Employment Based Greencard

Hello All,

I have been a silent audience of this forum and have benefited a lot myself to get things clarified and to know the outcome of a situation.

I would like to share my experience here hoping that it may be of use to someone.

My timelines are as below:

EB2 - ROW *(Cross Chargeability)

Priority Date: Aug 1 2017
Feb 2018 - i485 Receipt Date
Mar 2018 - i765 - Biometrics
May 2018 - EAD / AP Approved
Oct 2018 - i 140 Approved
Oct 2018 - Form i485 Transferred to another USCIS Office
Feb 2019 - i693 Courtesy Letter

Mar 15 2019 - Case Ready to Schedule
Mar 18 2019 - Interview was scheduled
Mar 22 2019 - Received Interview Letter by mail
Apr 19 2019 - AOS Interview
Apr 23 2019 - New Card Is Being Produced
Apr 24 2019 - Case Was Approved
Apr 26 2019 - Card Was mailed
May 02 2019 - Card Received in Mail

My interview was held in the San Jose USCIS office scheduled at 7:45Am.We were called inside by 8:20Am and we came out around 9:10 Am. The IO was a calm person, took us to his office and asked us to turn off the mobiles first, took the oath and then asked us to take our seats. Since my wife was the primary applicant he asked for all of her originals and asked us to place everything on the table. He then asked if there were some packets for him which he was referring to the medical reports. He asked for the current paystubs, original birth certificates, W2's, EAD's( both old & new)kids original birth certificate (if US born). He then started to ask the regular yes-no questions to both of us and he said that he has everything needed. He then checked the visa bulletin and told us that the current processing date is as on Apr 2009 and that we may have to wait.

I then informed him that this case is under cross chargeability as I was born in the UAE and is in the ROW queue and he immediately started to look into the case again and mentioned why you didn’t tell that first. He then told us that visa should not be a problem and asked for all my original documents. Fortunately, I had the translated version of my bc and also an affidavit from my dad due to a name change in the past. I made a mistake by voluntarily mentioning about the name change or he would not have noticed it and I also submitted my old expired passports mentioning the name change and my school certificates showing the right name. However, the IO was a little hesitant to accept them and said that you may need to provide additional evidence to support this proof. He said that you may have to get a letter from the Indian embassy stating that names on both the records are the same person. We were then told that he would have to check with his supervisor to take a decision on this and an update can be expected in another 90 days. It was a heavy stress after the interview....

Until things went well and 2 days later we received an update "New Card in Production". Like everyone tells "Patience is the Key". But the most important tip to everyone attending the interview is “Do not volunteer and give out any info unless asked for it".

Good luck everyone!!

Hi,
I have been waiting for an update since my interview in November 2018, (all submitted in May 2018). Any updates from those who interviewed in November 2018 or filed in May 2018?
Best wishes!

Anyone who filed i485 before march 6 2017 and got approval without interview?

Guys how long does it take to get interview appointment after it says Case ready to be scheduled for interview ?

(Continuation of the below post).
The innterview was not as easy for me. The officer was polite; however asked many many questions, including confirmation of all my past addresses (5) which was kind of difficult, but i guess was ok for him to be as close as possible. He asked me about my job duties, my dad and mom professions and jobs, last entry date, all visas i ever had and passports, employment letter updated, and all the last questions on i-485. It was a good interview but maybe because he was too serious i got a bit nervous and saw jt hard; howver inside was ok because all my information is real and accurate. (he needed also copies of all documents he asked during the interview and i was prepared with them already which he appreciated: mostly birth cerrificate, passports and visas copies).

Hello All,
I have benefited a lot from this forum; therefore I would like to share my timeline:
Jan 2018 - PERM submitted (after aprox. 8 months of preparation and process itself).
Jun 2018 - PERM approval
Jul 2018 - I-140 (premium) submission and approval
Aug 2018 - I-485 submission (also AP and EAD)
Feb 2019 - Approved AP and EAD
Mar 2019 - Case ready to be scheduled for interview
Mar 2019 (end) - Interview has been scheduled
Apr 2019 - interview and approval, card in production!

My advice to everyone is to really understand each step and be well prepared with documents. I have read a lot about each step and even corrected the forms whenthe lawyers provided them to me. This based on knowledge I have acquired on Internet.
Be patient and let it go as possible, if its meant to be will be. Faith important too :)

Good luck everyone!

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Hi... I got the AOS interview notice from USCIS for May 29, 2019. My AOS case was filed on Oct. 24, 2018.

Unfortunately my employer was going through difficult time and they were in layoff phase since Sep. 2018. Now on April 26, 2019, I got redundancy.... a total of 200+ people were let go. Now I am actively looking for job and being interviewed with my company as well as other employers. My question is

1. If I get a job with same company in different department but role responsibilities are similar to last position. If I join the company back before te interview date, will I need to file AC21 or inform them of the change of position.

2. If I get an offer with new employer and the role/title/pay is similar to what was at the time of I-140 filing. Can I start the job with new company without having my H1B transferred to them and file AC21 at interview time.

many thanks if someone can guide me here.
regards

EB3 - ROW - Nebraska Service Center, Field Ofice- Los Angeles

Currently - H1B Visa

Priority date: March 23/2018

10/15/2018 - Filled I-140, I-765, I-131 concurrent with I-485

11/23/2018 - Biometrics done

1/7/2019 - Received EAD Card

2/28/2019 - I-140 approved

4/16/2019 - Case transferred to Nebraska office

4/18/2019 - Cases transferred to another office that has jurisdiction over your case;

No more updates -

Anyone who from LOS ANGELES waiting interview EB3 ROW? I want to know what's the time frame for interview as My H1B visa will expire in June and I hope I don't need to request for an extension.

Thank you!

Hello friends,

Anyone recently got interview notice from NBC? Can you please provide your wait time? When was your case transferred to NBC and when status chaned to ready for interview?
Mine transferred to NBC 2/7/19 and I've been waiting since for interview notice.

Thanks internet folks!

EB-2 (ROW), Nebraska Service Center, Field Office: Santa Ana, CA

Entered the US on F-1 and remained F-1.

8/2017: Priority Date
11/2017: Filed NIW I-140
1/2018: DOL PERM cert approved
2/2018: I-140(PERM), I-485 filed concurrently (regular processing)
8/2018: paid for premium processing, both I-140s got approved
11/2018: Case transferred to NBC
3/2019: Interview scheduled for end of April
4/2019: Interview, End of the day: New card is being produced

Interview Experience:
Fingerprint and photo at the front desk. Then the officer came and called my name within 10min of my appointment time. Went in with my wife. Took oath. He asked for all the passports, all previous EAD and AP cards, birth certificates and the translations, marriage certificate. He basically verified all the information on our I-485 forms. Then asked every yes/no question on the form simultaneously for both of us.
We had answered one of the questions wrong in my wife’s form (tourist visa denial), corrected during interview. At the end, handed me a paper stating that I attended the interview and case needs to be reviewed. At 10:00PM received text from USCIS that New Card is being produced!
He didn’t ask a single question outside of I-485 form. Overall, super nice and professional officer.
Hope my experience helps others as this forum helped me a lot.
Good luck all with your interview.