EB2-3 Predictions (Rather Calculations)

[idliman]

There is a tweet from IV on S386 being passed by UC.! Did anyone hear from any other source.? Nothing is coming up on the news or .gov yet.

Any S386 / HR1044 discussion: Please post in the following thread:
https://www.qesehmk.org/forums/showt...8454#post68454

[Noesis]

Thank you.

[inspired_p]

Any predictions for the visa bulletin for January . USCIS should have garnered enough information in EB1 , and ROW categories in the last 2 and half months to anticipate the horizontal spillover likely for this year. From Q2 there has to have movement in action dates if they do not want to waste visas.

[rocketfast]

Any predictions for the visa bulletin for January . USCIS should have garnered enough information in EB1 , and ROW categories in the last 2 and half months to anticipate the horizontal spillover likely for this year. From Q2 there has to have movement in action dates if they do not want to waste visas.

USCIS has not approved any GCs for 2 weeks now (very few, but practically 0). They are right now slower than their speed last year this time (based on trackitt approvals). We can make all the predictions we want, but if no one is applying pressure on USCIS to speed up, they are unlikely to exceed 150,000 GCs this year.

[Justmyself]

Filed on Oct 27 and no receipt yet. Tried asking Emma but was directed to a customer service number and they keep disconnecting saying all agents are busy. Any idea how to get the receipt numbers through a live agent?

[vbollu]

Filed on Oct 27 and no receipt yet. Tried asking Emma but was directed to a customer service number and they keep disconnecting saying all agents are busy. Any idea how to get the receipt numbers through a live agent?

I did chat with them this morning, but agent said they didn't see any receipt number for my I-485 which was filed on oct 27. mine is eb2 downgrade to eb3 case.

[Justmyself]

Would you mind running me through a step by step process on how to get that info?

[vbollu]

Would you mind running me through a step by step process on how to get that info?

Ask emma "Live chat", it will come up with option "case status" and few others and select the "case status". It will ask again "do you have receipt number" and some other, select the option and it will say what can I help you and ask "live chat" it will connect to you to the live person. keep your alien number with you before you chat.

[EB20112021]

Hi, filed 10/26 and got my receipt numbers through live chat. Keep waiting each time Emma says agents are busy try again. I got someone chat with me within 30mts and hence kept trying every 10mts or so with Emma. Good luck !

[vbollu]

Hi, filed 10/26 and got my receipt numbers through live chat. Keep waiting each time Emma says agents are busy try again. I got someone chat with me within 30mts and hence kept trying every 10mts or so with Emma. Good luck !

A small question, is your case is also similar to us like downgrade from eb2 to eb3 or straight forward case?

[AceMan]

Hi, filed 10/26 and got my receipt numbers through live chat. Keep waiting each time Emma says agents are busy try again. I got someone chat with me within 30mts and hence kept trying every 10mts or so with Emma. Good luck !

October 26th, nothing yet.

[Justmyself]

Thank you so much. I finally was able to connect but they still don’t have our receipt numbers in the system. It’s sad to see how slow uscis has become now.

[rabp77]

October 26th, nothing yet.

wow..things have certainly slowed down. normally it used to come in around 2-3 weeks. With the volume being much higher now (my guess is its around 3-5 times the volume), it may take around 2 months now, if their processing capacity remained the same. Hoping they can speed it up so that the full spillover is utilized. The good thing is once its received, USCIS will accept it for processing if everything is properly filed, so the receipt number is just a formality.

[Justmyself]

Some of my co workers that filed before and after were able to get the receipt numbers through the live agent. Only ours wasn’t found. Sorta worried . Dallas lockbox on Oct 27.

[aGCHopefull]

Some of my co workers that filed before and after were able to get the receipt numbers through the live agent. Only ours wasn’t found. Sorta worried . Dallas lockbox on Oct 27.

Mine was filed on Oct 7 (no downgrade) to Tx center and I just received the receipts today. Live agents were not able to locate until Nov 20th. When I called Live agent yesterday, they provided me receipt numbers and I received the receipts today (notice date : Nov 25)

[cool_dude]

Some of my co workers that filed before and after were able to get the receipt numbers through the live agent. Only ours wasn’t found. Sorta worried . Dallas lockbox on Oct 27.

I am in the same boat.Reached texas service center on oct 27th

[dus_saal_baad]

Hi folks,

My priority date is Aug 20 2009 and current for a couple of months now under EB2 India. My i485 was applied back in 2012 and have been on EAD since 2012. I have not received any communication from USCIS. My last activity was an RFE back in 2016 to which I had responded already.

