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User ID:

vinnyc

Nationality:

France

Country of Chargeability:

Vietnam

Applicant Type:

primary

Service Center:

Texas

Category:

EB2

Priority Date:

22 Nov 2013

Application Filed:

10 Jul 2014

USCIS Received Date:

11 Jul 2014

USCIS Notice Date:

15 Jul 2014

USCIS Receipt Number:

SRC********63

I-140/485 Filing:

non-concurrent

I-140 Processing Type:

premium

I-140 Approval Date:

26 Jun 2014

First Fingerprint Date:

25 Jul 2014

Second Fingerprint Date:

RFE Received?:

RFE Received Date:

Reason for RFE:

RFE Replied Date:

Case Transferred to:

Transfer Date:

Name Check Status:

Name Check Approval Date:

I-485 Status:

approved

I-485 Approval/Denial Date:

12 May 2015

Card Production Ordered:

12 May 2015

Card Received Date:

21 May 2015

EAD Applied?:

yes

AP Applied?:

yes

EAD Approval Date:

24 Sep 2014

AP Approval Date:

24 Sep 2014

EAD Received:

AP Received:

Time to Get EAD Approval:

76 days

Time to Get AP Approval:

76 days

Time to Get Fingerprinting Done:

15 days

Total Time to Get GC:

306 days

Most Recent LUD:

Days Elapsed:

Experience:

It was really long. Not sure if it was specifically the Texas Service Center swamped with many cases backlogged or because of specifics on my case (me+husband). Also, my Congressman made an inquiry to the TSC but I am not sure if this helped or if my case

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Case Added to Tracker:

21 Jul 2014

Last Updated:

23 May 2015

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Posted by drato

15 May 2015 #1

my 485 is also stuck at TSC. Have asked my congressman for help. how long did it take for you to hear from your congressman? how long it took after congressman inquired the TSC? Thanks and congratulations.

Posted by vinnyc

15 May 2015 #2

Hi nepbuda! I asked my congressman (NewYork City) for help and after I sent the assistance request, it took merely 2 hours before one of his aides called me!!! To be perfectly honest, I am in a same-sex marriage and I implied in my message that I suspected the case took so long because the Immigration Officer might be biased against gay people. Knowing that my Congressman is a Democrat and an active LGBT rights defender (he voted to repeal the Don't Ask Don't Tell, the DOMA etc...), this would catch his attention. I am not sure it has anything to do with sexual orientation, but everything is good to catch the attention.

The Congressmen have a special e-mail address with each USCIS Service Centers (a special "liaison" agent). My Congressman's aide wrote and forwarded me the e-mails so I know the e-mail address. It took the TSC 4 weeks to reply, the agent (I still have her name, full address, phone number and e-mail since the aide always forwarded to me the emails) said our cases were still pending review and also asked for some additional info, for which the aide provided right away and suddenly 1 week later, everything was clear and my husband and I were approved. Now, to be frank, I don't know if our cases were adjudicated because of the regular processing times or if the fact that Congressman made an inquiry helped...

Please don't be desperate and impatient (I know it is harder to say than to do, and I was myself super nervous lately), but TSC is swamped... It takes time. I was already considering asking my lawyer to file a writ for mandamus, open a case with the Ombdusman but my lawyer told me to chill out... In the worst case, you can always ask your case to be transferred to a local USCIS Office for process there and it is easier.

But once again, unless you have been waiting for 2 years, 10 months is nothing. My colleague who filed his I-485 3 months after me got approved 2 months before me... sometimes your case fell on the desk of a very slow officer

Posted by littlepoor

15 May 2015 #3

Congrats! Your case is so special.
Thanks for sharing and enjoy your green life!

Posted by drato

16 May 2015 #4

thanks vinnyc for explaining

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