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| Hello, I'm AdrianMutu
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I am from Romania
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I last logged in on 29 Oct 2008
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I have been a member since 31 Jul 2007
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1080 posts in trackitt forums
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I added my last post on 26 Oct 2008
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AdrianMutu's Immigration Cases
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| I-140 case:
Approved in 15 days (263 days less than average*) (9 comments) (View approval trend) |
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| User: |
AdrianMutu |
Labor Filing Date: |
14 Apr 2006 |
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| Service Center: |
Texas |
Processing Type: |
regular |
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| Category: |
EB3 |
Filing Type: |
non-concurrent |
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| Application Mailed: |
16 Jul 2006 |
USCIS Received Date: |
17 Jul 2006 |
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| USCIS Notice Date: |
01 Aug 2006 |
RFE: |
no |
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| RFE Reply Date: |
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I-140 Status: |
approved |
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| Approval Date: |
01 Aug 2006 |
Nationality: |
Romania |
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| Last Updated: |
16 May 2008 |
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| Notes: |
Sent to TSC. Lucky regular (not premium) approval in two weeks. LUDs after approval: soft May 5, 6 (AR-11?), soft May 16 (AC-21?). Thank God! |
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*This is the average approval time in the last one year for cases with no RFE. (RFE = Request For Evidence)
| I-485 case:
Pending for 494 days (128 days more than average*) (21 comments) (View approval trend) |
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| User: |
AdrianMutu |
Priority Date: |
14 Apr 2006 |
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| Service Center: |
Texas |
Category: |
EB3 |
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| Application Mailed: |
26 Jul 2007 |
USCIS Received Date: |
27 Jul 2007 |
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| USCIS Notice Date: |
26 Sep 2007 |
Filing Type: |
non-concurrent |
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| I-140 Processing: |
regular |
I-140 Approval Date: |
01 Aug 2006 |
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| Fingerprinting Date 1: |
12 Oct 2007 |
Fingerprinting Date 2: |
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| RFE: |
no |
RFE Reply Date: |
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| Name Check Status: |
not sure |
Name Check Approval/Denial Date: |
N/A |
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| I-485 Status: |
pending |
Approval/Denial Date: |
N/A |
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| Card Ordered Date: |
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Card Received Date: |
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| EAD Applied: |
yes |
AP Applied: |
yes |
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| EAD Approval Date: |
02 Oct 2007 |
AP Approval Date: |
04 Oct 2007 |
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| Nationality: |
Romania |
Country of Chargeability: |
Romania |
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| Applicant Type: |
primary |
Last Updated: |
22 Nov 2008 |
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| Notes: |
Sent to NSC. Receipted by VSC. Transferred to TSC. LUDs: soft Oct 13 (FP?); hard Oct 23 (transfer); soft Jan 11, 13, 14, 17, Feb 3 (pre-approval?); soft May 5, 6 (AR-11?); soft May 14, 15, 16 (AC-21?). In God I trust. |
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*This is the average approval time in the last one year for cases with no RFE. (RFE = Request For Evidence)
| I-131 application:
Approved in 69 days (0 comments) |
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| User: |
AdrianMutu |
Service Center: |
Vermont |
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| USCIS Received Date: |
27 Jul 2007 |
Filing Type: |
paper-based |
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| RFE: |
no |
RFE Reply Date: |
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| Interview Date: |
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Application Status: |
approved |
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| Approval Date: |
04 Oct 2007 |
Nationality: |
Romania |
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| Last Updated: |
16 Jan 2008 |
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| Notes: |
Sent to NSC. Receipted by VSC. Lucky approval in 8 days after the notice date (which was Sep 26th, 2007). Thank God! |
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| I-765 application:
Approved in 67 days (0 comments) |
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| User: |
AdrianMutu |
Service Center: |
Vermont |
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| USCIS Received Date: |
27 Jul 2007 |
Filing Type: |
paper-based |
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| Application Type: |
new application |
I-EAD Received: |
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| RFE: |
no |
RFE Reply Date: |
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| Application Status: |
approved |
Approval Date: |
02 Oct 2007 |
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| Nationality: |
Romania |
Last Updated: |
16 Jan 2008 |
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| Notes: |
Sent to NSC. Receipted by VSC. Lucky approval in 6 days after the notice date (which was Sep 26th, 2007). Thank God! |
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| Atlanta PERM case:
Certified in 27 days (59 days less than average*) (0 comments) (View approval trend) |
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| User: |
AdrianMutu |
PERM Filing Date: |
14 Apr 2006 |
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| Audit: |
no |
Category: |
EB3 |
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| Audit Reply Date: |
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Status: |
certified |
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| Certification Date: |
11 May 2006 |
Last Updated: |
16 Jan 2008 |
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| Nationality: |
Romania |
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| Notes: |
Lucky approval in less than one month. Thank God! |
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*This is the average approval time in the last one year for cases with no audit. |
Topic: HOW CAN I BE GREENED ??//
DrHyde,
When you receive the card, would you be so kind and share the exact date it shows under "Permanent Resident Since"? If that date is in September (when you were current), then I guess EduKondalaVada is right. That date should hopefully be the date when a visa number was glued to your file... It would be very nice if you could share that date.
