Congratulations!! Enjoy the freedom.Originally Posted by drop2ocean
Congratulations!! Enjoy the freedom.
Congratulations kanthmedala, krnashvom8, Chilli19, Skpanda, shivab55, drop2ocean and anyone else I missed!! Enjoy your Freedom!!
Congratulations! Good to see some 2010s are getting approved.
Dear Friends,
I am happy to inform that my spouse and I have received Green Cards in hand today! 16+ years of wait comes to an end.
I would like to thank Q for providing this wonderful safe and amazing platform for people like us to share and help each other. Many old timers have time and again provided their advise in troubling times. There too many to name!
If you wish to know my story, see below a write-up I did last year.
https://www.qesehmk.org/forums/showt...ll=1#post65355
God has been great and life has been good. Since i wrote this post in 2020, there have been few more updates in life in last 1 year.
Upsides since 2020:
a. Joined a top Executive MBA program in one of the top M7 schools. Amazing experience. Network is wonderful!
b. Started my side-hustle a startup with my wife (products and services)
c. Founded a non-profit Organization to help students with their education.
d. Working on building a learning platform that would provide education oppurtunities for students with no means to afford. Did a pilot in 2020 for IIT aspirants. It was a great success. Implementing the learnings from the pilot.
d. Still working with the top fintech, team size and responsibilities have tripled. I am being groomed to be the next CIO of the region I work in (If I stay here of course... haha).
e. Spending more time with family (I am sort of a workaholic)
Downsides since 2020:
a. I was sick for over 2 months in 2020 (not covid) - It is not really a downside. As I was not sure if I would survive, I made a list of regrets in my life. From that list I started implementing / working to overcome each regret. You can see the results in the upsides in last 1 year (above).
b. Broke my knee cap in a freak accident in May 2021. Underwent surgery, Immobilized for 6 weeks. Did Physiotherapy for 6 weeks. Made amazing progress. (90% back to normal life) - better than most people with this kind of injury - and then a bummer - last wednesday 8/23 my knee snapped while doing physiotherapy. Underwent surgery again last friday 8/27. I am in immense pain as I write this. Immobilized again. Back to square one. But past never holds me back. I am working on getting better every single day.
Good luck to all!
Happy to connect offline if you think I can help!
Last edited by skpanda; 08-30-2021 at 05:36 PM. Reason: typo
Priority Date---------: 12/14/2010 EB2 India - National Benefits Center (MSC21905*****)
Receipt & Notice Date-: 10/29/2020 & 12/17/2020
Biometrics Date-------: 04/08/2021
I485J Notice----------: 05/25/2021
Case Transferred to FO: 06/22/2021
EAD/AP Approval I797--: 07/28/2021
EAD/AP Card in hand---: 07/30/2021
I693 Medica RFE-------: 08/04/2021 (From local FO) Responded 8/18/2021
I485 Approval---------: 08/23/2021 (Card Production Email)
GC in hand------------: 08/30/2021
Congrats, skpanda!!!
GC Approved 7/29/2021
Congratulations again skpanda. You have an amazing and fulfilling story. I wish you terrific success ahead in all kinds of endeavors! Feel free to use me as a sound board if you ever need to. Also I am curious to learn about your non-profit. Perhaps you can tell all of us more about it.
Finally sorry to hear about health situations. It seems you already have a great attitude towards life. I think you will be a winner no matter what. Wish you great happiness and health.
p.s. - Drop2Ocean - wish you the very best too!
Last edited by qesehmk; 08-31-2021 at 10:44 AM.
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Congratulations shivab55 and drop2ocean.
EB2I PD: 08/23/2010 | NBC : MSC21903****
I-485 RD: 10/28/2020 | ND: 12/08/2020 | FP: 03/02/2021 | Approved: 09/22/2021
I-485J ND: 08/11/2021 | Approved: 09/22/2021
I-693 RFE: 08/30/2021 (Fom local FO) - RFER 09/15/2021
I-765, I-131 RD: 12/18/2020 | FP: 03/15/2021 | Exp. Request 07/21/2021 - Humanitarian Reason (07/28/2021 - Assigned to officer) | Approval: pending
I-485 New card production: 9/18/2021
I-485 Approval: 9/22/2021
Green card mailed: 9/22/2021
Green card received : 9/24/2021
Get well soon, wishing you full mobility for your knees and congratulations for receiving your GC.
