY - RETAIL - NON IT (MIDSIZE - 10K EMP)
H1B - 7 YEARS
WITH SAME COMPANY - WAS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE THEN WITH SAME EMPLOYER
ISSUE - 221(G) In 2011 , Site visit in 2011
Other issue - No.

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congragulations

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Originally Posted by gregspirited

Hello Guys,
I just got greened and didn't expect until late next month...Everything seems surreal to me..After 6 yrs with same company...12 years in US....

I have been lurking around this forum for close to 2 yrs now and you guys have been great (you guys are like band of brothers). Always logged to this forum whenever I felt frustrated because of immigration issues. The frustration was due to not being able to change roles from engineering to marketing or product management (post MBA - finished with $30,000 out of pocket expenses) and staying away from my wife for 1.5 years. She is in J1 visa (medical resident) in NJ and I'm in New England.

Hopefully the GC should alleviate some of the frustrations.

Below are my details

485 USCIS Received Date: 12/14/2011
485 USCIS Notice Date: 12/16/2011
Fingerprinting scheduled date : 1/24/2012
Fingerprinting Done on: 1/24/2012
EAD/AP approved on: 1/30/2012
EAD/AP card received on: 2/03/2012
485 Card/Document ordered date: 2/23/2012

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many wishes to you

Wow, seeing more approvals in trackitt and looks like TSC is going by priority dates for majority of cases.

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Originally Posted by indiaeb2

gctracker many wishes



congragulations



many wishes to you

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I was able to file my 485 last week. I have couple of questions
1. I took my medical last month , I moved to a new apartment during the first of this month and filed 485 on 14th Feb with my new address. So my medical report has the old address and 485 has old address. Will this be an issue? What is the worst case, am I expecting an RFE?
2. Also when is the A Number allocated? In my medical form the A number is empty. My understanding is that the A Number is allocated after filing 485. I found the A number in my 485 receipt. Is this correct?

I appreciate your help.

You need to file AR-11 , change of address form immediately.( within 10 days of move). As long as you file AR-11, you are ok.

1. Just make sure to have filed AR-11 to document the address change. Once you do it online, you can print it out too for your records.
2. A number is ok to be left blank on the medicals. A number maybe allocated on filing I-485 for secondaries, while for primary, in most cases, it is the A number as already allocated during the I-140 phase.

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Originally Posted by Umesh1209

I was able to file my 485 last week. I have couple of questions
1. I took my medical last month , I moved to a new apartment during the first of this month and filed 485 on 14th Feb with my new address. So my medical report has the old address and 485 has old address. Will this be an issue? What is the worst case, am I expecting an RFE?
2. Also when is the A Number allocated? In my medical form the A number is empty. My understanding is that the A Number is allocated after filing 485. I found the A number in my 485 receipt. Is this correct?

I appreciate your help.

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