I've asked a similar thing to srkr's friend (who's in a similar situation) here: http://www.trackitt.com/discussion-forums/i485-1/226416695/
Please let us know; it would be very useful to know if there's a chance that a case, once fully processed (including visa number assignment!) can still spend some time on the shelf. Good luck! |
Topic: Second Finger Print
I thought I'm going to get approve this month. Today, I checked my mail and I got a letter from USCIS. I was happy but the letter for second finger print appointment. What you do you think? Am I gonna get approved soon?
No way for us to predict your case man... Yeah, you're more than current, so to speak (RoW EB-2 from Nov 2002), but to get approved, your file has to be physically reviewed by an officer, and that's the unknown.
Now, the only smart thing I could add is: it would be very, very interesting to know if 2nd FP notices are issued automatically by the system when the old ones are 15 months old, or are they issued "manually" by an officer reviewing the case and noticing the old FPs are 15 months old? So then I ask: what date did you do your first FP? It's not in your profile... Was it approximately 15 months ago? If so, then it's a bit more likely that the system automatically issued the 2nd FP notice. If it's more (like 16 or 17 months), then you might speculate that the file is with an officer who "manually" requested the 2nd FPs and who's very likely to approve the case as soon as you take said FPs. Of course, it's all speculation based on whether these 2nd FP notices tend to be issued 15 months after the old FPs (plus/ minus a few days) or they can get delayed... basically it's speculating based on whether we see a "machine-like" issuing pattern or a more "human-like" pattern.
So, in short, when did you do the first FP? :-) |
Topic: H1b revalidation - stuck in PIMS verification
Man, oh man, I feel your pain. I have no idea whatsoever how long it could take; my wife went through this a few months back; here's her story: http://www.trackitt.com/discussion-forums/i485-1/143081889/
I wish you get as lucky as she did; she had her appointment on June 24th and they gave her the passport on July 1st (one week later) at 9am; her plane was leaving at 1pm that very day. So yeah, I know the stress full well, that week has been hell (with a happy ending).
On the other hand, an Indian friend of a friend spent a couple months (!) in Canada when stamping his H1-B... first H1-B stamping, if that matters.
Given that (in Chennai) it's Monday (Oct 27th) morning and you have you flight on Saturday... I have no idea what advice to give you. It'll depend on the type of plane ticket; if it's non-changeable/ non-refundable, you might want to start looking for another one (w/o canceling this one); if it's changeable for a fee... heck man, no idea. Try and call them every day, be polite, explain the situation, maybe they can do something to speed it up. It sucks, I know. Best of luck, I feel your stress. Keep us posted. |
Topic: Got approval - PD not current
if you read in this murthy article there is another case in which the 485 approval was given 4 months later when pd was not current. apparently the visa # was assigned few months earlier.
Right. I have discussed this here: http://www.trackitt.com/discussion-forums/i485-1/64776727/
Normally, yes, PD needs to be current for your I-1485 to get in the USCIS door AND for it to go out the USCIS door. See the I-485 Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) at http://www.ilw.com/seminars/august2002_citation2b.pdf Look at page 134:
"The Visa Hold Shelf holds cases whereby a visa number was available at the time of filing, however, between the date of receipt and the date of adjudication, the visa became unavailable. These I-485 filings are otherwise ready for approval. These cases are staged chronologically by priority date, preference category and country of chargeability until a visa becomes available. They are reviewed monthly to determine visa availability."
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(3) There is also the fact that, in theory, an application can be fully approved (including the visa number assignment) and still spend time on the shelves before getting out the door for good. The "shelf-life" of such an application can be up to 120 days (see page 133).
