Celebrations & Thanks

[incredible]

Congrats! We also received our cards today! Great to see some early Oct filers finally start getting approvals after being buried while people in late Oct were getting greened.

Many congratulations.

[KingofJoy]

Congratulation Turbulent and calking1975, enjoy the sense of relief and wish you all others in line the best.

[NJMavarick]

Finally! We got our cards delivered today.

The wait has been excruciating to say the least but as they say its not the destination but the journey that counts. Got married, have 2 wonderful US born kids and buying a home on H1B has been one of the best decisions I've made. Just like many, there have also been quite a few sacrifices but I look forward to the future now.

I want to thank Q, Spec and every other person who has ever posted on this forum because you have made this place an information goldmine when it comes to US immigration. This forum has been my escape from the long AOS wait for the last so many years and has kept me going.

Below is my timeline:

Category----------------: EB3 India
EB3 Priority Date-------: 05/12/2021
Processing Center-------: National Benefits Center (MSC21904*****)
Receipt Date------------: 10/26/2020
Receipt Notice----------: 12/01/2020
Biometrics Date---------: 04/02/2021
I485J Notice------------: 05/01/2021
EAD/AP Approval I797----: 07/16/2021
EAD/AP Card in hand-----: 07/22/2021
I485 Approval-----------: 08/03/2021
GC in hand--------------: 08/09/2021

Cheers and good luck to all those who are waiting. The last mile is the longest so hang in there.

[gten20]

Congratulations KingofJoy, calking1975 and NJMavarick!

[aGCHopefull]

Congratulations Calking1975 and NJMavarick!

[userksp]

We received our cards today, 19 years after coming here. Completed Masters, was na?ve as many and started the GC process only in the 5th year of H1... But all this time I have never felt the need for a GC until now. It had just became a routine process (H1B Renewal, H4 & H4EAD Renewal, Visa Stamping and back to H1B Renewal in 3 years). Then came the pandemic which resulted in closed consulates, dropbox visa renewals requiring appointments, scarcity in dropbox apppointments, travel bans, visa stamping delays, delays in H4 & H4 EAD etc... And as I feared, had a family emergency and traveled to India late last year needing a visa stamp and due to consulate delays, had to re-schedule travel back multiple times... This was the only time I actually thought about GC. Raising a family here and parents in India, GC to me is a travel pass and sincerely hope no has to go through travel / visa issues when a family member needs you back in India. Best wishes to all.

I found this forum by accident last year when applying for AOS in Oct 2020 and have been a daily visitor and have learned so much from everyone. Very thankful to everyone here. My timeline:

PD: 02/08/2011
Cat: EB2
RD: 10/26/2020 (Without medicals)
ND: 12/02/2020
EAD/AP: Did not apply
Biometrics: 3/30
485J Receipt: 4/22
RFE Issued: 6/22
RFE Letter: 6/25 (Medicals)
RFER: 7/1
FO: Local field office is Washington DC but RFE came from Raleigh, NC. After getting RFE, I checked with EMMA and found that my case had got transferred from NBC to Raleigh on 5/18
485 Card Production Order: 7/28
485 Card Approval: 7/29
485J Approval: 7/29
485 Card Mailed: 8/2
485 & 485J Approval Receipts: 8/2
GC Delivered to Lawyers: 8/5
GC Delivered to Us: 8/9

[aGCHopefull]

Congratulations KingofJoy, calking1975 and NJMavarick!

@gten20 - is your current status "Fingerprint Fee was received" or "Fingerprint taken"?

[userksp]

Congrats to everyone who got GC and best wishes to others to get it asap.

[aGCHopefull]

GC Delivered to Us: 8/9

Congrats buddy! enjoy the freedom!

[SaibabaAug2010]

Like many others, I have been a silent reader for a long time and occasional poster in this forum. I am happy to share that I have received the Green Card!!

I really want to extend my thanks and gratitude to everyone here. Q, Spec, GS1968, Idli and a lot of veterans on this forum and so many others continue to help everyone.

Spec, You are making this wait game manageable with hard data/number crunching. I've learned a ton from your posts. A Big Thank you.

