Approvals

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Originally Posted by qesehmk

Friends... we created this dedicated website for our blog.

WELCOME HERE!! AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGE IN A MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION THAT WILL HELP ALL OF OUR VISITORS!!

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Great and Congratulations!!

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Originally Posted by qesehmk

A quick note. Sometime in last couple of hours this thread surpassed 300K views. What's interesting is we had passed 200K just on 24th May. So the next 100K came in just 22 days!

Thanks to all contributors for a meaningful, valuable and respectful dialogue. All the best!

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Congratulations to all!! Way to go!

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Originally Posted by baba2s

Thanks to Q, Teedy, vini, spec and others for such wonderful info.

Last week i got my GC still can't resist reading this forum daily and help some of my friends.

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Many Congratulations and enjoy your gren life. Please do keep reading and writing on this forum.

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Originally Posted by baba2s

Last week i got my GC still can't resist reading this forum daily and help some of my friends.

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baba2s,

A bit late to the party, but many congratulations.

It must be a huge relief and a great weight off you mind!

Please send my best wishes to our source.

His help is really appreciated!

Congratulations to him.

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Originally Posted by qesehmk

Friends,

Our source is greened. He just received the card production notice. He is very thankful to this forum and to all of you. He will continue to help us in future. So dont be alarmed about anything.

One of the many interesting facts about him is he never had any lawyer EVER. Not that I would recommend that to anybody.. but its interesting that people do that. We wish him the very best and thank for his continued support!

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Originally Posted by qesehmk

Friends,

Our source is greened. He just received the card production notice. He is very thankful to this forum and to all of you. He will continue to help us in future. So dont be alarmed about anything.

One of the many interesting facts about him is he never had any lawyer EVER. Not that I would recommend that to anybody.. but its interesting that people do that. We wish him the very best and thank for his continued support!

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Q,
Congratulations to our source. Have him enjoy his freedom.

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Originally Posted by TexDBoy

Hi all, approval email with PD Jan 23, 2007. Thanks for all the help. Hope this data point helps that they are covering all month cases in the first week itself.

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TexDBoy,

Congratulations. It must be an enormous relief!

Congratulations to you! It seems like we are seeing more and more approvals now.

nuvikas,
Congratulations!
Was it TSC or NSC?
Thanks!

Congratulations Amit and NuVikas!

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Originally Posted by amitk81

Got green cards in the mail this evening.

Contacted the senator on 28th June, she confirmed that the card was approved on 1st July.

I strongly suggest that people who are current contact the senator this really help.

Amit

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Originally Posted by nuvikas

I was greened on 7/7. I called customer service and talked to a second level rep who confirmed that both my and my wife's cards were approved. EB2-I, Dec 2006 PD. Filed in Aug 2007. This is the best immigration related blog out there. Thanks for all you contribution.

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Originally Posted by getgreened2010

Got the CPO (Card Production Ordered) email yesterday.
Priority Date: 12/27/2006
Country: India
Service Centre: TSC

Thanks to all the gurus who gave us peace of mind, especially Q, Teddy, Spec, Veni001.....I have been following Q and Teddy from immigrationvoice......and I want to thank them for their contribution......all the best to rest of the folks....hope you guys get greened pretty soon.

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getgreened2010,
Congratulations.

Congratulations Q..learnt a lot from you and everyone on this website as well as from the initial thread on IV from which this site was born...

Congratulations to Q and others who are current now. Our optimistic scenarios have not materialized - but at least we still have positive movement. There is another VB to go before the dust settled on this FY and I hope more people will get current. My PD is too far for the VB of today to have made much difference as long as visas are not being wasted. I was hoping for a pipeline intake so that people get at least EAD/AP relief and we get some visibility regarding demand after 07/07.

Isn't it sad that this FY we received the highest SOFAD ever and still the dates have moved less than a year overall.

Congratulations! I remember when the first time I visited this site it only had 65 pages.

Two months later we have 169 pages!

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Originally Posted by qesehmk

Thanks Spec. Keeping fingers crossed.

On another note I just want to thank everybody for their positive attitude on this site. Some people may have noticed that our thread just passed half million views this morning. It means a lot to me given that we started from scratch. I was not sure if we would be able to serve as many people as we are serving today. But I was unhappy enough about IV that I took the step of going aware from it anyway. Today I feel happy that we had 385 users hitting the site at teh same time. Just yesterday there were 26000 views. I am sure it was more than what IV received today and yesterday. I do wish them well. However, I can't and don't want to hide the pride and joy of this.

