Application Status

[FarAwayfromGC]

How do you know that your file was transferred from NBC to TSC to NBC? Was it though Emma? I found Emma unreliable. I was told by some live agents that my application moved to Boston FO and by some that my application is at NBC. I then called the USCIS support number and they told me that my application was always at NBC and was never transferred.

Try calling USCIS support.

Dosaman,

I received a transfer notice back in May notifying transfer to TSC and then last week Emma indicated that the file is back to NBC.

I will call USCIS support though .

[mr00us]

I have PD of August, 2011. Like many others I also downgraded (new application) to EB-3 in October of 2020, I-140 + I-485 + Medicals. My EB-3 I-140 is still in 'Received' status and I got EAD/AP card in May 2021.

In September 2021 visa bulletin my EB-2 date got current. I was wondering if someone else is in similar situation. Do I need something like a transfer of underlying basis to let USCIS know to now connect my 485 to EB2 140(approved) instead of EB3 140 (pending) or USCIS will automatically work on I-485 now that my EB-2 is current? My lawyer says do nothing but let's say, I am not very confident on my lawyer. I had to go with them because of my institution.

My apologies if this needs to be posted somewhere else, but any insight will be helpful. Thanks.

Avi

Can anyone please weigh in on this if they are in or know someone in this situation? So many conflicting views are coming from lawyers. Thanks!!!!.

[qesehmk]

Can anyone please weigh in on this if they are in or know someone in this situation? So many conflicting views are coming from lawyers. Thanks!!!!.

I believe USCIS already knows your have two 140s and uses oldest PD to process your 140 upon which you have filed for 485.

I assume you file 485 based on EB3. I do not think it will hurt at all for you to simply file another 485 for EB2 but it will be costly affair for sure.

Ideally I do not think filing another 485 is necessary. However given how USCIS acts in strange ways - I would go ahead and do it if money is not an object.

[mr00us]

I believe USCIS already knows your have two 140s and uses oldest PD to process your 140 upon which you have filed for 485.

I assume you file 485 based on EB3. I do not think it will hurt at all for you to simply file another 485 for EB2 but it will be costly affair for sure.

Ideally I do not think filing another 485 is necessary. However given how USCIS acts in strange ways - I would go ahead and do it if money is not an object.

First off, THANKS for taking the time out and helping me. Much appreciated. You see, the strange thing is that I have waited for 10 years and now it just seems like I have lost all my patience and want this to be over with. Kind of like buyers fatigue. Given the circumstances, whatever takes me there fastest, is what i am looking for. :-)


I filed 485 when I down ported to Eb3 in October 2020. So from what you say and what I gather (presuming money is not an issue) here are options for people like me

1. Get I140 (eb3) done in Premium processing.
I filed, they rejected and want me to file in 30 days again (Sep 4th is 30th day)
2. File new 485 based on EB2.
3. File for premium processing, get it approved and file for new 485 as well with EB2
4. Ask USCIS to attach EB-2 to my already filed I-485



Question: Is interfile (transfer of underlying basis) necessary to attach approved Eb2 to i-485 if we DO NOT file new 485 (My lawyer says interfile is not needed BUT I have not much confidence in his advice)
or
USCIS will know on its own that I have old I-140 approved and themselves attach it to i-485?

Question: Won't that start the 485 saga all over again with over a year of processing time?

Once again, thanks for all the time and help.

[delorean_doc]

Hi folks,
Would appreciate your guidance here. Here's the situation:
(i) My fingerprints were taken on Jun 2nd...and there's been no progress since then. Even an RFE would sound awesome but no such luck - my case is being processed at the Texas Service Center (SRC)
(ii) My brother went for his fingerprinting right around the same time and he got his EAD card delivered to his home over a month ago (they didn't even ask for medicals) - his case is being processed at MSC.

I realize that different service centers have different rates of processing applications. What do you suggest is my recourse at this time? The discussions around the Meng Amendment and/or potential retrogressions are making me quite nervous.

[rotikapdaaurgc]

Hi guys,

My PD is Apr 2010, EB2-I. I applied for EAD renewal in May 2021 and am still waiting for renewed EAD card. Has anyone here extended I-9 validity with employer using the receipt notice? Also, does New Jersey DMV accept receipt notice for extension of Drivers license?

