Employment Based Greencard

I was silently following this site to get timelines and interview experiences. Now it’s my turn to give some back. Following is my time line. My case was in EB3 and timeline was current.

1. Prevailing Wage : Sometime in mid-March 2017
2. Perm application : 6/9/2017
3. Perm approval : 9/19/17
4. I140 and I185 (Concurrent application to Texas Processing Center) : 11/09/2017
5. I140 approval (Premium processing) : 11/28/2017
6. Figure print appointment : 12/11/2017
7. Transferred to NBC: 01/10/2018
8. EAD Combo card approved : 02/13/2018
9. Interview Notice : 04/24/2018
10. Interview : 05/29/2018
11. Online status “New Card Is Being Produced” : 05/29/2018

Interview experiences (Irving, TX): We reached 25 min early for the interview. Waited about 45 min and got the call for the interview and officer walked us (me and my wife) to her room. At the beginning she explained the process. Had to sign the attorney waiver. Then took figure prints. Then asked for driver license and told us to stand and sworn the oath.

Once done then she quickly went through my file and asked few papers like employment letter, pay stubs, w2s and tax papers, marriage certificate and recent i-94. And also mentioned as I am with the same employer don’t need of from J. Though my attorney prepared one in case if they ask. I have provided all she asked 6 pay stubs and two years w2 and tax papers.

Then she went through some sample questions from I140 and I485. Like the employers name, job title, how long I am working for them, current and starting salary.

Then moved to i485. Asked name, address, dob, spouse name, dob and date of marriage. Then went through those 50-60 yes/no questions from i485. (Same questions for wife)

Finally the officer said I will be approving your case after some reviews. All together it took about 40 mins.

I was so lucky that within two hours online case got updated with “New Card Is Being Produced”

Good luck everyone……………

Timeline:

When 485 Package sent to USCIS: 3/23/2018
When 485 Package received by USCIS: 3/23/2018
Which Service Center reviewing: Nebraska (NSC)
Physical Notices mailed: 03/26/2018
Fingerprint notice sent: 04/14/2018
Fingerprint notice scheduled: 05/01/2018 (DONE)

Is it reasonable to expect my EAD/AP combo getting produced before July 1st? I'm trying to figure out my travel plans for an event I can't miss overseas. Anyone who's in a similar boat has any ideas when to expect my card in the mail?

Is there anything I can do in time being to seriously expedite this?

My case status still shows 'On March 23rd, we received your..', my I-485 is showing the 'At this, USCIS can't provide shit' message lol. Welp!

Hi,
one of my friend, applied H1B last year 2017. Initially, his case picked up in the lottery, after few months his employer received RFE, as per him employer responded to the RFE but after few months his case got rejected.
He requested the employer to tell me the reason why it was rejected but the employer doesn't want to share the reason to him so is there any legal way he can find the reason of rejection if yes how?

Hi guys
It is not necessary to bring an attorney with you for the interview but would you guys recommend to bring an attorney’s ???

And what kind if the questions for the interview.???
  Ps I have an interview next month at fairfex’s office.

Thank youu

Received RFE for i485 in end March 2018 for expired medicals. Replied in May 2018 Any idea how long it takes (generally) for USCIS to review and make a decision once they get the RFE response?

Thanks

Hello,

We just had our I-485 approved. Paying back to this beautiful community by sharing my complete experience.

Nationality: Egypt
I-140 / I-845 type concurrent : EB2

May 2016: H1B petition filed with premium processing (not available now I think)
May 2016: 2 weeks later: H1B status approved
December 2016: Family back home applied for H4 visas and got it
February 2017: Prevailing Wage, department of labor, permanent employment filed
May 2017: Travelled back to home country and issued H1B visa stamp on passport for me and H4 for family
October 2017: Permanent employment petition approved
November 2017: I-140 and I-485 (me and dependents) filed (I did not apply for AED or Advanced parole as I
11/15/2017: Notice of receiving received by mail
11/30/2017: Appointment for biometric received
12/28/2017: Biometrics done
12/2017: I-140 notice of approval received
January 2018: Medical done and mailed (immigration said they didn't receive it and I had to do another copy of the forms and presented in the interview)
03/15/2018: Your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, was transferred to another office for processing. They noved it to NSC
03/2015: Application moved to field office (St Albans, NY)
04/11/2018: Ntice of interview scheduled
05/21/2018: Interview and approval on the spot. Cards are in mail

Good luck everyone

My case status changed to Interview was scheduled but I saw some people their case status changed to Employment based interview was scheduled, does it matter or not?

