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Posted by manand24 on 16 Aug 2006I see that your PD is 10 July 2006, how were you able to apply for I140 and I485 concurrently? Response would be appreciated.
Posted by extinct on 16 Aug 2006not everyone here is from India or China... :)
Posted by ggaren on 20 Aug 2006Can you explain: what the concurrent criteria’s are?
Thanks
Thanks
Posted by pirin on 22 Aug 2006Hello, Please confirm the documents you submitted for I-485 in order to prove your status before filing I485. Besides copies of passport, I-94, H1b or H4 approval notices, visas, I-20, did you have to submit also letter from employer, paystubs or W2s? By the way my PD is the same. Thank you and good luck
Posted by extinct on 22 Aug 2006__ Copies of Passports all pages (New/Old w/ US Visas).
__ Photographs (2inX2in 8 each).
__ Copy of Marriage Certificate.
__ Copies of Birth Certificates.
__ Copies of all I797.
__ Copies of Empl. Auth. Cards.
__ Copies of all I94
__ Copies of all I20
__ Copies of Tax Returns w/ W2s (2003, 2004, 2005)
__ Original Employment Verif. Letter.
__ Original of Exp. Letter (Prev. Empl.)
__ Original of Medical Exam Records (Sealed Envelope).
__ Copies of MSECE and BSEE diplomas.
Thats all that I sent to my lawyer by their request.
Goodluck
__ Photographs (2inX2in 8 each).
__ Copy of Marriage Certificate.
__ Copies of Birth Certificates.
__ Copies of all I797.
__ Copies of Empl. Auth. Cards.
__ Copies of all I94
__ Copies of all I20
__ Copies of Tax Returns w/ W2s (2003, 2004, 2005)
__ Original Employment Verif. Letter.
__ Original of Exp. Letter (Prev. Empl.)
__ Original of Medical Exam Records (Sealed Envelope).
__ Copies of MSECE and BSEE diplomas.
Thats all that I sent to my lawyer by their request.
Goodluck
Posted by worldcup on 12 Sep 2006Please answer!!. Did you or your lawyer mail out your application on 08/15? or Is CIS' receipt date 08/15?
Posted by extinct on 12 Sep 2006concurrent criteria is that USCIS should be willing to accept I485 applications (in addition to I140) for your specific country. For instance nowadays I485 applications for people born in India are not accepted for EB2 category as visas are unavilabale and for India I485 EB3s are only accepted if your priority date is earlier than their cutoff date.
the lawyer says that they mailed it on 15-AUG-2006 and today I confirmed with USCIS that they sent out a receipt notice on 06-SEP-2006. Until I see the receipt notice I'll say that my receipt notice date is 06-SEP-2006. Hence I put mailed at 15-AUG-2006 and receipt date/notice date at 06-SEP-2006
the lawyer says that they mailed it on 15-AUG-2006 and today I confirmed with USCIS that they sent out a receipt notice on 06-SEP-2006. Until I see the receipt notice I'll say that my receipt notice date is 06-SEP-2006. Hence I put mailed at 15-AUG-2006 and receipt date/notice date at 06-SEP-2006
Posted by pirin on 16 Oct 2006Hello, did you receive your FP notice yet? Any LUDs? Why is it taking so long in Nebraska?
Posted by extinct on 16 Oct 2006No LUDs, no FP, nothing... very depressing... only good thing is that processing times for NSC have moved from DEC05 to FEB06. This tells me that NSC is catching up and this was precisely their stated goal too i.e. to match all the centers... TSC has been blitzing but now the gap has actually decreased (only 1.5 months). We should soon see some movement soon.
Posted by hello on 19 Oct 2006Congratulations for getting finger printer appointment. When did you get your I-140 approved? Did you use premium process?
Posted by extinct on 20 Oct 2006For I140 I have no news. My company never gave me the I140 LIN number and I am completely blind and on their advice there.
Posted by extinct on 01 Nov 2006what does "the document we made based on the approval or registration of this case was mailed directly to the person to whom issued" mean in the AP (I131) status.
Posted by pirin on 02 Nov 2006I think it means that the I-131 is approved, and the document (the AP) was mailed to the person to whom it belongs.
Posted by extinct on 05 Dec 2006Texas I140s (regular) are getting approved in 20~30 days. while I485s in 50~80 days. The online processing times are incorrect because they have a mandated 6 months delay allowed for I140s (regular) and I485s and 3 months for I765s and I131s. This I noted by analyzing a large chunk of relavent data for I140s (regular) and I485s of EB2s, note that processing times do not fall less than 6 months in the bulletin despite the fact that they are PHYSICALLY lower than 6months in processing.
Also note that whichever application is taking longer than 6 months is shown correctly (I485s from nebraska are indeed adjudicated in May06 (till this writing) and nothing newer!)
This way they make themselves a nice little cover period of 6 months in which they do not have to answer anyone, kinda like a damper.
Also note that whichever application is taking longer than 6 months is shown correctly (I485s from nebraska are indeed adjudicated in May06 (till this writing) and nothing newer!)
This way they make themselves a nice little cover period of 6 months in which they do not have to answer anyone, kinda like a damper.
Posted by Greeen2008 on 20 Sep 2007Are you an independent contractor? I am trying to see as to why they are asking for 6 years of w2s and tax returns.