I am not expecting GC to be approved before EAD approval as I haven?t received an RFE yet for Medicals.

Appreciate your help.

[vsivarama]

Hi guys,

My PD is Apr 2010, EB2-I. I applied for EAD renewal in May 2021 and am still waiting for renewed EAD card. Has anyone here extended I-9 validity with employer using the receipt notice? Also, does New Jersey DMV accept receipt notice for extension of Drivers license?

I am not expecting GC to be approved before EAD approval as I haven?t received an RFE yet for Medicals.

Appreciate your help.

Technically AOS is a status and EAD is not. Can you not renew your Driver's license using your I485 receipt notice? Just a thought.

[newyorker123]

Hi guys,

My PD is Apr 2010, EB2-I. I applied for EAD renewal in May 2021 and am still waiting for renewed EAD card. Has anyone here extended I-9 validity with employer using the receipt notice? Also, does New Jersey DMV accept receipt notice for extension of Drivers license?

I am not expecting GC to be approved before EAD approval as I haven?t received an RFE yet for Medicals.

Appreciate your help.

These days, there are no immigration status checks for NJ DL renewals. Thanks to the new rule which allows even undocumented to get it now.
They are giving out 4 year licenses for most renewals.

[3nov10]

Covid vaccine is required from oct 1 for medicals.

[dosaman]

Covid vaccine is required from oct 1 for medicals.

Really? Where did you get this information from?

[mohan_jgd]

Anyone in the MSC21907* series received any RFE or updates? We have received our EAD/AP but still waiting for RFE on medical or I-485J update.

[AlmostThere]

HI Guru's,

After responding Medical RFE for 485 the status changed to "Correspondence Was Received and USCIS Is reviewing It" - Do you know what it means?


EB2-I | PD: Dec, 2010 | RD: 10/27/2020 | I-485 - Pending

[Zenzone]

HI Guru's,

After responding Medical RFE for 485 the status changed to "Correspondence Was Received and USCIS Is reviewing It" - Do you know what it means?


EB2-I | PD: Dec, 2010 | RD: 10/27/2020 | I-485 - Pending

Just means what it says. USCIS received your RFE response and will review it. Good Luck! This status doesn't show for everyone typically, for example, for me it stayed as "RFE Sent" even after I replied back to it but it changed to "Case Approved" directly when they issued my GC. So this status is not a requirement. I'm stating it here because I don't want others who didn't get this status change after sending their RFE response to get worried.

[AlmostThere]

Just means what it says. USCIS received your RFE response and will review it. Good Luck! This status doesn't show for everyone typically, for example, for me it stayed as "RFE Sent" even after I replied back to it but it changed to "Case Approved" directly when they issued my GC. So this status is not a requirement. I'm stating it here because I don't want others who didn't get this status change after sending their RFE response to get worried.

Thank you. Same is my understanding. You are correct that the status is NOT very common. Did google and searched in other forums, but usually the status after RFE response is "Response to RFE is received". Will see how it goes and let this group know, so it can help the next member.

[inspired_p]

Thank you. Same is my understanding. You are correct that the status is NOT very common. Did google and searched in other forums, but usually the status after RFE response is "Response to RFE is received". Will see how it goes and let this group know, so it can help the next member.

I have the same status on my application after I sent the medical envelope without RFE
Any status change is a good thing I believe ; it means USCIS is looking. At the case

[AlmostThere]

I have the same status on my application after I sent the medical envelope without RFE
Any status change is a good thing I believe ; it means USCIS is looking. At the case

Thank you. Sorry I should have been a bit more clear on my status. here it is:

FO: Los Angeles
RFE Response Date: 8/16
RFE Receive Date(per Fedex): 8/17
USCIS update as "Correspondence received" : 8/23

[inspired_p]

Thank you. Sorry I should have been a bit more clear on my status. here it is:

FO: Los Angeles
RFE Response Date: 8/16
RFE Receive Date(per Fedex): 8/17
USCIS update as "Correspondence received" : 8/23

I understood your scenario, I just wanted to add that such status is seen when USCIS acknowledged medicals without RFE
And knowing that for many the status didn't change at all, I still think it is a positive sign to see status update , some hope that the application is actively worked on

[Jonty Rhodes]

Hello Gurus,

We (I and my wife) are both current in EB3 and EB2. We filed our I-485s in October 2020 in EB3 with EB2-EB3 downgrade. Our PD is 5/20/2011 and I have an approved I-140 in EB3.

