All Sep 2013 485 APPROVALS & DISCUSSION - report here with details

[Jagan01]

Congrats rogerfrederer, yank and yesman

[qesehmk]

Roger - happy for you. You were here briefly but reminded me of Soggadu - who was yet another jolly soul. Wish you very well for future.

Hi all..

Finally its my turn to say the good news.. got cpo update.. such a great day in my life..

[tackle]

Congratulations Roger and others who got greened today. I hope you all take a small break and enjoy your green life .

uscis does their best.. the same way we have defects in our IT, in every company.. they have some issues..

I understand this, but the problem is that they keep "defer"ing my case to the next year. I just hope they don't "quirk" it!

[Maksimus]

Hi all..

Finally its my turn to say the good news.. got cpo update.. such a great day in my life..

To all ppl who r still waiting..please note below..

Just wait.. uscis does their best.. the same way we have defects in our IT, in every company.. they have some issues.. but they do their best..
In doubt check with L2 once... no need of sr etc, unless yours delayed beyond 30 days..

Finally thank u Q and viz for ur support and community help that u r providing...hope God bless u both and you are successful in evrything u do..

Congrats RogerFederer! Very happy for you! Enjoy the green life with your family! I just spoke to L2 office and raised an SR. Let's see if that will result in a positive outcome in the next few days!

[Maksimus]

Congrats yank and yesman!

[TeddyKoochu]

I understand this, but the problem is that they keep "defer"ing my case to the next year. I just hope they don't "quirk" it!

Hey tackle all the best for your speedy approval the whole forum is now rooting for you. You are the senior most now by all counts good luck. Good that dates are current in October also but I hope you get approved ASAP.

[GCKnowHow]

I have called USCIS and opened a SR, hope I see some update soon.

[hk2004]

Can you please help if any of you were in a similar situation as below:

My I-485 and my wife's I-485 were approved on Sep 3rd. We got the physical cards on Sep 7th.
My wife was in India ( since July 30th) and came back to US on Sep 12th. She showed her EAD/AP card at POE ( in San Francisco). She was asked to fill a paper based I-94 ( at secondary inspection) and was paroled in with an end date of Sep 11, 2014. The immigration officer did not ask or mention anything about her I-485 approval. My wife also did not volunteer to tell anything since she was not asked.
Few others who have been in a similar situation have mentioned that they either got I-551 stamped in their passports or were paroled in but were asked to vist the local CBP office with their green card for deferred inspection.
Does my wife need to go to local CBP office for deferred inspection?

Thanks for your time.

[sandyn16]

Does USCIS really stick to the timelines it provides?

In my case I am referring to following?

- RFE response on July 2nd saying will get something in 60 days --- time limit passed and i opened SR , read somwhere they respond in max 90 days
- congressman on aig 18th got response saying i wil get response in 30 days -- hoping to see something by sept 18th

But the confusion I have is does USCIS really stick to these timelines or they are just standard responses...

Getting really frustated, waited on EB3 for 9 years, and dates werent current, and now ported to EB2 , and EB3 dates are also current so wondering if i made a mistake here

[primus]

Gurus,

Happy to see lots of approval in last few days.

I have two basic questions:

(1) I have filed 485/765/131 on 8/1/13. My PD is 9/1/06 on EB2 (not a porting). I hear a lot of people talk about opening SR or talking L1 and L2 office, Infopass. I am pretty novice, can someone explain what all these abbreviations mean? And what are they for and when to use?

(2) I am more concerned about my wife, who cannot work, so we are keeping our finger crossed for at least her EAD. I see on trakkit lots of applicant who filed 765 with me on 8/1/13 have received their EAD. So for enquiry with USCIS, what are the options do I have? (SR, L1, L2 ??) . However I have requested my congressman to send an enquiry to USCIS yesterday and they will be sending it to USCIS soon.

Appreciate guidelines in advance.

[engineer]

On Trackiit I saw bunch of approval for this morning...seems like TSC is working hard....no signs of NSC

[engineer]

Does anyone know if NSC is working on saturdaysjust like TSC...

[MATT2012]

Does anyone know if NSC is working on saturdaysjust like TSC...

NSC is not active on Saturdays, though I have seen approvals off and on..

[FirstTimeFiler]

Not sure if I am posting it in right thread or not. Need some advise or inputs from gurus of this form.

I am new Sep 2013 filer(filed on 09/03/2013). My PD: Feb, 2008. I missed my boat last year. My H1B expires on 09/30. I applied for my H1B extension in June 2013 and I haven't heard anything about my H1B extension. Suppose if I get my EAD by end of November and decide to use my EAD (working for same employer), if I did not hear anything about my H1B extension, will there be any issues. The duration between Oct 1 to the date I received my EAD, what would be my immigration status between this period? Do you suggest me to apply for premium processing for my H1B, just to avoid any immigration issues in future even if I receive my GC early next year(just saying)?

