Employment Based Greencard

It’s been more than 3 months and my gc is still under review ...
Anyone still waiting ??

Hi Friends.

Today, I received my official notice letter from the USCIS with the interview date for my Employment based Green Card. In the evening I also received a notification in the USCIS app that my status changed to "Case Was Transferred And A new Office Has Jurisdiction" from "Interview is Scheduled"/

How does this happen? Has this happened to anyone else? What should I do now, I am so confused?

My interview date on the letter is scheduled for the 15th of March, 2019.

Please advice, would appreciate help in this matter.

I was a silent reader for a long time, and this forum was really really helpful. I wanted to share my experience as well.

Priority Date: May, 2017. Skill Level 2. County: El Salvador

- 03/08/2018 – I-140 & I-485 concurrently filed – including my husband and me
- 03/08/2018 – I-140 Receipt Notice
- 03/20/2018 – I-485/765/131 Receipt Notice, Texas Center
- 5/11/2018 – I-140 Premium Processing submitted
- 05/30/2018– Biometric Appointment
- 05/31/2018 – EAD/AP Approval Notice
- 06/02/2018 – Combo cards on hand
- 06/7/2018 – I-140 RFE Notice – The lawyer’s paralegal made some error while filling out the form regarding the job requirements and the name of the employer
- 06/25/2018 – I-140 RFE Response sent
- 07/06/2018 – I-140 denied – the USCIS did not accept the explanations provided by our lawyer.

Needless to say, we were very disappointed with this situation and with our lawyer. We were even considering stopping the process due to the cost to submit everything again. Luckily, our lawyer covered the fees associated with the submission – to compensate for their mistake.

- 07/13/2018 – I-140 receipt notice
- 07/20/2018 – I-140 RFE Notice – Requesting proof of work experience
- 07/27/2018 - I-485/765/131 Receipt Notice
- 08/22/2018 –Biometric Appointment
- 09/05/2018 – I-140 RFE Response sent
- 09/12/2018 – 140 Approval Notice
- 09/24/2018 – I-485 Transfer Notice to National Benefits Center
- 11/29/2018 – The USCIS sent a courtesy letter because the I-693 was not submitted in the original package
- 12/03/2108 – EAD/AP Approval Notice
- 12/10/2018 – Combo cards on hand
- 12/07/2018 – We are ready to schedule your interview on egov.uscis.gov
- 12/11/2018– Interview Scheduled Notice
- 01/07/2019 – Medical Exam
- 01/15/2019 – Interview at the Baltimore Office. Our lawyer assisted as well.

We had prepared all our documents for the interview – including birth certificates, marriage certificate, work & education information, previous passports & other IDs, last I94, travel history for the last 2 years, tax documents, tons of pictures. We had copies of everything, including the packages sent to the USCIS. I had every single document I could think of - 2 backpacks full of documents in total!

Interview experience: The officer called my husband’s name and guided us to her office. She apologized for the delay (30 min). She asked for our IDs (Passports & EAD), took the oath, biometrics and pictures for my husband and me. I noticed that she had some hardwiring notes about our case, but I was not able to read/understand.

She was very professional and explained the process – she would ask the first part of the 485 form questions to me first and then to my husband. She would ask the second part of questions to both at the same time.

She asked every single one of the questions on form 485, including all the YES/NO questions. She asked me if my employer/petitioner was the same company that applied for both of my previous H1B visas, the answer was Yes. She did not ask any other information regarding my job.

She requested the following documents during the interview: Last I94s, my employment verification letter and recent paystubs (I provided one year of paystubs).

We had to update the information regarding our last entry to the US because we traveled in December, 2018. We signed the last page of our 485 forms to validate the changes made.

She gave us the standard letter saying to contact USCIS if we do not get any update in 120 days. She explained that decisions are usually made well before the 120 days. Our lawyer asked the officer if she was expecting to request any additional document, the officer answered “we will review your case and you should receive a decision within 120 days”. Again, our lawyer asked if she had any recommendations for the case, the officer provided the same answer.

To be honest, I was somewhat disappointed to be receiving that letter. We felt we had a very simple and straightforward case, and we were expecting to be approved on the spot. As I mentioned before, the officer was very professional. However, she did not provide any clue regarding her decision/recommendation about our case. In addition, she did not request our birth or marriage certificates, SSN or any document other than IDs, job verification letter & I94. We did not know how to feel about this, but tried to continue with our regular lives without stressing about this – easier said than done!

- 01/29/2019 – We ordered your new card status on egov.uscis.gov
- 01/30/2019 – Card was mail to me status on egov.uscis.gov
- 02/01/2019 – We received a call from our lawyer’s office informing us that our green cards were there!!!

It was a very long process, but we are very happy now! Patience is key.

Hi Guys,
After 2 and half Months later from i 485 interview. ( Had Interview in Nov 2018)

I got email today that "We have taken an action on your case" but when I login to uscis its still saying case under review.

What you guys think?
Any feedback or timeline from this email onwards.

My L1-A visa extension is due by March 2019. I have completed my 485 interview last month and officer said my Green Card should be approved once EB1-C dates becomes current.

My current EAD is expired in January. However I have applied for my EAD extension in December month.

My company is reluctant to apply for L1A extension as I have approved EAD or is in progress.

I have following few Q. -

1. Can we stay legally during EAD and Advance parole extension is in approval process without valid L1-A visa?

2. Also I read the blogs wherein people traveled on Advance Parole, but while re-entry they faced challenges with more scrutiny. Is it safe to travel outside on Advance Parole without impacting re-entry?

3. Can we switch the job on your EAD status while you are waiting for 485 approval? Some people recommends, to continue with same employer until 6 months after GC approval? Not sure why.

4. Considering these issues is it advisable to apply for L1A extension? If not, what would be risk?

Appreciate your expert feedback. Thanks a ton.

Hello everyone,

I received notice that my case was transferred to NBC in Lee Summit, MO. Our case was in TSC since last September due to retrogression.

Did anyone had the same experience?

Thanks

Hello everyone,

I have applied EB1 from my work
Fingerprint fee accepted: Oct 12, 2018
Fingerprints done : Nov 6th, 2018
WIfe's reciept date: Oct 3rd, 2018
NBC: Missourie

My status says :fingerprint fees was recieved"

Have couple of questions:
1. how early we can get the EAD, my wife is getting a job but cant work without EAD
2. Is it ok to change jobs after I get EAD?
3. how much time do you think it will take to get the interview scheduled from here.

Thanks in advance.

Hey bloggers,

I am an I485 EB2 applicant and I had received my EAD and AP card back in Nov 2018. I have now received the same EAD approval notification yesterday that my card is approved. Any idea why this could have happened. Does this indicate that an officer is working on my case and I am closer to getting my interview scheduled?

I am just trying to figure out the number of days it takes to get interview scheduled after receiving such notifications. My case is currently at NBC.

Thanks for your help!

All,

My I 485 case was processed from NBC office and we got a letter stating to appear for interview on march 18th on our local office on Feb 1st and status - 'Ready to be scheduled for interview' never changed in the USCIS system. Today i could see the status in the system updated saying that as of Feb 11 your case was transferred to another office. Does this mean that my case is again transferred from my local office to another office and interview is again postponed.

Hey people?

I know this is a topic different than EBA but it raises concern for all of us who are waiting for adjustment.

This law (if passed) would put every country in a long backlog and increment the waiting time in general from 20 months to up to six year including the other chargeability areas?

Are people concern about that?
When do you think this would pass and take effect?