I call USCIS at 1-800-375-5283 for a service request but apparently it keeps going in a loop where it provides the old 2016 case status and I am not able to connect to person. I contacted two lawyers so far and they both advised to wait or call USCIS (but the latter is not working).

Please advise as this is a bit unnerving. I do not have my H1b anymore.

What should I do?

[qesehmk]

Hi folks,

My priority date is Aug 20 2009 and current for a couple of months now under EB2 India. My i485 was applied back in 2012 and have been on EAD since 2012. I have not received any communication from USCIS. My last activity was an RFE back in 2016 to which I had responded already.

I call USCIS at 1-800-375-5283 for a service request but apparently it keeps going in a loop where it provides the old 2016 case status and I am not able to connect to person. I contacted two lawyers so far and they both advised to wait or call USCIS (but the latter is not working).

Please advise as this is a bit unnerving. I do not have my H1b anymore.

What should I do?

Since you have waited 2 months ... now it is time to contact your congressman or senator. It works like a charm. Good luck and let us know.

[dus_saal_baad]

Since you have waited 2 months ... now it is time to contact your congressman or senator. It works like a charm. Good luck and let us know.

Thanks Q. If anyone has done such a thing, please walk through the step? Do I call the office? How do I present the story? A written letter?

[subbuss]

All - First time poster here, though I check this forum from time to time. Have a question on EAD/AP filing fees. Thanks for running a clean, insightful forum.

Scenario: I got current for Filing Dates in October (Aug 2010), and my attorneys filed for 485, but did not file for EAD/AP. Their rationale was they wanted to get in as many applications as possible before any retrogression. Anyways, thats done.
Now, they are open to filing, but are charging $1800 per application including lawyer fees, so comes to $3600 for my and my wife. I have not yet received the receipt notice for 485.
Question: I am confused about application fees for EAD/AP when I485 is pending.
1) Are there any filing charges for filing EAD/AP when I485 is pending, when it is not applied along with 485? In some pleases I see no fees when 485 is pending (after the courts stuck down the fee increase), but its unclear.
2) If there are fees, where can I get the correct fee amounts, if I plan to file indpendently?

If the filing fees is ~$1K, I dont mind paying another $800 to lawyers, but if its free, I dont want to pay $1800 for very simple forms.

Appreciate any inputs, and please move it to the right thread.

[qesehmk]

Thanks Q. If anyone has done such a thing, please walk through the step? Do I call the office? How do I present the story? A written letter?

Just write an email. I did it long time back. Sen. McCain (god bless his soul) responded and asked more information but I received GC even before that. Senators and congresssmen do help out and have better reach into government agencies than you and I.

[mitul75]

All - First time poster here, though I check this forum from time to time. Have a question on EAD/AP filing fees. Thanks for running a clean, insightful forum.

Scenario: I got current for Filing Dates in October (Aug 2010), and my attorneys filed for 485, but did not file for EAD/AP. Their rationale was they wanted to get in as many applications as possible before any retrogression. Anyways, thats done.
Now, they are open to filing, but are charging $1800 per application including lawyer fees, so comes to $3600 for my and my wife. I have not yet received the receipt notice for 485.
Question: I am confused about application fees for EAD/AP when I485 is pending.
1) Are there any filing charges for filing EAD/AP when I485 is pending, when it is not applied along with 485? In some pleases I see no fees when 485 is pending (after the courts stuck down the fee increase), but its unclear.
2) If there are fees, where can I get the correct fee amounts, if I plan to file indpendently?

If the filing fees is ~$1K, I dont mind paying another $800 to lawyers, but if its free, I dont want to pay $1800 for very simple forms.

Appreciate any inputs, and please move it to the right thread.

Hi subbuss,

You don’t need to pay filing fees for EAD/AP applications filed under (c)(9), I-485 Adjustment of Status category. Please review the official I-765 filing instructions here -
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/...i-765instr.pdf

[subbuss]

Thanks for the quick guidance.

I am going to ask the law firm to justify charging this for these forms especially when there is no fee to file.

[incredible]

Thanks for the quick guidance.

I am going to ask the law firm to justify charging this for these forms especially when there is no fee to file.

Or alternatively, you can wait for your 485 receipt numbers and then once you get them, file EAD/AP through your own attorney. No need to stick to company attorney for those. I am hoping you have your documents like Labor, I140, etc.

[Zenzone]

I am in the same boat.Reached texas service center on oct 27th

Not sure if this helps, mine (me and my wife) was received by USCIS (TX lock box) on 10/22 and a receipt was generated on 11/12 and we received all our 6 receipt copies by regular USPS mail by sometime around 11/22. Currently our I-485 rceipt status shows that our finger print fee was received. We still haven't received our biometrics appointment notice yet.