Jan 2017 filer. Cross country changeability. But no update yet :(
any one in same situation ?

Just picked up our green cards from the attorney's office after they received them earlier today.

Here's a brief rundown of our case (I'm fuzzy on dates for the initial steps through I-140, but I'll do the best I can):

ROW, EB3 (myself + spouse as dependent)

EB3, filed for labor cert / PERM in late 2016 or early 2017, took much longer than anticipated 90 days.

I-140 filed with premium processing in mid-2017, approved within the promised period

Did the medical tests, etc. in October or November 2017.

Filed I-485 (w/ I-485J, and the I-131/I-765 for Advance Parole and EAD) in December 2017; receipt notice dated December 17, 2017.

Got biometrics appointment notice in a couple weeks for January 8, 2018.

Expected to get EAD/AP Combo card in 90 days, but it took longer; wife (dependent) got hers on March 20, 2018. I got mine on April 10, 2018. When my wife's combo card arrived first, we raised a service request to inquire about my status, and just got a cookie cutter response that background checks were still being done.

At some point during in March, we received a notice that our case has been transferred to Nebraska; we weren't sure what to make of it, but our attorney advised us that it was what it was, and not to stress over it.

Interview notice arrived in third week of April for May 17, 2018 (Houston, TX).

Went to the interview with our attorney, who prepped us well on what documents to bring and keep handy.

The interview started within 30 minutes of the scheduled time, and lasted about 45 minutes to an hour; the Q&A part itself was around 20 minutes - and we were asked to verify a bunch of questions on the I-485s for myself and wife: personal information, when we last arrived in the US, job, marriage date, children, whether I'm related to the employer (which I'm not), etc. She asked us for some documents to verify, and then asked us to sign the I-485s. Officer conferred with supervisor to make sure everything looked good, then told us we were approved and printed approval letters.

Attorney requested the office for an I-551 stamp on our passports (1 year green card endorsement), and the officer agreed. We left the office with the passports stamped.

We received the I-797 approval notices for I-485s and my I-485J on Wednesday (May 23, 2018). As an FYI, the online case status updates are hit or miss - as many have already noted. Even though we had the approval notices on hand, the I-485J still shows as being processed.

Per online updates, cards were mailed out on May 23, 2018, and today, on May 25, 2018, we have them in hand.

In hindsight, it was a straightforward process, but I wouldn't say it was without its stresses. We were advised at one time that we may be affected by overall processing delays (nothing related to our case, specifically), so we didn't think we'd be called for an interview or get the green cards before late summer / fall.

Grateful to God for helping us through this period and making things easy.

I hope this brief summary is helpful for others in the process, especially any wondering about experiences in TX / Houston.

Hi All,

Been following this for a while.

I'm on EB1C - PD: 8/29/17 (I-140/I-485/I-765) - currently on an L1 - based in NY (Non Indian/Chinese - looks like those locations are regressed - but not sure if that makes a big difference for EB1C)

Current Timeline:
PD: 8/29/17
Bio-metrics Completed: October 2017 (Online status still reads waiting on fee)
EAD Received: January 2018 (AP declined due to traveling so had to recently re-apply)

Have no updates on I-485 or I-140 at all online apart from Case numbers (looks like they are both NSC) and that they sent me the initial letter.

Anyone on a similar track move along anywhere? Seems like a luck of the draw all over from the comments on this page. Date are current but looks like NSC is just way way behind on processing. Just wanted to see if anyone on the same boat had happened to get anything.

Thanks