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Just giving back.
Been here for ~15 years. Did the whole works - F1 to OPT to H1b x7 years.
Filed NIW EB-2 self petition based on HPSA starting 2018. Took about a year or so to get all documents ready for submission. Utilized lawyer but did 90% of the heavy lifting imo. Very expensive.
Concurrently filed 485 and 140 with AP and EAD mid-late 2018. Submitted documents and received RFE for documents we submitted. Weird I know. Resubmitted things officially late 2018.
Letter re: fingerprint request sent couple months later.
140 approved shortly afterwards.
Radio silence for ~10 months. Then letter stating that interview has been scheduled obtained in mail. Interview scheduled for ~4 weeks after letter arrived.
Had done medical exam at original time of filing but received courtesy letter a few months back stating that will need to redo exam. Redid exam after interview was scheduled.
Wasn't sure I needed 485J because technically new employer, although filed concurrently. Law clear, but folks experiences with IO differed. Still obtained 485J from my employer.
interview was pretty basic. Swore, IO asked a couple questions from 485, asked for my EVL (employment verification letter) and W2 and said that's all she needed.
I opted not to ask her about 485J and other forms I had in hand. No need to rock the boat. Risk I was taking was they might request RFE which may delay my timeline. But opted not to rock the boat.
She said that needed to review my file one more time but will let me know soon. Said to expect to hear back "soon." If everything fine, to expect GC in ~4 weeks.
~1 week later, GC in hand.
The journey has been crazy expensive worrisome stressful but thank God for His grace.
Patience really is the key. Obsessing over timelines and this and that just provides unnecessary stress. its a difficult process for everyone but eventually things work out.
Lessons for me:
- Immigration system is broken and need reform. Radical reform is not the answer imo
- The system still works - for the most part. Albeit slow and overburdened.
- Document and keep every single document. If you think you may need it for the interview, bring it. If you think you may not need it - bring it anyways.
- Better to be over prepared than under prepared.
- Immigration is a privilege not a right.
Best of luck to all.
Been here for ~15 years. Did the whole works - F1 to OPT to H1b x7 years.
Filed NIW EB-2 self petition based on HPSA starting 2018. Took about a year or so to get all documents ready for submission. Utilized lawyer but did 90% of the heavy lifting imo. Very expensive.
Concurrently filed 485 and 140 with AP and EAD mid-late 2018. Submitted documents and received RFE for documents we submitted. Weird I know. Resubmitted things officially late 2018.
Letter re: fingerprint request sent couple months later.
140 approved shortly afterwards.
Radio silence for ~10 months. Then letter stating that interview has been scheduled obtained in mail. Interview scheduled for ~4 weeks after letter arrived.
Had done medical exam at original time of filing but received courtesy letter a few months back stating that will need to redo exam. Redid exam after interview was scheduled.
Wasn't sure I needed 485J because technically new employer, although filed concurrently. Law clear, but folks experiences with IO differed. Still obtained 485J from my employer.
interview was pretty basic. Swore, IO asked a couple questions from 485, asked for my EVL (employment verification letter) and W2 and said that's all she needed.
I opted not to ask her about 485J and other forms I had in hand. No need to rock the boat. Risk I was taking was they might request RFE which may delay my timeline. But opted not to rock the boat.
She said that needed to review my file one more time but will let me know soon. Said to expect to hear back "soon." If everything fine, to expect GC in ~4 weeks.
~1 week later, GC in hand.
The journey has been crazy expensive worrisome stressful but thank God for His grace.
Patience really is the key. Obsessing over timelines and this and that just provides unnecessary stress. its a difficult process for everyone but eventually things work out.
Lessons for me:
- Immigration system is broken and need reform. Radical reform is not the answer imo
- The system still works - for the most part. Albeit slow and overburdened.
- Document and keep every single document. If you think you may need it for the interview, bring it. If you think you may not need it - bring it anyways.
- Better to be over prepared than under prepared.
- Immigration is a privilege not a right.
Best of luck to all.
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