EB2-3 Predictions (Rather Calculations)

[korlakunta08]

Does scanned copy of "signed" 485j and G325A good enough to reply to that RFE ?

(or)

Do we need to send the 485j and G325A RFE documents with original signatures?

My Attorney asked me send signed copy of I-485J and G-328.

[march1612]

My Attorney asked me send signed copy of I-485J and G-328.

My attorney is telling to just send a scanned signed copy. Is USCIS still accepting the scanned copies?

[kshetty20]

Hello All,
Hoping someone would answer this question based on the latest Chats with Charlie. My priority date is Aug 2015 and am not sure that I wanted to figure out next steps. Should I wait until Oct bulletin or I have no chance based on today's session ?

[korlakunta08]

My attorney is telling to just send a scanned signed copy. Is USCIS still accepting the scanned copies?

he is right, Please do what ever they are asking.

[idliman]

My attorney is telling to just send a scanned signed copy. Is USCIS still accepting the scanned copies?

Please see:
USCIS Announces Flexibility in Submitting Required Signatures During COVID-19 National Emergency

[andhraguy]

Andharguy,

I submitted my Medicals and I-485J on Friday waiting for ack and approval.

Thanks,
Sree

@Sree - Good Luck on you GC waiting. I hope USCIS will speed up and approve more GC in last quarter.

[qesehmk]

Hello All,
Hoping someone would answer this question based on the latest Chats with Charlie. My priority date is Aug 2015 and am not sure that I wanted to figure out next steps. Should I wait until Oct bulletin or I have no chance based on today's session ?

Pretty much no chance of FAD this year. Filing dates are discretionary and they could very well move dates all over the place simply to build more demand if not to generate more revenue.

[idliman]

Pretty much no chance of FAD this year. Filing dates are discretionary and they could very well move dates all over the place simply to build more demand if not to generate more revenue.

From the Chat Reply in YouTube Channel:

Soumitra Bandyopadhyay 22 hours ago
Hi Charlie - do we expect that Oct 2021 will reach July 2014 specially when on Oct 2020 visa bulletin - it was published with application date Jan 2015?


U.S. Department of State: Consular Affairs - 3 hours ago
It is assumed that your question is in relation to the India EB-3 Final Action Date. At this time we would not expect the India EB-3 final action date to reach July 2014 before November at the very earliest. The potential movement of any of the Employment final action dates will be hard to predict until it is clear what the FY 2022 Employment-based annual limit is likely to be.

[gammaray]

Also, pertinent responses for what it's worth:


Mandeep Raj
1 day ago
Do you expect EB3 filing dates to advance in October based on spill over from family and other sources?


U.S. Department of State: Consular Affairs
8 hours ago
It is likely that the EB-3 Application Filing Dates will be advanced no later than November. The amount of such movement will be dependent upon several factors, among them whether the proposed legislative action to ?recapture? unused FY 2020 and/or 2021 numbers were to pass.


Ketan Dixit
1 day ago
As more and more EB3 India to EB2 India downgrades are processed, is Charlies expecting retrogression in EB3-India dates?


U.S. Department of State: Consular Affairs
8 hours ago
No. By monitoring number use patterns, and limiting the forward movement of the Final Action Date for a particular preference category we always attempt to avoid the need for such a retrogression. Should such actions not have the desired impact on number use versus the annual limit, any retrogression would typically be delayed as long as possible preferably for August and/or September. Whenever such corrective action to a Final Action Date is required the goal, and typical action, is to have a full recovery to the original date for October under the new fiscal year?s annual limit.

[kshetty20]

Pretty much no chance of FAD this year. Filing dates are discretionary and they could very well move dates all over the place simply to build more demand if not to generate more revenue.

Thanks for your reply. I am hoping to at least have the ability to file I-485 in Oct 2021 but based on what Charlie mentioned, will have to see what Sep bulletin looks like

[SG2020]

Just noticed that the law firms extended the date to join their lawsuit (by Siskind and other firms). Does anyone know what the reason was? If you have joined the lawsuit, can you please share any communication/reasons you may have received for the reason for delay? I am thinking about joining as there has been no progress on my case...just the receipt notices from Feb 11 for 485/765/131/140 (concurrent EB2-EB3 downgrade).

https://www.visalaw.com/indian-and-c...status-delays/

[userksp]

This forum and it's members have been amazing in the quality of information shared and support given and I personally have learned a lot. So wanted to get your thoughts on the below scenario.

