EB2-3 Predictions (Rather Calculations)

[qesehmk]

Question : I Got a USCIS case status update
December 9, 2020
Case Transferred To Another Office
On December 9, 2020, we transferred your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Receipt Number LIN########, to another office for processing and sent you a transfer notice. The notice explains why we transferred your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your notice by January 8, 2021, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

What does this mean ?

If this is the first time you filed 485 then understand that the processing will take 3-4 months minimum. The transfer could just be load balancing between centers.

[ak7419]

Question : I Got a USCIS case status update
December 9, 2020
Case Transferred To Another Office
On December 9, 2020, we transferred your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Receipt Number LIN########, to another office for processing and sent you a transfer notice. The notice explains why we transferred your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your notice by January 8, 2021, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

What does this mean ?

Please pray that it is not going to TSC.

[inspired_p]

Please pray that it is not going to TSC.

Okay I will pray :-) . it was at Nebraska before ( I-140 and I-485 concurrently filed)

[inspired_p]

If this is the first time you filed 485 then understand that the processing will take 3-4 months minimum. The transfer could just be load balancing between centers.

Thank you. Yes I am not expecting any outcome on my case anytime soon( my PD is not current either) , hence was surprised they even touched the file

[ak7419]

Thank you. Yes I am not expecting any outcome on my case anytime soon( my PD is not current either) , hence was surprised they even touched the file

don't try to make sense because they work in their own mysterious ways. As I mentioned before applicants who are not current are receiving RFEs and GCs whereas applicants who have been current since three months are not seeing any movement....LOL.

[Turbulent_Dragonfly]

Thank you. Yes I am not expecting any outcome on my case anytime soon( my PD is not current either) , hence was surprised they even touched the file

My case also got updated, but just with the message that fingerprints were accepted for the I-485 and I-765s.

[qesehmk]

American government agencies generally are run with a very consistent set of laws regulation rules and processes. There almost used to be NO political interference in how they were run until Trump. But even today I will say you should rest assured that USCIS and DOS will do their job as per their policy objectives and processes laid our and according to the law.

So if you have filed 485 then you should just let things take their course.

[srimurthy]

I moved the dual status of EAD and H1 and work opportunities and the discussion to a new thread:
https://www.qesehmk.org/forums/showt...d-opportunites

[inspired_p]

My case also got updated, but just with the message that fingerprints were accepted for the I-485 and I-765s.

Yes I got that update as well last week.

[incredible]

What is your wish list for 2021? Now with the possibility of EAD within first couple of months, anybody actively looking for a change?

The biggest wish now has to be getting the GC if possible in the year 2021. Few other wishes like improved covid situations and travel back to India after not leaving the country for more than a decade. Yes immediate family members visited you, but nothing like taking you teen kids to a nostalgic trip down your memory lane.

I can assure that they will just shrug it off anyways as usual, but I want to do it for myself. Like the song, Chinna chinna asai, which I enjoyed for a long without knowing the meaning, later appreciated even more after understanding the lyrics.

Guess change probably is going to be the norm for most of the people who get freed from H1B. Other than that, hopefully the world becomes safer to travel again and new normal would be bearable. I guess 2020 hit the psyche of people so badly and made all realize that we are nothing but a speck of dust at the mercy of elements powerful (and yet tiny) than us.

[ak7419]

American government agencies generally are run with a very consistent set of laws regulation rules and processes. There almost used to be NO political interference in how they were run until Trump. But even today I will say you should rest assured that USCIS and DOS will do their job as per their policy objectives and processes laid our and according to the law.

So if you have filed 485 then you should just let things take their course.

I completely understand and agree Q. However, processing of 485 cases seems to be handled quite differently between NSC and TSC. Do you know, by any chance, why majority of applicants whose cases are with TSC have not received RFE yet. Is TSC in holding pattern and waiting for some direction?

[qesehmk]

I completely understand and agree Q. However, processing of 485 cases seems to be handled quite differently between NSC and TSC. Do you know, by any chance, why majority of applicants whose cases are with TSC have not received RFE yet. Is TSC in holding pattern and waiting for some direction?

Yes. TSC has always been a holdout but eventually at the end of every year they have no way other than coming to parity with NSC. I do not know why it has been like that. But yes your observation about TSC is correct.

[vckomara]

So very true.. and only way being on EAD for 7 years would have been advantageous if one improved on the situation ( spouse employment, secondary income which might not in line with H1B rules etc.). Not to forget hassles with H1-B extensions
Opportunity cost is very very hard to determine in any situations..
If one stays with single income - same employer, then definitely getting GC 1 year earlier is the better outcome.

I am on EAD for 8 years now. Switching to EAD helped my wife get a job almost immediately and she was not working before that. I travel out of the country almost every month (pre-covid era) for work and not having to stamp the visa was extremely helpful and extension of EAD was free of cost and virtually guaranteed. I personally would rather wait for GC extra couple of years and be on EAD for longer period than waiting on H1B for several years and get GC early. Maybe useful tip for people who are trying to decide between the two.

[rocketfast]

My case also got updated, but just with the message that fingerprints were accepted for the I-485 and I-765s.

Yes I got that update as well last week.

