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Member Profile: mtgr8 (53 posts)
 
Hello, I'm mtgr8
My nationality is India
I last logged in on 07 Jan 2009
I have been a member since 13 Sep 2007
I have added 53 posts in trackitt forums
I added my last post on 07 Jan 2009
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mtgr8's Immigration Cases
 
I-140 case: Approved in 213 days (82 days less than average*)  (10 comments)  (View approval trend)
User: mtgr8 Labor Filing Date: 24 Apr 2004
Service Center: Texas Processing Type: regular
Category: EB3 Filing Type: non-concurrent
Application Mailed: 11 Jul 2007 USCIS Received Date: 13 Jul 2007
USCIS Notice Date: 23 Jul 2007 RFE: no
RFE Reply Date: I-140 Status: approved
Approval Date: 11 Feb 2008 Nationality: India
Last Updated: 03 Jun 2008
Notes:

*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 514 days (143 days more than average*)  (0 comments)  (View approval trend)
User: mtgr8 Priority Date: 24 Apr 2004
Service Center: Texas Category: EB3
Application Mailed: 13 Aug 2007 USCIS Received Date: 14 Aug 2007
USCIS Notice Date: 11 Oct 2007 Filing Type: non-concurrent
I-140 Processing: regular I-140 Approval Date: 11 Feb 2008
Fingerprinting Date 1: 24 Jan 2008 Fingerprinting Date 2:
RFE: no RFE Reply Date:
Name Check Status: too early to say Name Check Approval/Denial Date: N/A
I-485 Status: pending Approval/Denial Date: N/A
Card Ordered Date: Card Received Date:
EAD Applied: yes AP Applied: yes
EAD Approval Date: AP Approval Date:
Nationality: India Country of Chargeability: India
Applicant Type: primary Last Updated: 29 Dec 2008
Notes: Soft LUD: 01/24/2008, 01/25/2008, 01/28/2008.

*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 97 days  (2 comments
User: mtgr8 Service Center: Texas
USCIS Received Date: 14 Aug 2007 Filing Type: paper-based
RFE: no RFE Reply Date:
Interview Date: Application Status: approved
Approval Date: 19 Nov 2007 Nationality: India
Last Updated: 30 Nov 2007
Notes: LUD 11/20/2007 - Approval notice sent for self and spouse. 11/29/2007 - AP recd by postal mail.


I-131 application: Approved in 22 days  (0 comments
User: mtgr8 Service Center: Texas
USCIS Received Date: 14 Jul 2008 Filing Type: paper-based
RFE: no RFE Reply Date:
Interview Date: Application Status: approved
Approval Date: 05 Aug 2008 Nationality: India
Last Updated: 27 Aug 2008
Notes: LUD 07/29/2008. Its a renewal application. AP's recd by the lawyer a day after and promptly forwarded to us.


I-765 application: Approved in 71 days  (3 comments
User: mtgr8 Service Center: Texas
USCIS Received Date: 14 Aug 2007 Filing Type: paper-based
Application Type: new application I-EAD Received:
RFE: no RFE Reply Date:
Application Status: approved Approval Date: 24 Oct 2007
Nationality: India Last Updated: 27 Oct 2007
Notes: Received EAD cards for self and spouse today (10/27/2007). :-).


I-765 application: Approved in 47 days  (0 comments
User: mtgr8 Service Center: Texas
USCIS Received Date: 14 Jul 2008 Filing Type: paper-based
Application Type: renewal I-EAD Received:
RFE: no RFE Reply Date:
Application Status: approved Approval Date: 30 Aug 2008
Nationality: India Last Updated: 08 Sep 2008
Notes: Dependent (spouse) approved on 08/22/2008. EAD card recd on 08/27/2008. Primary EAD renewal approved on 08/30/2008, CPO 09/02/2008.. Approval notice sent e-mail 09/05/2008, card recd 09/08/2008.


H-1B case: Approved in 52 days (36 days less than average*)  (2 comments)  (View approval trend)
User: mtgr8 Service Center: California
Category: H-1B extension USCIS Received Date: 08 Aug 2008
Receipt Number: WAC- RFE: no
RFE Reply Date: Processing Type: regular
Status: approved Approval Date: 29 Sep 2008
Nationality: India Last Updated: 01 Oct 2008
Notes:

*This is the average approval time in the last 1 year for H-1B transfers/extensions with no RFE. (RFE = Request For Evidence)

mtgr8's Recent Posts

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Posted in I-485 Forum on 07 Jan 2009
Topic: Weird emails from visa bulliten?? Scam??

