Post 485-Filing

[gc5000]

Am sure it is all good. Be optimistic. Whatever happens, it happens for a reason.

I thought so about J1 issue. Well... atleast you can be more flexible now in terms of relocation to under served area.

My PD is OCT 18, 2007

If you are in J1 you cannot get your GC unless you go through 3 year Waiver requirement or 2 year home return rule..so for now no GC for my wife....lets see what is in store for us...GC for me seems useful..but no idea what has future planned for us...:-)

[mysati]

My PD is OCT 18, 2007

If you are in J1 you cannot get your GC unless you go through 3 year Waiver requirement or 2 year home return rule..so for now no GC for my wife....lets see what is in store for us...GC for me seems useful..but no idea what has future planned for us...:-)

Congrats! Now that u have your GC, can't you apply family based GC for her? The wait times now are only a few years and not as bad as a decade ago. If not, atleast you now have the flexibility to move. Good luck for your life!

[gcseeker]

Congrats! Now that u have your GC, can't you apply family based GC for her? The wait times now are only a few years and not as bad as a decade ago. If not, atleast you now have the flexibility to move. Good luck for your life!

I absolutely agree with this suggestion. Gregspirited the family category is moving well too and your spouse should have her gc in a couple of years if applied under the family category.Choose CP when it comes to that crucial stage and it could maybe even shave off a few more months/years .

Atleast now I hope you get a chance to stay close to your spouse.Man your case really brought a tear to my eyes . What a struggle each one of us goes through to get the coveted gc !!!!!

Wish you the very best.

[tometukuri]

Congratulations! Enjoy the moment.

Hello Guys,
I just got greened and didn't expect until late next month...Everything seems surreal to me..After 6 yrs with same company...12 years in US....

I have been lurking around this forum for close to 2 yrs now and you guys have been great (you guys are like band of brothers). Always logged to this forum whenever I felt frustrated because of immigration issues. The frustration was due to not being able to change roles from engineering to marketing or product management (post MBA - finished with $30,000 out of pocket expenses) and staying away from my wife for 1.5 years. She is in J1 visa (medical resident) in NJ and I'm in New England.

Hopefully the GC should alleviate some of the frustrations.

Below are my details

485 USCIS Received Date: 12/14/2011
485 USCIS Notice Date: 12/16/2011
Fingerprinting scheduled date : 1/24/2012
Fingerprinting Done on: 1/24/2012
EAD/AP approved on: 1/30/2012
EAD/AP card received on: 2/03/2012
485 Card/Document ordered date: 2/23/2012

[soggadu]

I absolutely agree with this suggestion. Gregspirited the family category is moving well too and your spouse should have her gc in a couple of years if applied under the family category.Choose CP when it comes to that crucial stage and it could maybe even shave off a few more months/years .

Atleast now I hope you get a chance to stay close to your spouse.Man your case really brought a tear to my eyes . What a struggle each one of us goes through to get the coveted gc !!!!!

Wish you the very best.

liked ur quote.....

"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes"

[indiaeb2]

Friends,

My Phone beeped twice today noon. Tadan... Tadan... CPO email came u came u... I think I can see GREEN now. Its such a great relief after 8+ Years of Stress & Struggle.

Thanks to my parents for who I'm am. Thanks to my wife. And Thanks to my friends on this terrific Forum. Special thanks to Q, Veni, Spec, Teddy, Nishant, Soggadu, Leo. There are many more.

Here are my details for the benefit of folks waiting:

BC was registered in 2008 for spouse & self. Got Lucky with that.
Been with employer since 6 years.
No RFEs, 221gs no other immigration issues.
Employer is Fortune 500 IT company.
Currently Not working in PERM location. Been consulting across states. Got Lucky with that too.
LCA was filed whenever location changed, no H1B amendments filed. Got Lucky with that too.

I wish all the folks waiting the Very Best. Hope everyone gets RFE free & Speedy approvals.

Great Forum & Great Folks.

Thanks Again for the outstanding support.

gctracker many wishes

Now its my turn.....

Got it.. 5 minutes ago.

SRC1290068***

MS - YES
COMPANY - RETAIL - NON IT (MIDSIZE - 10K EMP)
H1B - 7 YEARS
WITH SAME COMPANY - WAS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY FOR 5 MONTHS SINCE THEN WITH SAME EMPLOYER
ISSUE - 221(G) In 2011 , Site visit in 2011
Other issue - No.

congragulations

Hello Guys,
I just got greened and didn't expect until late next month...Everything seems surreal to me..After 6 yrs with same company...12 years in US....

I have been lurking around this forum for close to 2 yrs now and you guys have been great (you guys are like band of brothers). Always logged to this forum whenever I felt frustrated because of immigration issues. The frustration was due to not being able to change roles from engineering to marketing or product management (post MBA - finished with $30,000 out of pocket expenses) and staying away from my wife for 1.5 years. She is in J1 visa (medical resident) in NJ and I'm in New England.

Hopefully the GC should alleviate some of the frustrations.

