Topic: Greencard Allocation
We are almost through our ten-year journey to get greencards. I know many of you have a long wait ahead of you while others ask, "what took so long?" Anyway, I received my (primary) GC near the beginning of March. My wife and I have filed all of our paperwork in lockstep over the years. She has not received hers yet. We are curious about the workings of the BCIS regarding this and inquired about her status via our Congressman. This was the official response.
"Service records indicate this file is located in an area indicating there is no visa available for this applicant. Processing of an I-485 application is dependent upon the priority date of the primary applicant's I-140 petition. In order to determine if a visa is available you will need to provide the priority date associated with that petition"
So since mine was approved and hers is still pending we wonder why there is an issue. If it's due to periodic allocation, does anyone know when the next batch is released? |
Topic: EAD @ NSC
We got an "approval" email a day or two after the "card production" email. The card arrived about a week after "card production ordered". We don't have the approval notice in hand yet (it's been a week). |
Topic: Next Step after Card Production
1. Anyone can get a bank account. This is the USA.
2. If you arrived in the USA (say) before 2000, you could get a SSN with an H-4. My wife got one on a TD. YMMV.
3. See the directions for Form I-9, Section 2. It clearly states the requirements for starting work.
"Employers must complete Section 2 by examining evidence of identity and employment eligibility within three (3) business days of the date employment begins. If employees are authorized to work, but are unable to present the required document(s) within three business days, they must present a receipt for the application of the document(s) within three business days and the actual document(s) within ninety (90) days. ... Employers must record: 1) document title; 2) issuing authority; 3) document number, 4) expiration date, if any; and 5) the date employment begins. Employers must sign and date the certification. Employees must
present original documents. Employers may, but are not required to, photocopy the document(s) presented. These photocopies may only be used for the verification process and must be retained with the I-9." |
Topic: Is
It's a bit ambiguous which data to enter for "USCIS Receipt Date", the Received Date or the Notice Date. People have mentioned that 90 days is from the Received Date, so shouldn't that be the column heading? The Notice of Action has two dates, Received Date and Notice Date. |