I haven't received my 485/EAD/AP receipts yet(USCIS received on 09/04). My checks were cashed as EFT(Electronic Fund Transfer) by USCIS (NSC), so online bank account I cannot see images of my checks(thought I can see receipt nbrs on back of check). Is this normal EFT by USCIS. I thought they cash the checks non-EFT way, so that applicants can see image of the checks.

Thanks in advance.

[ggk189]

Gurus,

Happy to see lots of approval in last few days.

I have two basic questions:

(1) I have filed 485/765/131 on 8/1/13. My PD is 9/1/06 on EB2 (not a porting). I hear a lot of people talk about opening SR or talking L1 and L2 office, Infopass. I am pretty novice, can someone explain what all these abbreviations mean? And what are they for and when to use?

SR stands for Service Request. It is an option that USICS allows after a case is pending for more than the stipulated processing time. So if there is no update on the case based on the current processing time guideline issued, one can open a Service Request after stipulated processing time.

The below USCIS website will mention the processing time if you select the service center
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do

L1 and L2 are the level 1 and level 2 customer service representatives for USCIS. when you call the 1-800 number on the receipt notices for your case, L1 officer will be the first one who will respond to your case. Since they are the first level support, their privleges to access backend systems are some what limited. When they cannot answer your question or if the response needs further information about your case they will transfer to an L2 officer.



(2) I am more concerned about my wife, who cannot work, so we are keeping our finger crossed for at least her EAD. I see on trakkit lots of applicant who filed 765 with me on 8/1/13 have received their EAD. So for enquiry with USCIS, what are the options do I have? (SR, L1, L2 ??) . However I have requested my congressman to send an enquiry to USCIS yesterday and they will be sending it to USCIS soon.

For EAD usually USCIS go by the received date. The current processing time for both TSC and NSC for I 765 is 3 months .
Usually you should receive the EAD prior but if you feel it is nearing Nov sometime in October reserve an appointment time for any day beyond 11/1/2013 at your local USCIS service center

Prior to the above stated processing time I think an SR is not allowed.

Appreciate guidelines in advance.

Please see my responses inline.

[vizcard]

Can you please help if any of you were in a similar situation as below:

My I-485 and my wife's I-485 were approved on Sep 3rd. We got the physical cards on Sep 7th.
My wife was in India ( since July 30th) and came back to US on Sep 12th. She showed her EAD/AP card at POE ( in San Francisco). She was asked to fill a paper based I-94 ( at secondary inspection) and was paroled in with an end date of Sep 11, 2014. The immigration officer did not ask or mention anything about her I-485 approval. My wife also did not volunteer to tell anything since she was not asked.
Few others who have been in a similar situation have mentioned that they either got I-551 stamped in their passports or were paroled in but were asked to vist the local CBP office with their green card for deferred inspection.
Does my wife need to go to local CBP office for deferred inspection?

Thanks for your time.

First, she should have mentioned at the POE that she got her green card. But at this point she doesn't need to go to CBP again.

Not sure if I am posting it in right thread or not. Need some advise or inputs from gurus of this form.

I am new Sep 2013 filer(filed on 09/03/2013). My PD: Feb, 2008. I missed my boat last year. My H1B expires on 09/30. I applied for my H1B extension in June 2013 and I haven't heard anything about my H1B extension. Suppose if I get my EAD by end of November and decide to use my EAD (working for same employer), if I did not hear anything about my H1B extension, will there be any issues. The duration between Oct 1 to the date I received my EAD, what would be my immigration status between this period? Do you suggest me to apply for premium processing for my H1B, just to avoid any immigration issues in future even if I receive my GC early next year(just saying)?

You would be in H1 pending status. You should have atleast got a receipt notice related to your H1. If you go beyond the stated processing time for H1B, you should call them and ask them about it. You don't need to apply for premium.

I haven't received my 485/EAD/AP receipts yet(USCIS received on 09/04). My checks were cashed as EFT(Electronic Fund Transfer) by USCIS (NSC), so online bank account I cannot see images of my checks(thought I can see receipt nbrs on back of check). Is this normal EFT by USCIS. I thought they cash the checks non-EFT way, so that applicants can see image of the checks.

Thanks in advance.

you should get your receipt notices next week. If you don't you should called the service center and find out more. EFT is pretty normal.

[FirstTimeFiler]

Thank you vizcard for your reply.