More than numbers, whats important is that people do it by and large in a cooperative and respectful manner. Some people may be thinking that its my personal quest or business enterprise or whatever. And I wouldn't deny that. I don't know where this will go. But I am confident of one thing - that I derive happiness out of helping and sharing and so do a lot of other people on this site. And while we have done that ... we have also donated more (literally) than we have earned through advertisement. So all in all its all goodness. I really appreciate eveyrbody;s support and contribution. Even if you have made a single post ... you have contributed positively to this forum. So thank you just for that.

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Yes, it means that you I 485 has been approved and you will receive the green card in your mail soon. Congratulations!

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Originally Posted by pravara

Guys,

What does this mean? Does it mean my case has been approved?

Card/ Document Production

"On July 14, 2011, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283."

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Congratulations ! yes, looks like you are approved !!!

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Originally Posted by Monica12

Congratulations ! yes, looks like you are approved !!!

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Thanks guys - I had to pinch myself twice when I got the text which I was driving home. And then, the same text came again at around 11 PM. Its still sinking in; there is still wait for my wife to get approved (as dependant), but this one hurdle crossed seems like 200 lbs off my shoulders.

I am praying that EVERYONE irrespective of category and country get greened soon, so that we can all get on with our lives. I would be more than happy if they will hand over this card to a Mongolian student who is setting his foot in this country for the first time on the first day - this wait is unbearable. Good luck to all.

Best
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victorian congratulations on being current and thanks for the offer. Honestly currently we don't do anything that requires donations. This site and hosting and all is really affordable to any one of us. But thanks again for the offer and best wishes for getting the cards next month ASAP.

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Originally Posted by victorian

I don't think BTM quite conveys the sentiment. It should be Big Ass Movement aka BAM!

Sorry, that is about as much as my intellect allows me to contribute here.

Congratulations to Q and all others who are current in the Aug Bulletin (including me, WOOOT!!). Good luck to all others in the Sept bulletin. This site is my go to source for all news/analysis/questions GC related. Thanks for everything and do let us know if/when you start accepting donations.

P.S - Nice handling of the troll there, Q. My suggestion - Do not feed the Troll.

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Originally Posted by angryclubs

my inbox has an email from uscis stating 485 application was approved yesterday. my new avatar reflects my mood.
Thanks to everyone in this forum for keeping my hopes alive in this long awful journey.

PD: March 7, 2007
NSC
Opened SR on Friday, July 15. Do not know if sr helped or not. I wish you all good luck and hoping that everyone gets through without any hassles or delays.

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angryclubs,
Congratulations.

angryclubs,

Many, many congratulations!!!

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Originally Posted by angryclubs

my inbox has an email from uscis stating 485 application was approved yesterday. my new avatar reflects my mood.
Thanks to everyone in this forum for keeping my hopes alive in this long awful journey.

PD: March 7, 2007
NSC
Opened SR on Friday, July 15. Do not know if sr helped or not. I wish you all good luck and hoping that everyone gets through without any hassles or delays.

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Many congratulations on your approval.

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Originally Posted by natvyas

Spec/Q/ Veni

Will the surge in I-140 approvals have an impact on the latest predicitions of 4-10K visas for Sept?

Regards
Nat

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The dashboard seems to more of a front-end for management reporting. We saw a document that showed the I485 approvals / completions were more than the receipts while I140 it was the opposite. So looks like they focused on I140 more after that. Essentially 50% of EB2 ROW and EB1 are filed concurrently if I140 processing rate goes up then most of these cases will see approval in FY 2011 This will reduce the SOFAD this year but make it a little better next year. Essentially the backlog of Eb2 ROW and EB1 will get cleared if it gets done sooner than in the current year we see less SOFAD else next year. Recently one of my friends got his I140 approval in 3 months so not all cases are taking as long as the processing time on the site.

BamBam - Congratulations! Joy when shared increases.

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Originally Posted by BamBam

My dear friends,

Thanks for everything that you do. Thanks for keeping me sane for the last couple of months. Freedom Express has arrived for me today.

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Originally Posted by qblogfan

Based on my understanding, Mr.Co said 7k will be applied to EB2 China/India.

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qbf - to be honest while I do believe its possible - I doubt CO will say it so clearly. In terms of disclosing useful information he is only next to Alan Greenspan.

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Originally Posted by Spectator

The SOFAD figure below is for India alone and represents the average amount EB2-I receives over the years. It is based on a demand of 16,000 a year.

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Spec ... a very interesting statistic I will tell you ... if you look at the historical (i.e. 2000 till date) EB2I approvals and add the 2011 backlog of EB2I. The total number comes exactly to 16K per year. So it means while demand is 16K per year, EB2I also sees approvals of 16K per year over extended periods. So EB2I will most likely never be current as a category but the great news is they will always get GC in 4-5 years start to finish as long as no other category's demand increases in a fundamental manner.