Below are my details

485 USCIS Received Date: 12/14/2011
485 USCIS Notice Date: 12/16/2011
Fingerprinting scheduled date : 1/24/2012
Fingerprinting Done on: 1/24/2012
EAD/AP approved on: 1/30/2012
EAD/AP card received on: 2/03/2012
485 Card/Document ordered date: 2/23/2012

many wishes to you

[grnwtg]

Wow, seeing more approvals in trackitt and looks like TSC is going by priority dates for majority of cases.

gctracker many wishes



congragulations



many wishes to you

[Umesh1209]

I was able to file my 485 last week. I have couple of questions
1. I took my medical last month , I moved to a new apartment during the first of this month and filed 485 on 14th Feb with my new address. So my medical report has the old address and 485 has old address. Will this be an issue? What is the worst case, am I expecting an RFE?
2. Also when is the A Number allocated? In my medical form the A number is empty. My understanding is that the A Number is allocated after filing 485. I found the A number in my 485 receipt. Is this correct?

I appreciate your help.

[leo07]

You need to file AR-11 , change of address form immediately.( within 10 days of move). As long as you file AR-11, you are ok.

[nishant2200]

1. Just make sure to have filed AR-11 to document the address change. Once you do it online, you can print it out too for your records.
2. A number is ok to be left blank on the medicals. A number maybe allocated on filing I-485 for secondaries, while for primary, in most cases, it is the A number as already allocated during the I-140 phase.

I was able to file my 485 last week. I have couple of questions
1. I took my medical last month , I moved to a new apartment during the first of this month and filed 485 on 14th Feb with my new address. So my medical report has the old address and 485 has old address. Will this be an issue? What is the worst case, am I expecting an RFE?
2. Also when is the A Number allocated? In my medical form the A number is empty. My understanding is that the A Number is allocated after filing 485. I found the A number in my 485 receipt. Is this correct?

I appreciate your help.

[leo07]

Congratulations and good luck!

Hello Guys,
I just got greened and didn't expect until late next month...Everything seems surreal to me..After 6 yrs with same company...12 years in US....

I have been lurking around this forum for close to 2 yrs now and you guys have been great (you guys are like band of brothers). Always logged to this forum whenever I felt frustrated because of immigration issues. The frustration was due to not being able to change roles from engineering to marketing or product management (post MBA - finished with $30,000 out of pocket expenses) and staying away from my wife for 1.5 years. She is in J1 visa (medical resident) in NJ and I'm in New England.

Hopefully the GC should alleviate some of the frustrations.

Below are my details

485 USCIS Received Date: 12/14/2011
485 USCIS Notice Date: 12/16/2011
Fingerprinting scheduled date : 1/24/2012
Fingerprinting Done on: 1/24/2012
EAD/AP approved on: 1/30/2012
EAD/AP card received on: 2/03/2012
485 Card/Document ordered date: 2/23/2012

[gregspirited]

I absolutely agree with this suggestion. Gregspirited the family category is moving well too and your spouse should have her gc in a couple of years if applied under the family category.Choose CP when it comes to that crucial stage and it could maybe even shave off a few more months/years .

Atleast now I hope you get a chance to stay close to your spouse.Man your case really brought a tear to my eyes . What a struggle each one of us goes through to get the coveted gc !!!!!

Wish you the very best.

Thanks guys for your wishes !

mysati, gcseeker,
Thanks for your empathy...J1 is a very tough visa. She had to choose J1 for her medical residency since I didn't even have EAD at that time "God proposes USCIS disposes" ;-)....Once you are in J1 getting GC is a long process. She is eligible to apply only after the waiver requirements, which typically takes 2-3 years after her residency. So family category or having her own EB2 category is moot for now....:-)

Its like we can't fully enjoy the benefits of GC..although i should not complain since it helps me move closer to her and get a job that I want...

[soggadu]

by longwait100 on trackitt.....I corrected little bit....

TSC scorecard for the Nov filers on trackitt so far:

Total applications received = 321
Approved applications = 104
RFEs = 34
total adjudicated applications = 137
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Applications still collecting dust = 184

TSC adjudication score = 42%

So there are about 58% Nov trackitt fillers whose fate is still hanging in balance @TSC

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by 28jan2008 on trackitt

rough overall stats from the Dec filers

TSC (GC) - 37 / 242 ~ 15%
TSC (EAD) - 112 / 242 ~ 46%

NSC (GC) - 27 / 149 ~ 18%
NSC (EAD) - 126 / 149 ~ 85%

[maggie]

Hello Guys,
I just got greened and didn't expect until late next month...Everything seems surreal to me..After 6 yrs with same company...12 years in US....

I have been lurking around this forum for close to 2 yrs now and you guys have been great (you guys are like band of brothers). Always logged to this forum whenever I felt frustrated because of immigration issues. The frustration was due to not being able to change roles from engineering to marketing or product management (post MBA - finished with $30,000 out of pocket expenses) and staying away from my wife for 1.5 years. She is in J1 visa (medical resident) in NJ and I'm in New England.

