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Green card - My timeline and takeaways
This forum has been useful and big thanks to community for sharing and helping each other. Here is my timeline
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EB1-A, India
14Aug17 - I140 filed, premium processing
21Aug17 - I140 approved
9Sep17 - I485, I765, I131 received by USCIS
26Oct17 - Biometrics
10Jan18 - Case transferred to NSC
21Jan18 - Received EAD/AP card
24Apr18 - Notice for interview in NYC
29May18 - Interview, approved on the spot
2Jun18 - Received Green Card
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1. Patience is the key factor. Don't track this forum every day. It will only make you anxious unnecessarily. Check in once a while, but carry on with your life as usual. Your time will come. Have faith.
2. If you are ROW filer, count yourself very lucky. People born in other countries have it really bad.
3. If you friends/family born in India; FORGET about EB2/EB3. It will never move. Try to see if you can make a case for EB1. I took time and effort to build a case for EB1A. I encourage everyone to do the same if possible.
4. Do your homework: My H1B expired in Dec2017. I did not renew it contrary to what my lawyers said. I read the law and it was not required as long as I got my EAD/AP card in 6 months. I wasn't going to burden my company for an unnecessary process. There was one month gap between my H1B expiration and EAD/AP card. It wasn't an issue.
5. I never filed any query, even though there were delays, I doubt if it has any use.
6.Interview experience. Waited for about 1 hour, called in. Took oath. Officer asked for employment letter, gave last 3 month paystubs, last two years W2 and 2017 tax return filing. Then was asked the last time I entered the US and what status. Took fingerprints. Then we went through I-485, asked name, DOB, Employer, Fathers name, mothers name, home address. 5-10 YES/NO questions. Overall lasted for 5-10 minutes.
I signed a waiver for not taking a lawyer. I knew it was not needed and didn't waste hundreds of dollars. No need to take lawyer, if your case is simple and have nothing irregular.
Approved on the spot, was said I will get my card in 3-4 weeks. Got my card in less than a week.
7. To conclude, do your homework, have patience and don't obsess about this. Your time will come, have faith, all the best!
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EB1-A, India
14Aug17 - I140 filed, premium processing
21Aug17 - I140 approved
9Sep17 - I485, I765, I131 received by USCIS
26Oct17 - Biometrics
10Jan18 - Case transferred to NSC
21Jan18 - Received EAD/AP card
24Apr18 - Notice for interview in NYC
29May18 - Interview, approved on the spot
2Jun18 - Received Green Card
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1. Patience is the key factor. Don't track this forum every day. It will only make you anxious unnecessarily. Check in once a while, but carry on with your life as usual. Your time will come. Have faith.
2. If you are ROW filer, count yourself very lucky. People born in other countries have it really bad.
3. If you friends/family born in India; FORGET about EB2/EB3. It will never move. Try to see if you can make a case for EB1. I took time and effort to build a case for EB1A. I encourage everyone to do the same if possible.
4. Do your homework: My H1B expired in Dec2017. I did not renew it contrary to what my lawyers said. I read the law and it was not required as long as I got my EAD/AP card in 6 months. I wasn't going to burden my company for an unnecessary process. There was one month gap between my H1B expiration and EAD/AP card. It wasn't an issue.
5. I never filed any query, even though there were delays, I doubt if it has any use.
6.Interview experience. Waited for about 1 hour, called in. Took oath. Officer asked for employment letter, gave last 3 month paystubs, last two years W2 and 2017 tax return filing. Then was asked the last time I entered the US and what status. Took fingerprints. Then we went through I-485, asked name, DOB, Employer, Fathers name, mothers name, home address. 5-10 YES/NO questions. Overall lasted for 5-10 minutes.
I signed a waiver for not taking a lawyer. I knew it was not needed and didn't waste hundreds of dollars. No need to take lawyer, if your case is simple and have nothing irregular.
Approved on the spot, was said I will get my card in 3-4 weeks. Got my card in less than a week.
7. To conclude, do your homework, have patience and don't obsess about this. Your time will come, have faith, all the best!
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