I got the same 3 e-mails as well. Deleted all of them.
Posted in I-485 Forum on 10 Dec 2008
Topic: January 2009 Visa Bulletin now available on Mumbai consulate's website

The dates moved 1 month for EB2 - India and 15 days EB3 (India)...

EB2 was 01JUN03.
EB3 was 01OCT01.

This speed is ridiculous. Would take forever to reach PD's in 2004...
Posted in I-485 Forum on 10 Dec 2008
Topic: January 2009 Visa Bulletin now available on Mumbai consulate's website

Shattered my hopes...

http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/cut_off_dates.html
Posted in I-485 Forum on 05 Dec 2008
Topic: Illinois congressman vows to push for major immigration reform - Good news for all of us...Maybe ?

Guys..check this out...

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/DN-immigraids_05nat.ART.State.Edition1.4a82527.html

Illinois congressman vows to push for major immigration reform

12:00 AM CST on Friday, December 5, 2008
By JOHN RILEY / The Dallas Morning News
jriley@dallasnews.com

WASHINGTON – Flanked by hundreds of immigrants and their family members, an Illinois congressman called for a halt Thursday to immigration raids and vowed to push for a comprehensive overhaul that President-elect Barack Obama can sign into law.

Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Chicago, the House sponsor of a 2007 bill that failed, told a crowd of more than 200 on Capitol Hill that he would work to ensure that Mr. Obama follows through on his campaign promise to sign an immigration overhaul in the first year of his presidency.

"We have a new president of the United States who has made a very clear commitment to immigration reform," Mr. Gutierrez said. "We're not going to rest on the laurels of the election."

Mr. Gutierrez said workplace raids that separate families must stop and that he is trying to build momentum for immigration change in the House, where he believes a bill can be passed more easily than in the Senate.

Rep. Joe Baca, D-Calif., chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said he hopes to meet with the president-elect before the new session of Congress to discuss a comprehensive reform and urge Mr. Obama to stop workforce raids through an executive order.

Mr. Baca said a moratorium would make illegal immigrants more likely to "come out of the shadows" and be active community participants because it would reduce the fear of deportation. Immigration officials and supporters of the current strategy say it has helped reduce illegal immigration and held employers accountable.
Posted in I-485 Forum on 29 Nov 2008
Topic: AC21 485 denied what to do?

AV30428:
Read his post carefully.....his 485 has been pending more than an year now...plus his 140 has been approved.

Summer140:
You should be fine with filing the MTR....Once the USCIS receives it, your case status will change to "case resumed and pending".

Good luck.
Posted in I-485 Forum on 13 Nov 2008
Topic: USCIS Processing dates on website not updated?

It is updated every month...seems like a caching issue with your web browser.

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/Processtimes.jsp?SeviceCenter=CSC

Regarding sending it to Vermont (VSC)...I believe VSC accepts only new visa applications and California CSC processes all the extensions/renewals.
Either ways, you should be receiving your approval within 6-8 weeks of your filing date. My H1B reneal took exact 7 weeks fro renewal at CSC.

HTH...
Posted in I-765 (EAD) Forum on 02 Nov 2008
Topic: Spouse EAD.

You should be fine. You both are "pending adjustment of status" candidates even if you use or not use your respective EAD's.
Posted in I-485 Forum on 23 Sep 2008
Topic: GREAT NEWS.... Favorable decision expected on HR5882 Today

Session started from where it was left (last time)...horse amendment..:-)
Posted in I-485 Forum on 21 Sep 2008
Topic: EAD One year extension...!

Patiban/Monica...
Are your individual I-140's been approved yet. To my knowledge, the rule is, if 140 is pending they are giving 1 year EAD..
Sorry...Hopefully, they approve your 485 in the coming new year...:-)
Posted in I-485 Forum on 17 Sep 2008
Topic: Need Help - Using AC-21 but don't want to lose H1-B, but lawyer from company doesn't want to move H1

I would suggest that you pickup the tab for the H1B transfer. I'm sure ur employer will have no objection then....
Good luck..