U.S. Immigration Tracker
the hottest immigration tracker
James Mayock, Immigration Attorney Gregory Vartanian, Immigration Attorney Dimitar Michailov, Immigration Attorney
Got questions on U.S. immigration? Ask an immigration lawyer
The Waiting Lounge | RSS Feeds for Discussions | Home | Add My Case | Sign Up | Log In
USA
Canada
UK
India
Discussion
Online Chat
News!
Resources
 
Member Profile: raleigh (307 posts)
 
Hello, I'm raleigh
My nationality is Bulgaria
I last logged in on 23 Dec 2008
I have been a member since 21 May 2007
I have added 307 posts in trackitt forums
I added my last post on 23 Dec 2008
A few words about me 
I have nothing to say about myself.
raleigh's Immigration Cases
 
I-140 case: Approved in 247 days (48 days less than average*)  (2 comments)  (View approval trend)
User: raleigh Labor Filing Date: 21 May 2007
Service Center: Nebraska Processing Type: regular
Category: EB2 Filing Type: concurrent
Application Mailed: 13 Jul 2007 USCIS Received Date: 16 Jul 2007
USCIS Notice Date: 18 Jul 2007 RFE: no
RFE Reply Date: I-140 Status: approved
Approval Date: 19 Mar 2008 Nationality: Bulgaria
Last Updated: 02 Apr 2008
Notes: No LUDs at all before approval.

*This is the average approval time in the last one year for cases with no RFE. (RFE = Request For Evidence)
I-485 case: Approved in 238 days (133 days less than average*)  (2 comments)  (View approval trend)
User: raleigh Priority Date: 21 May 2007
Service Center: Nebraska Category: EB2
Application Mailed: 04 Aug 2007 USCIS Received Date: 06 Aug 2007
USCIS Notice Date: 07 Sep 2007 Filing Type: concurrent
I-140 Processing: regular I-140 Approval Date: 19 Mar 2008
Fingerprinting Date 1: 25 Oct 2007 Fingerprinting Date 2:
RFE: no RFE Reply Date:
Name Check Status: not sure Name Check Approval/Denial Date: N/A
I-485 Status: approved Approval Date: 31 Mar 2008
Card Ordered Date: 31 Mar 2008 Card Received Date: 07 Apr 2008
EAD Applied: no AP Applied: no
EAD Approval Date: AP Approval Date:
Nationality: Bulgaria Country of Chargeability: Bulgaria
Applicant Type: dependent Last Updated: 20 May 2008
Notes: LUDs 12/11, 12/12, 12/15, 12/18. CPO/Welcome notice mailed/ CPO emails on March 31st 2008, Approval Notice mailed email on April 3rd, 2 welcome notices received April 5th (primary and daughter), 3rd welcome on April 7th.

*This is the average approval time in the last one year for cases with no RFE. (RFE = Request For Evidence)
Chicago PERM case: Certified in 18 days (58 days less than average*)  (0 comments)  (View approval trend)
User: raleigh PERM Filing Date: 21 May 2007
Audit: no Category: EB2
Audit Reply Date: Status: certified
Certification Date: 08 Jun 2007 Nationality: Bulgaria
Last Updated: 10 Jun 2007
Notes: MS + 4

*This is the average approval time in the last one year for cases with no audit.

raleigh's Recent Posts

(Show all posts)
Posted in I-485 Forum on 23 Dec 2008
Topic: Is it USCIS Comic or jimmics???????????????//

It is possible that his priority day is wrong in the post and he entered the data his labor was approved instead of the day it was submitted. A lot of people don't know exactly what priority day is - just look at the number of posts asking that question. In general, don't take the information entered here as true.
Posted in I-485 Forum on 20 Dec 2008
Topic: Cross-chargeability works, but....

hei camacho,
i vaguely remember reading post long time ago for a case with cross chargeability when both were approved as primary, and the explanation was that yes, you got the 140, but the green card was charged to the country of the spouse, so both became primary. Search the posts and maybe you will find it. Try some other discussion boards too. And don't worry that much.
Posted in I-485 Forum on 12 Dec 2008
Topic: EMERGENT HELP!!! 485 RFE

I don't think you were out of status. I am almost sure that I20 was issued only when you were to leave USA (especially in pre-Sevus time). If you were not leaving, the school did not bother with new I20. I have some years when I was not travelling back and had no I20 to submit. Also, there was something about that illegal stay is counted from the time of your last legal admission. Did you go home after you started grad school?
Posted in I-485 Forum on 05 Dec 2008
Topic: Can I start full time grad school with research assistantship from the school?

you do realize that phd requires at least 3 years (assuming that you work like hell and have a really motivated advisor)? It is actually really unfair and unprofessional to the faculty that will take you if you start, spend there a year and a half and you leave without graduating...
Posted in I-485 Forum on 05 Dec 2008
Topic: Can I start full time grad school with research assistantship from the school?

you cannot do a phd part time, at least not for the first years. my school had an explicit requirement that you need to spend at least one year full time on campus. I think the best for you is to pick a school, get accepted and then negotiate with their international office. Or even better, talk with the international office now if you have school in mind. Just - show up there and meet people face to face. Phone will not do it. My experience is that people there have seen it all and know all the ways. Good luck!!!
Posted in I-140 Forum on 21 Nov 2008
Topic: EB3 RFE - Experience letter from current employer sufficient ?

Hi megastep,

did you talk with your lawyer about this? I am asking, b/c when we did the PERM our lawyers refused to use the experience with the current employer (about 2 years). So we needed to go after already closed companies and dig people from 10 years ago. Plus, go for degree evaluation and all that hassle. Took us 10 months to prepare the PERM. It is all over now, but I am still curious. Thanks
Posted in I-485 Forum on 20 Nov 2008
Topic: 4 wives and GC



Coming back to what would work for my friend -He is very altruisitc and believes in god's ways and service.So he might qualify for religious worker category maybe.... He also seems to have a good healing touch and claims he can cure a lot of ailing people which might make him eligible for categories for individuals with exceptional capability. Not sure if that is Eb1 or a separate one. would that work at least for him? I should also say that my friend is very determined to respect the laws of the land.......



I am getting confused at what is your question - how your friend will qualify for GC, how to bring the whole family here or both?

For the first question - I don't know unless you tell us what are his qualifications, for bringing the wives - can't your friend get in touch with people from his own country that successfully immigrated here, or in Canada, Europe and Australia? They surely faced the same issues and would be in a better position to give advice or point to an experienced lawyer.
Posted in I-485 Forum on 15 Nov 2008
Topic: I 485 and tax returns

My opinion is that if your company is a large, public one, with thousands of employees, you don't really need to submit your tax returns with the initial application. On the other hand, if the company is small and there could be potential A2P issues, if you submit the tax returns with the application showing that you were paid what you should from day one, than there would be less questions. Also, from reading trackitt a lot, my impression is that easy and clean applications are processed earlier. So, the easier you make the decision for the IO, the better for you. They have a daily norm to process and you don't really want your file to take 2 hours instead of 30 min ...
Posted in I-485 Forum on 15 Nov 2008
Topic: Do we need to return license plates if we register car in another state?

We moved from MA to CA and the DMV asked us to mail the MA plates back to MA when they gave us the CA ones. I don't really remember where did I mail them exactly though.
Posted in I-485 Forum on 14 Nov 2008
Topic: The good and the bad..


Call USCIS and ask them to cancel your card production. Tell them you dont want a card without being asked for bio metrics or wihtout being called for interview.





He is joking, don't listen to him ....