We received medical RFEs during August 1st week and sent medicals to NSC last week. Our I-485 statuses changed on 8/19/2021 and say "Response To USCIS' Request for Evidence Was Received" for both of us. When I view the cases online, it says that "USCIS has begun working on your case again" in the case details.

Today, our EADs got approved (AP still pending unless it's a combo card). We did the biometrics on 4/8/2021 but we were still waiting for EAD/AP approval.

I wasn't sure why our EADs weren't approved till now but after we sent our medical RFEs just less than a week back, our EADs got approved. I believe it only means that they are working on our cases. But I found it strange that if they were working on our cases, why not approve I-485s directly instead of approving EADs at this point.

It didn't make much sense to me. But I wanted to ask experts here if it is a common process to approve EADs right before approving I-485s, especially if EADs were not approved before?

[kanthmedala]

Hi Jonty,

We got Our EADs a week after RFE was sent and 3 weeks later 485 got approved. In another case, my friend after sending medicals RFE docs, 4 weeks later he got EAD first and 2 days later 485 approved.
only difference is my RFE was from FO and my friend's was from service center.

[gammaray]

Hello Gurus,

We (I and my wife) are both current in EB3 and EB2. We filed our I-485s in October 2020 in EB3 with EB2-EB3 downgrade. Our PD is 5/20/2011 and I have an approved I-140 in EB3.

We received medical RFEs during August 1st week and sent medicals to NSC last week. Our I-485 statuses changed on 8/19/2021 and say "Response To USCIS' Request for Evidence Was Received" for both of us. When I view the cases online, it says that "USCIS has begun working on your case again" in the case details.

Today, our EADs got approved (AP still pending unless it's a combo card). We did the biometrics on 4/8/2021 but we were still waiting for EAD/AP approval.

I wasn't sure why our EADs weren't approved till now but after we sent our medical RFEs just less than a week back, our EADs got approved. I believe it only means that they are working on our cases. But I found it strange that if they were working on our cases, why not approve I-485s directly instead of approving EADs at this point.

It didn't make much sense to me. But I wanted to ask experts here if it is a common process to approve EADs right before approving I-485s, especially if EADs were not approved before?

Not sure if anyone can be an expert in USCIS functionality , but yes based on patterns of experiences posted by folks in forums , EAD approval is right before I-485 approval. I would say in the next 1-3 weeks if there is no interview.

[Jonty Rhodes]

Hi Jonty,

We got Our EADs a week after RFE was sent and 3 weeks later 485 got approved. In another case, my friend after sending medicals RFE docs, 4 weeks later he got EAD first and 2 days later 485 approved.
only difference is my RFE was from FO and my friend's was from service center.

Thanks for the input. I appreciate it.

[Jonty Rhodes]

Not sure if anyone can be an expert in USCIS functionality , but yes based on patterns of experiences posted by folks in forums , EAD approval is right before I-485 approval. I would say in the next 1-3 weeks if there is no interview.

Thanks for the input. I appreciate it.

[eb3July]

I got notice for Interview: Sept 29th 2021

PD: 07/28/2011 EB3 straight
Center: Austin TX
Receipt date:18/10/2021
EAD: FEB 2021.

Could anyone help what to expect in interview and what documents I need to take there? I have already supplied medicals when I got RFE in April.

[srimurthy]

I got notice for Interview: Sept 29th 2021

PD: 07/28/2011 EB3 straight
Center: Austin TX
Receipt date:18/10/2021
EAD: FEB 2021.

Could anyone help what to expect in interview and what documents I need to take there? I have already supplied medicals when I got RFE in April.

Refer to the thread:
https://www.qesehmk.org/forums/showt...ew-Discussions

I moved the info posted by user Chilli to this thread

[LeoAugust]

Hi All,
Today I had my BM completed. Any chance that my EAD/AP and RFE will be initiated ? Please let me know.
Thanks