Hopefully the GC should alleviate some of the frustrations.

Below are my details

485 USCIS Received Date: 12/14/2011
485 USCIS Notice Date: 12/16/2011
Fingerprinting scheduled date : 1/24/2012
Fingerprinting Done on: 1/24/2012
EAD/AP approved on: 1/30/2012
EAD/AP card received on: 2/03/2012
485 Card/Document ordered date: 2/23/2012

Congratulations gregspirited!!!

[gc_usa]

gctracker many wishes



congragulations



many wishes to you

Thanks INDIAEB2

[gc_usa]

Congrats gc_usa!

thanks mysati

[tackle]

Just an update:

3 of my friends became current along with me in November. We all went to the same Civil Surgeon and so, I'd think that the civil surgeon marked "age not appropriate" against Influenza vaccine for all of us. We all have the same priority dates. 2 of us have RD Nov 1; one has RD Nov 4 and the other has RD Nov 8.

The person with RD Nov 8 just got greened (got emails earlier today). My friend with RD Nov 1 got RFEs for both himself and his wife couple of days back (don't know the reason yet). I (RD Nov 1) and my other friend with RD Nov 4 are still waiting for some kind of activity.

The 4 of us have pretty much identical profiles. Came to US in 2002 to do Masters (same major, same university). Started working as contractor at the same company in 2005. Got hired as Full-Time regulars at the same company in 2007. And, the lawyers sent the same list of documents for all of us.

Lets see how this plays out.

Follow-up
1. Me - RD 11/01/12 : I-485 Status - Initial Review (still waiting)
2. Friend 1 - RD 11/01/12 : I-485 Status - RFE email received 02/08/12 (submit Birth Certificates)
3. Friend 2 - RD 11/04/12 : I-485 Status - RFE email received 02/23/12 (waiting for notice)
4. Friend 3 - RD 11/08/12 : I-485 Status - Approval email received 02/11/12

[essenel]

Follow-up
1. Me - RD 11/01/12 : I-485 Status - Initial Review (still waiting)
2. Friend 1 - RD 11/01/12 : I-485 Status - RFE email received 02/08/12 (submit Birth Certificates)
3. Friend 2 - RD 11/04/12 : I-485 Status - RFE email received 02/24/12 (waiting for notice)
4. Friend 3 - RD 11/08/12 : I-485 Status - Approval email received 02/11/12

Thanks for the update, tackle, keep us posted....

[grnwtg]

Can any one here please help me out in reaching an L2 officer? I tried calling customer service ( numer listed on our receipts) couple of days ago as I did not get my EAD yet, I am( in fact customer service also) do not have a clue if it was L2 officer. I Just want to make sure that they got my email ID correct and also want to talk to them about my 485 case also

[RMS_V13]

Hoping someone can help clarify this..

My husband's and my APs' were approved this AM and a notice has been USPSd. But both our EADs are still in Initial Review. FP is not until Feb 27th. TSC

Is this normal or are both EAD and AP supposed to be approved together? I thought this was a combo card or something

[harsha131]

Yes this is normal with TSC, my sister got AP approval on 2/18 and EAD approval on 2/22, mostly it will be a combo card

Hoping someone can help clarify this..

My husband's and my APs' were approved this AM and a notice has been USPSd. But both our EADs are still in Initial Review. FP is not until Feb 27th. TSC

Is this normal or are both EAD and AP supposed to be approved together? I thought this was a combo card or something

[Pedro Gonzales]

To add fuel to the early walk-in fingerprinting fire, my wife and I walked into the Phoenix ASC today. Her appointment was for Mar 1st in PHX and mine was for Mar 8th in NYC. We had no issues. Service with a smile. In and out in about 45 minutes.

The reason we chose to walk in early is that my wife is ready to pop our daughter out and I didn't want to be driving her straight from the ASC to the hospital (or vice versa) next week.

[RMS_V13]

Lucky you! I need to wait another week to see my little girl.

To add fuel to the early walk-in fingerprinting fire, my wife and I walked into the Phoenix ASC today. Her appointment was for Mar 1st in PHX and mine was for Mar 8th in NYC. We had no issues. Service with a smile. In and out in about 45 minutes.

The reason we chose to walk in early is that my wife is ready to pop our daughter out and I didn't want to be driving her straight from the ASC to the hospital (or vice versa) next week.

[RMS_V13]

Thanks Harsha.

Did your sis get it after the Finger Printing? I believe TSC needs FP done before EAD approval. A lot of data supports that and some not. Any points here?

Yes this is normal with TSC, my sister got AP approval on 2/18 and EAD approval on 2/22, mostly it will be a combo card

[Pdmar08]

Thanks Harsha.

Did your sis get it after the Finger Printing? I believe TSC needs FP done before EAD approval. A lot of data supports that and some not. Any points here?

Its not a requirement(or may be it is who knows), but TSC seemed to have been following it. but i have friends from TSC who got EADs before biometrics appointment.
Strangely one a dec filder has FP apptmt at the end of feb whic is a little off for TSC, they were pretty efficient about Biometrics.