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Originally Posted by Spectator

Pdmar08,
I thought you were referring to Kevin Pietersen for a moment.
Bloody fine knock! (as the English might say)
Can the Little Master respond?

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Spec ... are you aware Little MAster is "Sunil Gavaskar" not "Tendulkar". That point beside.... I feel happy as well as lucky to have such a community we have built. The way people react and respond and share to help others - proves that given a chance people generally are good and of helping nature. Lets keep it that way.

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Originally Posted by victorian

You missed my post! I got an approval email!

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Excellent. Congratulations buddy. enjoy. pray for rest of us.

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Originally Posted by nishant2200

Excellent. Congratulations buddy. enjoy. pray for rest of us.

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This is curious. Now, my status has gone back to "Decision" from "Document/Card Production"

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On August 2, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we had registered this customer's new permanent resident status. Please follow any instructions on the notice. Your new permanent resident card should be mailed within 60 days following this registration or after you complete any ADIT processing referred to in the welcome notice, whichever is later.
During this step the formal decision (approved/denied) is written and the decision notice is mailed and/or emailed to the applicant/petitioner. You can use our current processing time to gauge when you can expect to receive a final decision.

I guess this means that my case is still not approved? Anyone have any insight?

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Originally Posted by victorian

This is curious. Now, my status has gone back to "Decision" from "Document/Card Production"

Here is the text -

On August 2, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we had registered this customer's new permanent resident status. Please follow any instructions on the notice. Your new permanent resident card should be mailed within 60 days following this registration or after you complete any ADIT processing referred to in the welcome notice, whichever is later.
During this step the formal decision (approved/denied) is written and the decision notice is mailed and/or emailed to the applicant/petitioner. You can use our current processing time to gauge when you can expect to receive a final decision.

I guess this means that my case is still not approved? Anyone have any insight?

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Many congratulations to you and thanks for sharing the good news with all of us. This movement of status is normal, I read on Trackitt the status going back to document/card production means that your GC is in the mail These days they send it by priority mail you should have it by the weekend. To be sure about the address you should call USCIS and get the USPS tracking number that the card is going to the correct address. Rest assured that you are approved.

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Originally Posted by kaella

I finally got greened. I have been regular visitor on this forum since it started

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Congrats! Thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by shreyasai2004

Hi,

My employer has not given my PERM and I-140 documents. Intially they said my PD is XX-XX-XXXX and now they are saying different date. How can i get my documents copy.
If I am not wrong we can use G-639 form to get information from USCIS. If yes please let me know to which address we need to send this form.

Thanks in advance.

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http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/usc...0045f3d6a1RCRD

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Originally Posted by nishant2200

Q, I have been reading old IV posts, the original EB2-EB3 Predictions thread. I kind of wanted to see the legacy and how this blog took birth. A lot of things make sense to me now.

Thanks for making this a safe haven for fellow aspirants, to freely, speak their minds, and understand this intricate process. To not fear asking questions. To not burn anyone on the stake.

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Nishant, sometimes I just feel plain lucky that people liked objective analysis and then they felt it worthwhile to join hands and actively contribute. Many from the beginning continue to participate. Especially Teddy, who still runs a great thread on IV by the same name and of course is our Guru as well :)

Great. Congrats to him. I think he can show his H1 while entering. But they can see his GC approved in their system and probably will grant entry based on his 485.

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Originally Posted by ifaith

Hi Gurus
My brother just received the green card yesterday and he is in China.
Can he travel on his valid H1B or does he needs to show the Green Card while entering US back.

Thank U

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One thing we cant say is "Congratulations to all who became current this month"!!!....Wait for the next time.. Time to congratulate our EB3 folks who became current this month :)

Friends,

Received USCIS email that mine and wife's permanent residency was registered!! Finally - after almost 11 years in this country, an MBA and 2 terrific kids!

I feel incredibly blessed for receiving tons of wishes and friendship from this blog. Trust me, cherish this blog/forum as dearly as the GC received today. So I won't be going anywhere. However as some of you have rightly said, it is time to change things a bit and push a reset button and rearrange things. So will discuss with other Gurus how to best do this.

I do feel quite passionate about our mission and the mission stays the same. Some of the ideas propped up in the morning are seriously good. May be we should seriously think about having a good formal link with CO's office. I am sure we can give it a serious try.

Meanwhile here is the chronology that some of you may find useful:

Aug 3 (Wed) - Wrote a letter to senior senator from the state.
Aug 8 (Mon) - Case was approved (but I didn't know)
Aug 9 (Tue) - USCIS mailed me decision (but I didn't know)
Aug 10 (Wed) 10:00 am - Opened an SR. Learned Case is approved on Monday
Aug 10 (Wed) 12:30 pm - Received email as well as online status updated to "Decision". Waiting for cards in the mail.