Interesting. Let's hope that the date shown on the actual card, "Permanent resident since MM/DD/YYYY" is the date when the visa number was actually glued to the application. In this case, to the original poster: srkr, could you please let us what is the exact date written on your friend's card? |
Topic: Relevance of processing times
Thanks for the link, dangdunge.
Also worth of mentioning (from the same document) is that CIS will soon accept SRs only 1 day after processing times, instead of 30. Assuming the processing times won't be further massaged, this might help people waiting for their I-140s. Discussion at: http://www.trackitt.com/discussion-forums/i485-1/229484605/ Good luck guys. |
Topic: I need your kind advise.
This question involves family-based immigration, a topic I'm not too familiar with. I'll try and answer, but please, keep in mind that I am not a lawyer, just a normal person; I would very strongly advise you to seek the help of a good lawyer.
Here's what I (not a lawyer!) think:
A) right after you marry an USC, he could file an I-130 for you (the FB equivalent of an I-140 from the EB world); since as a spouse of an USC your PD for that I-130 will always be current, you could also file a concurrent I-485 based on that I-130. Once you have filed that I-485, you should be in status (or better said, in "authorized presence", something that any pending I-485 should offer), be able to get EAD and AP, etc.
B) I don't know how long an I-130 + I-485 takes; I suppose it's like an I-140 + I-485 by a RoW EB-2 in the EB world, i.e. something that typically should take 6-12 months, less if you're lucky, more if you're unlucky.
C) I do know that CIS will question your marriage big time, so you should be prepared to prove you guys are truly in love. There are tons of fake marriages, and CIS is coming down hard on those. Don't get me wrong, by no means I'm not saying you guys don't love each other :-), I'm just saying that in CIS' eyes you'll be guilty until proven innocent. Photos of you together, joint bills, joint accounts, etc, etc, should help. Again, ask a lawyer...
1. After I get married do I need to stay on my current H1-B (EB3 I-140 pending) and continue working for my current employer until I have my family-based permanent residence approved?
Like I said, if you file an I-130 + I-485, from that moment you should be in status. You could quit your employer, give up your H1-B and your EB-immigration.
2. Can I quit my job, move to his home town and get married right after I get there?
Umm, make sure you don't accumulate too much out-of-status presence. If you quit your job on day X, then move, then get married, then file the I-130 and I-485 on day Y, you have been out of status for the period [X, Y]. There's forgiveness for 180 (?) days in cases where you're married with an USC, but still...
3. Will I have a legal status while my family-based green card is pending and will the fact that I have applied for employment-based green card slow the process down?
Like I said, I believe that any I-485 (be it FB or EB) offers "authorized presence", so yeah you should be okay after you will have applied for that (FB in your case). There should not be any slow down, either...
4. What if god forbid my employment based I-140 gets denies in the meantime? I am still on H1-B, but would that denial affect my green card through my future husband?
Umm, an I-140 typically gets denied if your education is not enough or your company's ability to pay is questioned. Neither of which will matter in a family-based case...
But, again, please, do speak will a lawyer; I know some stuff, but I can't give any legal advice. Best of luck girl! |
Topic: AC21-Contractor
I have posted my personal opinion on AC-21 on contract jobs here: http://www.trackitt.com/discussion-forums/i485-1/228292009/
The other option, where you form a corporation (inside which you have the same job description) and said corporation contracts out might be okay, though it does seem a bit fishy... True, self-employment is allowed under AC-21, but you might want to check with a top lawyer though. |
Topic: Disability? while waiting for I-485
You should be fine; neither you nor the company are violating your promise of employment. They still want you to work for them indefinitely, you still want to work for them indefinitely, the disability leave is just a temporary thing. Or in other words, they should be able to give out a letter of employment at any time, regardless of your disability leave.
Of course, I am not a lawyer, the above is just my personal opinion. Good luck with your surgery! |
Topic: HOW CAN I BE GREENED ??//
Approved while PD is not current... I have posted on a similar (albeit a bit more complicated, with a RFE sent out when the PD was still current) here: http://www.trackitt.com/discussion-forums/i485-1/226416695/
I'm afraid it might be wise to hold on to cracking the champagne bottle open: http://www.murthy.com/news/n_app485.html
You might want to get an expert opinion from a top lawyer... Good luck! |
Topic: when will this wait end ?????
Question... I am trying to get an infopass app. but once I go to their website to schedule it, they say they offer 4 kinds of app. I think is option number 4
Please see this thread -- http://www.trackitt.com/discussion-forums/i140/228482133/ -- immineeds's question and my answer. |
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