GS1968, I have learned a lot from your posts on how Legislative branch works in US during the time of H.R 3012 and afterwards. Thank you very much.

Idli, You have wealth of information and more than that a good heart to help others. Even after receiving GC, you?re still active in the forum and helping others. Hats off to you.

Q, Thank you for keeping this forum very clean. It's a great source of knowledge and one that is not easily found elsewhere. The discussions here are civil and everyone is ready to help. Keep up the good work!

Here is my journey to GC:

This was a long ride with so many ups and downs- Stressful times through recessions, layoffs, firm closures and also Covid. I arrived here in the US in Dec-2005. If Dragomen would have not messed up my PERM in 2008, I would have got GC back in 2012. There are things I could have done differently for sure. There are things I didn't know when I started the process. But almost 16 years later I received GC. 8-10 years ago, this news would been really exciting. Now I am just relieved for sure. I am also grateful. There is feeling of joy. I will celebrate.
Thank you and good luck to the ones who are still waiting.

Here is my case details
PD 08/20/2010 - EB2
RD 11/12/2020 - MSC219062
BM 03/05/2021
Medicals Interfiled on 06/01/2021
485J Notice 07/12/2021
File moved to FO as per Emma 07/21/2021
Received GC 08/06/2021

[SaibabaAug2010]

Congrats to everyone who got G C and the best wishes to others to get it ASAP.

[SaibabaAug2010]

Q or Idli, I have seen multiple threads here on Post G C steps or life after G C, but couldn't get a grasp on things that one need to do right after reeving G C. Appreciate if you provide the list.

Few of them I got to know are.

1. Inform employer to update I-9 form
2. Visit SSA office and submit SS-5 form for replacement of SSN card.
3. Driver license update - optional
4. Update Banks \ Credit card company's....- optional

[qesehmk]

Finally we are Greened.

Finally! We got our cards delivered today.

We received our cards today, 19 years after coming here.

Like many others, I have been a silent reader for a long time and occasional poster in this forum. I am happy to share that I have received the Green Card!!

Dear All - many congratulations and appreciate you taking the time to detail your journey. It definitely helps others to get a bearing on what they might expect.

Also appreciate you recognizing many different contributors.

On the question of Post GC life - drivers license, banks, the employer, school / university etc seems pretty exhaustive. But I would say just take a breathe of freedom. Everything else will happen when it will happen. On becoming citizen my bank asked me for more information. I didn't even respond. I mean - a lot of this is just unnecessary stuff being forced upon us by the anti immigrant forces. I comply where required by law. Elsewhere I ignore.

[aGCHopefull]

Like many others, I have been a silent reader for a long time and occasional poster in this forum. I am happy to share that I have received the Green Card!!

I really want to extend my thanks and gratitude to everyone here. Q, Spec, GS1968, Idli and a lot of veterans on this forum and so many others continue to help everyone.

Spec, You are making this wait game manageable with hard data/number crunching. I've learned a ton from your posts. A Big Thank you.

GS1968, I have learned a lot from your posts on how Legislative branch works in US during the time of H.R 3012 and afterwards. Thank you very much.

Idli, You have wealth of information and more than that a good heart to help others. Even after receiving GC, you?re still active in the forum and helping others. Hats off to you.

Q, Thank you for keeping this forum very clean. It's a great source of knowledge and one that is not easily found elsewhere. The discussions here are civil and everyone is ready to help. Keep up the good work!

Here is my journey to GC:

This was a long ride with so many ups and downs- Stressful times through recessions, layoffs, firm closures and also Covid. I arrived here in the US in Dec-2005. If Dragomen would have not messed up my PERM in 2008, I would have got GC back in 2012. There are things I could have done differently for sure. There are things I didn't know when I started the process. But almost 16 years later I received GC. 8-10 years ago, this news would been really exciting. Now I am just relieved for sure. I am also grateful. There is feeling of joy. I will celebrate.
Thank you and good luck to the ones who are still waiting.