One of my colleagues got both his and his wife's 485 online status changed today to - New Card Is Being Produced. His PD is Feb 2011 and his date became current on July 01. He did not file 485 with medicals in Oct 2020 (our lawyers did not allow it) and so was waiting for RFE. Has anyone else got their GC approved without submitting medicals ? What should he do in this scenario ? If this was an USCIS error, then what should be the next steps in rectifying it ?

Also, interesting thing is he actually completed his medicals last week and has his sealed envelopes and was waiting for a RFE to turn them in. Is there even a remote possibility that the Civil Surgeon could have sent the same information online to USCIS or update any online medicals system stating that medicals is completed since they do collect the A number ?

[userksp]

This forum and it's members have been amazing in the quality of information shared and support given and I personally have learned a lot. So wanted to get your thoughts on the below scenario.

One of my colleagues got both his and his wife's 485 online status changed today to - New Card Is Being Produced. His PD is Feb 2011 and his date became current on July 01. He did not file 485 with medicals in Oct 2020 (our lawyers did not allow it) and so was waiting for RFE. Has anyone else got their GC approved without submitting medicals ? What should he do in this scenario ? If this was an USCIS error, then what should be the next steps in rectifying it ?

Also, interesting thing is he actually completed his medicals last week and has his sealed envelopes and was waiting for a RFE to turn them in. Is there even a remote possibility that the Civil Surgeon could have sent the same information online to USCIS or update any online medicals system stating that medicals is completed since they do collect the A number ?

[idliman]

This forum and it's members have been amazing in the quality of information shared and support given and I personally have learned a lot. So wanted to get your thoughts on the below scenario.

One of my colleagues got both his and his wife's 485 online status changed today to - New Card Is Being Produced. His PD is Feb 2011 and his date became current on July 01. He did not file 485 with medicals in Oct 2020 (our lawyers did not allow it) and so was waiting for RFE. Has anyone else got their GC approved without submitting medicals ? What should he do in this scenario ? If this was an USCIS error, then what should be the next steps in rectifying it ?

Also, interesting thing is he actually completed his medicals last week and has his sealed envelopes and was waiting for a RFE to turn them in. Is there even a remote possibility that the Civil Surgeon could have sent the same information online to USCIS or update any online medicals system stating that medicals is completed since they do collect the A number ?

One has to submit the I-693 in a sealed envelope to USCIS. I don't think USCIS allows "Back to the Future" type technologies such as PDF or electronic signatures.

First wait to see subsequent updates and make sure that it is not a system glitch. Wait till you actually receive the Welcome letter and Card in hand. As a reference I got a false CPO status in 2012.

I have heard about cases where GC was approved when the PD is not FA current. If it is an extreme case (say your PD is way off for approval), I would advise you to report to USCIS and get it corrected. The process of returing GC is a messy thing as the system already updated you as LPR with CPO. To go back will be a mess.

As your FA date is current, I suspect that it might be a real CPO and not a system glitch. If you have an attorney, talk to them.

My advise would be to interfile the medical report for primary and derivatives (as you have them readily available). See my post for sample interfile letter format. Keep it simple, no need to say you are a LPR, just send the interfile request letter the day you receive the card in hand. Keep the records, copy of the interfile letter and proof of delivery. The complete history will be in A# file and USCIS will look at it at time of Naturalization. You acting in good faith will help. Then enjoy your GC.

[userksp]

One has to submit the I-693 in a sealed envelope to USCIS. I don't think USCIS allows "Back to the Future" type technologies such as PDF or electronic signatures.

First wait to see subsequent updates and make sure that it is not a system glitch. Wait till you actually receive the Welcome letter and Card in hand. As a reference I got a false CPO status in 2012.

I have heard about cases where GC was approved when the PD is not FA current. If it is an extreme case (say your PD is way off for approval), I would advise you to report to USCIS and get it corrected. The process of returing GC is a messy thing as the system already updated you as LPR with CPO. To go back will be a mess.

As your FA date is current, I suspect that it might be a real CPO and not a system glitch. If you have an attorney, talk to them.

My advise would be to interfile the medical report for primary and derivatives (as you have them readily available). See my post for sample interfile letter format. Keep it simple, no need to say you are a LPR, just send the interfile request letter the day you receive the card in hand. Keep the records, copy of the interfile letter and proof of delivery. The complete history will be in A# file and USCIS will look at it at time of Naturalization. You acting in good faith will help. Then enjoy your GC.