Guys,
Does this mean that your biometrics were waived and you don't need biometrics appointment? Or did you guys do biometrics?

[Turbulent_Dragonfly]

Guys,
Does this mean that your biometrics were waived and you don't need biometrics appointment? Or did you guys do biometrics?

No, I had to do Biometrics and it almost instantly updated after that.

[Zenzone]

Thank you. Yes I am not expecting any outcome on my case anytime soon( my PD is not current either) , hence was surprised they even touched the file

If you are Sep 2009 PD (EB2I), I would expect things to even move (as a pleasant surprise). A good friend of mine (first hand) got their GC by mail a few days ago and had no clue about it. Their PD is May-2010 - yes you read it right (originally filed in EB2 and later downgraded to EB3). Looks like things are beginning to move.

[Zenzone]

No, I had to do Biometrics and it almost instantly updated after that.

If I may ask, how long did it take to get the Biometrics Appt. for you after filing. Also, did the case status change at all after you received the appointment notice. Mine shows a status of "your biometrics fee was received" and my 485 notice creation date was 11/12 with a received date of 10/22. Still awaiting the biometrics appointment notice to arrive!

[vsivarama]

@Zenzone, sorry to be a downer here. Please ask your friend to check with a lawyer ASAP. I have heard some cases in the past where GC's were approved by mistake and later they had to go through hell when they wanted to naturalize. Getting a GC when PD is not current should always raise a red flag. Maybe it's nothing and you are right, but it's always best to check to have some peace of mind. Maybe they can also check with USCIS.

[Zenzone]

@Zenzone, sorry to be a downer here. Please ask your friend to check with a lawyer ASAP. I have heard some cases where GC's were approved by mistake and later they had to go through hell when they wanted to naturalize. Getting a GC when PD is not current should always raise a red flag. Maybe it's nothing and you are right, but it's always best to check to have some peace of mind. Maybe then can also check with USCIS.

Ahh...Got it. I don't know how I will break this news to them though May be will casually mention. I also had another friend of mine who went to an interview and the officer told him that although your PD is current now I don't have the visa anymore because its all been issued for your country and told him that they have a current tally of inventory available real-time to allot visas. I was thinking may be they released new visa numbers adjusting for demand although the bulletin didn't have that PD current. I'm hoping that their case is a real approval. As you can imagine the couple was ecstatic!

[Turbulent_Dragonfly]

If I may ask, how long did it take to get the Biometrics Appt. for you after filing. Also, did the case status change at all after you received the appointment notice. Mine shows a status of "your biometrics fee was received" and my 485 notice creation date was 11/12 with a received date of 10/22. Still awaiting the biometrics appointment notice to arrive!

I filed on Oct 8th. I received paper receipt notices around Nov 11th. I received FP notices just a couple of weeks after that. FP was done on Dec 8th. And no, there was no separate status update when they sent out the fingerprint notices. It only directly updated the status after the fingerprints were in the system.

[rainmaker12]

I filed on Oct 8th. I received paper receipt notices around Nov 11th. I received FP notices just a couple of weeks after that. FP was done on Dec 8th. And no, there was no separate status update when they sent out the fingerprint notices. It only directly updated the status after the fingerprints were in the system.

I believe the appointment for biometrics is based on where we live. I live in Seattle and I'm not aware of anyone getting a biometric appointment who filed in October for the 1st time. I guess, it depends on how busy ASC offices are in your location and probably USCIS does not have control over the availability of biometric appointment at your local ASC office. some people may get biometric appointment sooner based on where they live.

FYI -
I filed for AOS on October 20th (EB2-I; PD:07/12/2010).
Receipt notice received on November 13. Status online says "Fingerprint Fee Was Received".

[rainmaker12]

https://cilawgroup.com/news/2020/12/...eid=e5081d1a04

[Turbulent_Dragonfly]

I believe the appointment for biometrics is based on where we live. I live in Seattle and I'm not aware of anyone getting a biometric appointment who filed in October for the 1st time. I guess, it depends on how busy ASC offices are in your location and probably USCIS does not have control over the availability of biometric appointment at your local ASC office. some people may get biometric appointment sooner based on where they live.

FYI -
I filed for AOS on October 20th (EB2-I; PD:07/12/2010).
Receipt notice received on November 13. Status online says "Fingerprint Fee Was Received".

Yeah, without revealing identity, I live in a complete gaav with an acre around me :-D) there was literally no one at the ASC. So likely that's the reason why it may have gotten done quickly.

[vsivarama]

Ahh...Got it. I don't know how I will break this news to them though May be will casually mention. I also had another friend of mine who went to an interview and the officer told him that although your PD is current now I don't have the visa anymore because its all been issued for your country and told him that they have a current tally of inventory available real-time to allot visas. I was thinking may be they released new visa numbers adjusting for demand although the bulletin didn't have that PD current. I'm hoping that their case is a real approval. As you can imagine the couple was ecstatic!

https://www.facebook.com/rnlawgroupU...3761023770515/

Ask them to check out this video at 25:25 mark. Hope it's a real approval but cannot be too careful these days.

[Turbulent_Dragonfly]

Looking at some of the trackitt folks from early 2010 starting to get RFEs, is the expectation for FADs to move more than the paltry couple of weeks it's been moved thus far?