Here is my case details
PD 08/20/2010 - EB2
RD 11/12/2020 - MSC219062
BM 03/05/2021
Medicals Interfiled on 06/01/2021
485J Notice 07/12/2021
File moved to FO as per Emma 07/21/2021
Received GC 08/06/2021

Congrats! Good to see friends at Q's getting greened.

[userksp]

Dear All - many congratulations and appreciate you taking the time to detail your journey. It definitely helps others to get a bearing on what they might expect.

Also appreciate you recognizing many different contributors.

On the question of Post GC life - drivers license, banks, the employer, school / university etc seems pretty exhaustive. But I would say just take a breathe of freedom. Everything else will happen when it will happen. On becoming citizen my bank asked me for more information. I didn't even respond. I mean - a lot of this is just unnecessary stuff being forced upon us by the anti immigrant forces. I comply where required by law. Elsewhere I ignore.

Thanks aGCHopefull and Q ! The contributors in this forum truly put themselves in others' shoes and take their time in answering questions or providing guidance. Very thankful for their time.

[gten20]

@gten20 - is your current status "Fingerprint Fee was received" or "Fingerprint taken"?

It's "Fingerprint fee was received" since the day I got the notice. There has been no update.

[gten20]

Congrats userksp, SaibabaAug2010!

[Noesis]

Many Congratulations KingofJoy, calking1975, NJMavarick, userksp and SaibabaAug2010.. Enjoy the freedom..

[aGCHopefull]

It's "Fingerprint fee was received" since the day I got the notice. There has been no update.

So I am in similar situation, live agent says file is at NBC only - never transferred to a FO

EB2I PD: 11/2010 | NBC : MSC21903****
I-485 RD: 10/09/2020 | ND: 11/24/2020 | FP: 03/01/2021
I-485J ND: pending
Medical RFE: pending

Wondering if no status update (to fingerprint taken) is blocking any progress (basically filtering out the apps)

[SaibabaAug2010]

Thank you Q, aGCHopefull, gten20 & Noesis for your wishes.

[srimurthy]

So I am in similar situation, live agent says file is at NBC only - never transferred to a FO

EB2I PD: 11/2010 | NBC : MSC21903****
I-485 RD: 10/09/2020 | ND: 11/24/2020 | FP: 03/01/2021
I-485J ND: pending
Medical RFE: pending

Wondering if no status update (to fingerprint taken) is blocking any progress (basically filtering out the apps)

My case was the case with 09/2010 PD and NBC: MSC21903*****
This week it just changed for ready for scheduling an interview for all primary and dependants.
I guess they are picking up 21903 now.

[aGCHopefull]

My case was the case with 09/2010 PD and NBC: MSC21903*****
This week it just changed for ready for scheduling an interview for all primary and dependants.
I guess they are picking up 21903 now.

Glad that your file is now picked up for processing. Hope they start working on MSC21902* and MSC21903*.

Was your status though "Fingerprint fee received" or "Fingerprint taken" prior to Interview update? Also assuming you had submitted medicals with the initial filing?

[gcconnect]

Mine is MSC21902***** with NBC and no update since Finger prints taken in January 2021

EB3I PD: 11/2010 | NBC : MSC21902*****
I-485 RD: 10/16/2020 | ND: 11/16/2020 | FP: 01/13/2021
Medicals submitted with I485

Is there anything struck and needs to do anything from my side. Appreciate any expert advise

[aGCHopefull]

Mine is MSC21902***** with NBC and no update since Finger prints taken in January 2021

EB3I PD: 11/2010 | NBC : MSC21902*****
I-485 RD: 10/16/2020 | ND: 11/16/2020 | FP: 01/13/2021
Medicals submitted with I485

Is there anything struck and needs to do anything from my side. Appreciate any expert advise

Have you received 485j receipt notice? Would you know if your file has been transferred to a FO?

[gcconnect]

I received 485J receipt notice in March with typo error (Employer name misspelled). I contacted Attorney and they said , informed to USCIS for correction. I dont have any communication after that and not received any corrected 485J receipt notice. Couple of times contacted Attorney and they said we need to wait.

Live agent told me that my file with NBC and not yet moved to FO.