Thanks,
~Safdar
Thanks,
~Safdar
Posted by extinct on 21 Sep 2007Nope, no contract work here ever, only Fortune 100 companies (2 of them in 6 years). The "smart", "vigilant" and "ever efficient" IO at NSC was a bit "math-challenged" since school.
He could not add two (2) W2s together (mine and my wife's) for one of the Tax return and instead assuming "guilty until proven otherwise" requested everything from 2001~2006 along with paystubs (yes! you heard it right paystubs) from 2001~2007.
I guess he will be pleasently surprised when he gets our response along with copies of the paystubs (which I habitually collect!). What a waste of my and their time! I wonder if every application gets this "individual attention" or maybe its from where I'm from. That too after clearing security-checks in 8 days!!!!
He could not add two (2) W2s together (mine and my wife's) for one of the Tax return and instead assuming "guilty until proven otherwise" requested everything from 2001~2006 along with paystubs (yes! you heard it right paystubs) from 2001~2007.
I guess he will be pleasently surprised when he gets our response along with copies of the paystubs (which I habitually collect!). What a waste of my and their time! I wonder if every application gets this "individual attention" or maybe its from where I'm from. That too after clearing security-checks in 8 days!!!!
Posted by go0dfella on 11 Oct 2007hello Extinct,
I have actually been through this trauma before but it was more of attorneys screw up which Nebraska picked up in no time and denied I-140 last year. which lead to start everything all over again and now i have I-140 approved and waiting for I-485 approval.
i am 100% certain that Nebraska will try their best to pick faults/errors from my application , although i am prepared for and i almost have all the documents ready if they do ask for.
howeevr i have a question on your RFE. how did you find out that IO couldn't add both yours and wife's W2s, was it mentioned in RFE. secondly did they ask for W2s as well as Pastubs, or it was like w2s or paystubs or tax returns?
reason i am asking is i have misplaced couple of W2s,however i have all tax returns as well as most of paystubs.
regards
I have actually been through this trauma before but it was more of attorneys screw up which Nebraska picked up in no time and denied I-140 last year. which lead to start everything all over again and now i have I-140 approved and waiting for I-485 approval.
i am 100% certain that Nebraska will try their best to pick faults/errors from my application , although i am prepared for and i almost have all the documents ready if they do ask for.
howeevr i have a question on your RFE. how did you find out that IO couldn't add both yours and wife's W2s, was it mentioned in RFE. secondly did they ask for W2s as well as Pastubs, or it was like w2s or paystubs or tax returns?
reason i am asking is i have misplaced couple of W2s,however i have all tax returns as well as most of paystubs.
regards
Posted by TennisStar on 22 Oct 2007Hi Extinct-
Congrats!
Just curious.. could you take a look at my case? Based on my receipt date and ROW case, what date do you expect my i485 approval?
-T star
Congrats!
Just curious.. could you take a look at my case? Based on my receipt date and ROW case, what date do you expect my i485 approval?
-T star
Posted by extinct on 22 Oct 2007Hey Goodfella,
It was mentioned in the RFE that the W2 does not match the 1040 for a certain year and the only way it would not match was if he/she missed my wife's W2 for that year... also, my lawyer showed me a copy of the file sent to USCIS and lo and behold it was right there... there was no other chance but for the IO to miss it in broad daylight... :(
W2, 1099s (INT/DIV/MISC), Paystubs, 1040/1040NR, 8833, 8863 and 1040 schedules were all mentioned by NAME, it was like a complete charge sheet... and for 6 years... unbelieveable... :(
Hope you never have to face this one!
It was mentioned in the RFE that the W2 does not match the 1040 for a certain year and the only way it would not match was if he/she missed my wife's W2 for that year... also, my lawyer showed me a copy of the file sent to USCIS and lo and behold it was right there... there was no other chance but for the IO to miss it in broad daylight... :(
W2, 1099s (INT/DIV/MISC), Paystubs, 1040/1040NR, 8833, 8863 and 1040 schedules were all mentioned by NAME, it was like a complete charge sheet... and for 6 years... unbelieveable... :(
Hope you never have to face this one!
Posted by cgjung on 07 Nov 2007Extinct, congratulations! You've reached the finish line.
BTW, did you get any (multiple) update(s) prior receiving the card? Care to tell?
My wife and I got interviewd on 10/23 and received multiple updates about ten days later, three or four updates if I caught them right; but no welcome/card production message, yet. I'm very anxious.
BTW, did you get any (multiple) update(s) prior receiving the card? Care to tell?
My wife and I got interviewd on 10/23 and received multiple updates about ten days later, three or four updates if I caught them right; but no welcome/card production message, yet. I'm very anxious.
Posted by extinct on 08 Nov 2007Absolutely no rhime or reason... One fateful morning I came back from an office meeting and there were 4 emails from CRIS... there were no LUDs since they received the RFE response and since then there was no word... I guess, suddenly the IO woke up and signed the papers... perhaps to go to sleep immediately afterwards... pray to whatever $deity environment variable you call for support and hopefully a fateful morning awauts you too... Good luck... yeah it boils down to Luck, how unreasonably stupid... its not your calibre or capabilities but Luck that defines when you get it...
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