My best wishes and heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for standing for yourself AND for each other on this forum!! All the best!!

Super Congratulations!!!!

Q

Hearty congratulations.Let the pleasure be mine of congratulating you first . Awesome well deserved greening and I am glad you decided to go nowhere and stay around.

Enjoy the moment, have an blast.

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Originally Posted by qesehmk

Friends,

Received USCIS email that mine and wife's permanent residency was registered!! Finally - after almost 11 years in this country, an MBA and 2 terrific kids!

I feel incredibly blessed for receiving tons of wishes and friendship from this blog. Trust me, cherish this blog/forum as dearly as the GC received today. So I won't be going anywhere. However as some of you have rightly said, it is time to change things a bit and push a reset button and rearrange things. So will discuss with other Gurus how to best do this.

I do feel quite passionate about our mission and the mission stays the same. Some of the ideas propped up in the morning are seriously good. May be we should seriously think about having a good formal link with CO's office. I am sure we can give it a serious try.

Meanwhile here is the chronology that some of you may find useful:

Aug 3 (Wed) - Wrote a letter to senior senator from the state.
Aug 8 (Mon) - Case was approved (but I didn't know)
Aug 9 (Tue) - USCIS mailed me decision (but I didn't know)
Aug 10 (Wed) 10:00 am - Opened an SR. Learned Case is approved on Monday
Aug 10 (Wed) 12:30 pm - Received email as well as online status updated to "Decision". Waiting for cards in the mail.

My best wishes and heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for standing for yourself AND for each other on this forum!! All the best!!

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Originally Posted by qesehmk

Friends,

Received USCIS email that mine and wife's permanent residency was registered!! Finally - after almost 11 years in this country, an MBA and 2 terrific kids!

I feel incredibly blessed for receiving tons of wishes and friendship from this blog. Trust me, cherish this blog/forum as dearly as the GC received today. So I won't be going anywhere. However as some of you have rightly said, it is time to change things a bit and push a reset button and rearrange things. So will discuss with other Gurus how to best do this.

I do feel quite passionate about our mission and the mission stays the same. Some of the ideas propped up in the morning are seriously good. May be we should seriously think about having a good formal link with CO's office. I am sure we can give it a serious try.

Meanwhile here is the chronology that some of you may find useful:

Aug 3 (Wed) - Wrote a letter to senior senator from the state.
Aug 8 (Mon) - Case was approved (but I didn't know)
Aug 9 (Tue) - USCIS mailed me decision (but I didn't know)
Aug 10 (Wed) 10:00 am - Opened an SR. Learned Case is approved on Monday
Aug 10 (Wed) 12:30 pm - Received email as well as online status updated to "Decision". Waiting for cards in the mail.

My best wishes and heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for standing for yourself AND for each other on this forum!! All the best!!

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Congratulations big bro... i am very happy for you and your family...i think i should change my avatar for a day in your honor .... :-)

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Originally Posted by qesehmk

Friends,

Received USCIS email that mine and wife's permanent residency was registered!! Finally - after almost 11 years in this country, an MBA and 2 terrific kids!

I feel incredibly blessed for receiving tons of wishes and friendship from this blog. Trust me, cherish this blog/forum as dearly as the GC received today. So I won't be going anywhere. However as some of you have rightly said, it is time to change things a bit and push a reset button and rearrange things. So will discuss with other Gurus how to best do this.

I do feel quite passionate about our mission and the mission stays the same. Some of the ideas propped up in the morning are seriously good. May be we should seriously think about having a good formal link with CO's office. I am sure we can give it a serious try.

Meanwhile here is the chronology that some of you may find useful:

Aug 3 (Wed) - Wrote a letter to senior senator from the state.
Aug 8 (Mon) - Case was approved (but I didn't know)
Aug 9 (Tue) - USCIS mailed me decision (but I didn't know)
Aug 10 (Wed) 10:00 am - Opened an SR. Learned Case is approved on Monday
Aug 10 (Wed) 12:30 pm - Received email as well as online status updated to "Decision". Waiting for cards in the mail.

My best wishes and heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for standing for yourself AND for each other on this forum!! All the best!!

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WOW congrates Q. You are in Green Q now :)

Q,

Super, fantastic, fabulous!!!!!!!!

Great news to hear. Don't drink too much tonight.

Many, many congratulations.

PS Don't forget to update Trackitt, so this momentous event can be officially recorded in my figures.

Congratulations, Q! Great news, indeed.

Congrats Q!!!!!

Congratulations !!

Q - Great news. Enjoy this moment and thanks for sharing. Please like always provide your valuable thoughts.

Congratulations Q!!!

Congratulations Q! God bless you and your family. Enjoy your freedom to the best. :-)