I can stay legally here in US for 240 days from the day my I-94 expires. What if I get my EAD or GC before my H1B gets approved. Will there be any immigration issue in future for the duration of Oct 1(Sep 30 my I94 expires) to the date I get my EAD(if I plan to use it) or GC. What immigration status will it be considered for that duration.

[qesehmk]

FTF - welcome to forum. In case on Oct 1 if you don't have H1 then your status is AOS. You are safe on that status. No worries. But if you also don't have EAD- that will mean you can't continue your employment.

You will likely not receive your GC until Jan 2014. So you may want to make sure that you maintain your employment until then using either EAD or H1. It doesn't matter what you use - although H1 is always better so that just in case something goes wrong with 485 then you can fall back on H1. However note that for 485 approval you don't have to have employment now. As long as that job is available after you receive GC - you are good.

All the best for your case.

Thank you vizcard for your reply.

I can stay legally here in US for 240 days from the day my I-94 expires. What if I get my EAD or GC before my H1B gets approved. Will there be any immigration issue in future for the duration of Oct 1(Sep 30 my I94 expires) to the date I get my EAD(if I plan to use it) or GC. What immigration status will it be considered for that duration.

[RogerFederer]

Not sure if I am posting it in right thread or not. Need some advise or inputs from gurus of this form.

I am new Sep 2013 filer(filed on 09/03/2013). My PD: Feb, 2008. I missed my boat last year. My H1B expires on 09/30. I applied for my H1B extension in June 2013 and I haven't heard anything about my H1B extension. Suppose if I get my EAD by end of November and decide to use my EAD (working for same employer), if I did not hear anything about my H1B extension, will there be any issues. The duration between Oct 1 to the date I received my EAD, what would be my immigration status between this period? Do you suggest me to apply for premium processing for my H1B, just to avoid any immigration issues in future even if I receive my GC early next year(just saying)?

I haven't received my 485/EAD/AP receipts yet(USCIS received on 09/04). My checks were cashed as EFT(Electronic Fund Transfer) by USCIS (NSC), so online bank account I cannot see images of my checks(thought I can see receipt nbrs on back of check). Is this normal EFT by USCIS. I thought they cash the checks non-EFT way, so that applicants can see image of the checks.

Thanks in advance.

You will under status of pending h1after 9/30..if anything happens to h1, u will be pending aos status..u will not have any issue with status unless H1 and AOS ultimately denied...
How much risk taker r u..and how badly u want to b safe. You r the only one who can make that call.

[Vkkpnm]

I just want to argue here that even though FTF does not get EAD by Oct 1, he can still continue employment on H1B as he has already filed H1B extn. So he should be fine working on H1 until its decision come.

[qesehmk]

VK. Thanks. I think this settles it for FTF.

I just want to argue here that even though FTF does not get EAD by Oct 1, he can still continue employment on H1B as he has already filed H1B extn. So he should be fine working on H1 until its decision come.

[FirstTimeFiler]

Thank you for your reply Q.

I can continue my employment till end of March 2014 (240 day rule). Like you mentioned, I would get GC mostly somewhere near Jan 2014. If that is true. Say, if I dont here anything about my H1B extension till Jan 2014 and luckily if I get my GC in Jan 2014, will there be any issue in future like applying for Citizenship or USCIS might come back later and revoke my GC. Suppose if I get my GC in Jan 2014 and should I still be worried about that pending H1B extension and what if it get denied or something after I get my GC. Just thinking in so many different ways. Just want to be careful in this last stage of my GC.

[FirstTimeFiler]

Thank you for your reply RogerFederer.

I can take risk unless it doesn't effect my GC processing(now and in future(any revokes))

[FirstTimeFiler]

I just want to argue here that even though FTF does not get EAD by Oct 1, he can still continue employment on H1B as he has already filed H1B extn. So he should be fine working on H1 until its decision come.

you are correct about me continuing my employment even though my current H1B expired. I can continue till 240 days from the day my I94 expired and if I still didnot hear anything about my H1B extension, I need to wait for the decision by staying outside of US.

[qesehmk]

FTF - you are welcome. If you get your GC and after that your H1 gets denied -- that has no bearing on your future since your employment eligibility was based on pending H1. So you are not violating anything.

Thank you for your reply Q.

I can continue my employment till end of March 2014 (240 day rule). Like you mentioned, I would get GC mostly somewhere near Jan 2014. If that is true. Say, if I dont here anything about my H1B extension till Jan 2014 and luckily if I get my GC in Jan 2014, will there be any issue in future like applying for Citizenship or USCIS might come back later and revoke my GC. Suppose if I get my GC in Jan 2014 and should I still be worried about that pending H1B extension and what if it get denied or something after I get my GC. Just thinking in so many different ways. Just want to be careful in this last stage of my GC.