Idliman, thanks for the sensible advice. I will pass it along to my colleague (he is in contact with our lawyers as well). Having waited for such a long time, it is such a nightmare to get the GC in hand only to return it and get it re-issued. So in your case in 2012, after you got the CPO status, did it again go back to Fingerprint Complete ? Also, was yours also CPO without medicals or after you submitted medicals ?

[idliman]

Idliman, thanks for the sensible advice. I will pass it along to my colleague (he is in contact with our lawyers as well). Having waited for such a long time, it is such a nightmare to get the GC in hand only to return it and get it re-issued. So in your case in 2012, after you got the CPO status, did it again go back to Fingerprint Complete ? Also, was yours also CPO without medicals or after you submitted medicals ?

If it is a system glitch, it will go back to the previous status. Don't remember what it was.
I don't think your friend has to return GC. I would just interfile medical in good faith on the same day or next day, just before you had a chance to look at the delivered envelope.

IMO: Most likely if it is a normal attorney, they will advise him to keep the GC and forget everything. If the attorney is charging high billing rates to the company, they will call USCIS and then interfile. Let us know what the attorney advice was.

[userksp]

Sure Idliman, will keep everyone updated ! Our lawyers are one of the big immigration firms... So they might take action as you suggested

[idliman]

Sure Idliman, will keep everyone updated ! Our lawyers are one of the big immigration firms... So they might take action as you suggested

By high billing rates, I really meant it. As an example, I recently came to know that *REMOVED LAWFIRM NAME* firm charged *REMOVED COMPANY* 18K for a H1B application.

[newyorker123]

Also, pertinent responses for what it's worth:


Mandeep Raj
1 day ago
Do you expect EB3 filing dates to advance in October based on spill over from family and other sources?


U.S. Department of State: Consular Affairs
8 hours ago
It is likely that the EB-3 Application Filing Dates will be advanced no later than November. The amount of such movement will be dependent upon several factors, among them whether the proposed legislative action to ?recapture? unused FY 2020 and/or 2021 numbers were to pass.


Ketan Dixit
1 day ago
As more and more EB3 India to EB2 India downgrades are processed, is Charlies expecting retrogression in EB3-India dates?


U.S. Department of State: Consular Affairs
8 hours ago
No. By monitoring number use patterns, and limiting the forward movement of the Final Action Date for a particular preference category we always attempt to avoid the need for such a retrogression. Should such actions not have the desired impact on number use versus the annual limit, any retrogression would typically be delayed as long as possible preferably for August and/or September. Whenever such corrective action to a Final Action Date is required the goal, and typical action, is to have a full recovery to the original date for October under the new fiscal year?s annual limit.

Saw many questions answered about EB3, but hardly any about EB2.

Does anybody have any idea from Charlie's comments about EB2 date movements (for FAD or FD) ?

EB2 Feb 2012 here and wondering whether to downgrade.

[vsivarama]

Saw many questions answered about EB3, but hardly any about EB2.

Does anybody have any idea from Charlie's comments about EB2 date movements (for FAD or FD) ?

EB2 Feb 2012 here and wondering whether to downgrade.

Charlie has insinuated in the call that even the filing dates will not move as aggressively as it was moved last year because of already existing demand. He further said, the filing dates in September bulletin should give you a fairly good idea about the FDs in October. So do what you will with this information. For your question, it can be answered either way. No one can say with certainty one way is right over the other. Do what feels right to you.

[ImmiGiveMe]

https://hilites.today/uscis_cases/dashboard

This shows 2,600+ I-485 applications approved in last 3 days.. Looks like USCIS is picking up pace.

[ImmiGiveMe]

Greencardly seems more accurate than the hilites. for some of the july and june date the approved numbers on hilites is very low.

[vsivarama]

Greencardly seems more accurate than the hilites. for some of the july and june date the approved numbers on hilites is very low.

Never mind. I think I figured out what it is. Greencardly gives approved GCs per day. If you look at hilites it only has all receipt notices generated in 21. Nevertheless it is good news that more recent applications are getting some traction.

[EB22010Dec]

Never mind. I think I figured out what it is. Greencardly gives approved GCs per day. If you look at hilites it only has all receipt notices generated in 21. Nevertheless it is good news that more recent applications are getting some traction.

The average is north of 2.5k/day over the last few days. that's a very good sign I think. Hope this pace stays for some time.

[ImmiGiveMe]

IS there a way to differentiate between an FB vs EB I-485 based on receipt number?