Discuss SagittariusArm's I-485 USCIS Case

Are you sure your 1-485 was approved without interview notice?

Why would I get interview notice? I never mentioned my I485 was approved. I had a soft LUD today.

That's good news you have soft LUDs, which means they are workinf on your case. And if the 10day rule is correct you might expect good news in 10days.

Hi,,can you confirm again that your category is EB2 or EB3?

Hi SagittariusArm,

Congratulations. Good to see that the even though your PD was not current, your I-485 was approved. Gives hope to many of us. Please confirm that your category was indeed EB3.

Good that they have assigned visa numbers for July applications. whoever case is ready will get approved if there are any remaining visa n umbers from last year.

Thank you all!!! It is a shocker for me even now.

Yes I am EB3, no doubt about that.

I got an email yesterday I guess, but I saw it today.

Congratulations! God is with you.....Hope and Pray we're the next........

Congratulations....can you also please share if you did anything to move things along....Did you do any infopass? Write to anyone? etc.

Congratulations..Have you applied alone or entire family, if applied entire family, is every one received 485 approved?

Can we know how long it took to clear your name check?

i am happy for u saggitarius... but can any gurus eplain an EB3 approval.. witha receipt date of early july 07... by july 2 the dates had already retrogressed.. and the rationale about visa number being alloted to such EB 3 applicants in july would not hold true either because .. it is unlikely that they would have the name check and FP and everything in order to allocate a visa number in a case such as saggitarius... and again congrats.. to u sagi.. i am jus trying to understand the process...

Congratulations saggitarius…..
The following are my observation/ summary after readings many posts in many forums
1) June/July/Aug 2007 is an extraordinary situation.
2) Visa numbers were allocated for applications that meet all basic requirements and security/background check may or may not have been completed.
3) As of now there may be many EB applications with visa numbers, we should see these approvals coming by December.
The interesting fact about this (saggitarius) case is that the application has been allocated a visa number after August 16(notice date) this should keep June/July filers hopes alive.

ao217... so u think visa numbers were alloted on receipt or.. when they found all the paperwork in order.. some people say that thet were alloted when all the paperwork including NC and FP were done ? and also what is the source of your speculation, is it just a conclusion u r drawing from all these EB3 approvals ?

this is amazing man, ur pd is dec2003 and eb3, india..where as mine is jan23,2003 and 140 approved, eb3 india filed on the same day too. I am pretty sure that there are so many before my priority date also still waiting. Congratulations, you have a very good luck..

a0217. Fot the fourth time, visa numbers were not allocated upon receipting, and have not been for decades since quota were established. Heavens above man. How else? Several thousand were returned from missions, that's how, along with many other file processing anomalies inherit with huge amounts of processing. To illustrate two of many factors: 1) they are not processing applications in direct sequence, nor 2) reporting accurately on waiting times on USCIS. These waiting times are actually not all that relevant other than a very broad guide.
They pull files from the document archiving service via a batch number, and within that batch are a range of unsorted applications, although the broad range of receipt dates is consistent with stated criteria for selection. Once these files are pulled, they are allocated and the actual final approval and allocation of a visa number is asynschronous to the actual receipt date as there are many concurrent processes during this period. This is why, despite an effort to process as close to FIFO as they can, there are broad fluctuations in that process. There are other influences as well, but won't go into it here.

a0217. Visa numbers were not allocated upon receipting, and have not been for decades since quota were established. Several thousand were returned from missions, that's one reason, along with many other file processing anomalies inherit with large numbers of files processing and multi-part processing. To illustrate two of many factors: 1) they are not processing applications in literal direct sequence, nor 2) reporting accurately on waiting times on USCIS. These waiting times are actually not all that relevant other than a very broad guide.
Files are pulled from a document archiving service via a batch number, and within that batch are a range of unsorted applications, although the broad range of receipt dates is consistent with stated criteria for selection. Once these files are pulled, they are allocated to reviewers for a check from a list to ensure what (allegedly) went in to storage comes out, along with a review of any expired attributes of the process, then onforwarded to an approval officer if all is still current. The actual final approval and allocation of a visa number is asynschronous to the actual receipt date as there are many concurrent processes during this period. This is why, despite an effort to process as close to FIFO as they can, there are broad fluctuations in that process. This process has changed somewhat since June to promote partial approval - such as AP but more particularly EAD, but the steps are still broadly the same.

There are other influences as well associated with work flow management, but I won't go into it here.

What is soft LUD?

if this happens to me, i would rush out to a gas station and risk my life to hit by 18 wheels truck. And if any of you care about the reason, i will tell you, i need a lotto ticket NOOOW.

Did you get GC in hand yet ???????????

Did you get AP Approval ?
Sounds stupid, but want to relate AP with 485 .
Thanks

Did you have any trouble with citizenship application?