PD: EB3-I 24 Feb-2011
I-485, I-765, I-131 applied : 26 OCT 2020 BIOMETRICS : 19 MAR 21 RFE : 13 APR 21 RFER : 14 MAY 21 EAD APPROVED : 17 JULY 21
I-485 Interview and Approval : 15 DEC 21 CARD Received : 23 DEC 21
skpanda - very inspiring story .. great attitude as well.
Many congratulations and wishing you speedy recovery. Take care.
Congratulations!! Get well soon
Congratulations ! and thank you for sharing your story.It is truly inspiring I wish you a speedy recovery and the best of luck !
Hi Everyone,
I am a silent lurker who came here often to get a sense where things stand for the community. My husband and I received our GC last week. All we felt was gratitude and immense relief. Our kids sadly aged out and will be on their own journey of H1b lottery or maybe move to another country. Unless documented dreamers get included in a bill that actually passes.
Thank you so much for all the advice and positivity.
Good luck to all!
Many Congratulations.!
EB3 Downgrade - PD: December 2012 || RD: 12/21/2020 || Biometrics: 05/26/2021 || EB3 i140 approved after changed to PP: 06/08/2021 || LPR Since Nov 2 2021
Congratulations!! Wish you a speedy recovery. All the best
Many Congratulations shivab55, drop2ocean and Skpanda.!
EB3 Downgrade - PD: December 2012 || RD: 12/21/2020 || Biometrics: 05/26/2021 || EB3 i140 approved after changed to PP: 06/08/2021 || LPR Since Nov 2 2021
Many Congratulations.! Wish your kids all the best and hope that an IR happens soon.
EB3 Downgrade - PD: December 2012 || RD: 12/21/2020 || Biometrics: 05/26/2021 || EB3 i140 approved after changed to PP: 06/08/2021 || LPR Since Nov 2 2021
It's a bittersweet moment isn't it. I wish you and your family the best.
If I were you I would file children into family GC ASAP. Who knows with COVID they might be approved quickly in US itself.
I no longer provide calculations/predictions ever since whereismyGC.com was created.
I do run this site only as an administrator. Our goal is to improve clarity of GC process to help people plan their lives better.
Use the info at your risk. None of this is legal advice.
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Congratulations to all the folks who got greened and wish everyone else the best, hope you all get greened very soon
All applications finally showing "Approved" Status online.
PD EB3-I 10-28-2010; RD 10-23-2020 LPR 08-26-2021
My 485 status is sitting on "New Card Is Being Produced" since 8/27.
My case is processed at Texas Service center if it matters.
I did not receive approval Mail yet.
How long does it take for card to mail and case status to be approved?
Welcome back to a consistent stateAll applications finally showing "Approved" Status online.
Category: EB2 India
EB2 Priority Date: 07/17/2011
Processing Center: NSC
EB2-EB3 Downgrade: 10/29/2020
Receipt Notice: 02/12/2021
Biometrics Date: 05/27/2021
EB3 I-140 PP filed - 04/20/2021, 06/23/2021
EB3 I-140 Approval Date: 07/08/2021
I-693 RFE: 08/04/2021
RFER: 08/11/2021
EAD/AP - Awaited
GC - 08/30(New Card ordered.)
Woo Hoo!!!All applications finally showing "Approved" Status online.
Love to hear you get Greened fully.
I am still awaiting, lets see how it goes.
Th light at the end of the tunnel just gets brighter and brighter daily
Yes! We are in the process of filing I-130 in F2B category. Thank you
OK, so today for me and wife the status got changed to "New Card Is Being Produced".Woo Hoo!!!
Love to hear you get Greened fully.
I am still awaiting, lets see how it goes.
Th light at the end of the tunnel just gets brighter and brighter daily
So it took roughly 7 days from RFE receipt date's status of "Correspondence was received".
Great. I just checked and F2B is even ahead of your own PD and so they are already current. Should be greened approximately in a year.Yes! We are in the process of filing I-130 in F2B category. Thank you
So it seems - EB-IC people who are very anxious for now about their kids - even if your kids age out - at least for now they should be able to get GC literally within a year.
(Wrong and Wrong - the EB Pd does not carry over to FB.)
Last edited by qesehmk; 09-01-2021 at 11:12 AM. Reason: I overlooked PD carryover rules
I no longer provide calculations/predictions ever since whereismyGC.com was created.
I do run this site only as an administrator. Our goal is to improve clarity of GC process to help people plan their lives better.
Use the info at your risk. None of this is legal advice.
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