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I guess you dont have to worry about overstaying, because the moment you file your AOS and have your NOA you are legally allowed to stay in US. and from an employment perspective you are allowed to work until may 2005 if you take the H1B extension into consideration. I dont know how the 6yr...

Ok. There are two options that you can choose: 1. File I-130 in the state where your wife lives, get the approval letter and then file I-485/EAD/AP in the state where you live. This way you dont have to worry about living in different places. But this process takes more time, because you are...

Just a follow-up question: Letz say you got your EAD before your H1B expires and if you continue to work for the same employer after your H1B expired, Do you or does your employer have to do something to change your work permit status from H1B to EAD ? or can you simply continue to work using...

Ping: You can file any number of I-485s concurrently. However, only one of them will be adjudicated. At the time of adjudication, USCIS will ask you to withdraw your other I-485 filings (including empl based). This is something i know for regular employment based and family based I-485...

that is interesting. So far, i was under the assumption that either if you use EAD for employment or use AP to enter US, your H1B status will be gone. (irrespective of what your HR considers for tax processing)

thanks Blues. i have my EAD appt on monday. so just making sure.

blues: can you just tell me what the process was when you got your EAD ? Is it something like - show your ID and get the EAD ? or is it something more than that (like a mini interview session) ?

I have filed both I-140 and I-130 - one thru my employer and one thru my spouse- and i dont think it will create any problem. The problem comes when you file I-485 thru employer and thru family relative. In such case INS would ask you to withdraw one of the I-485 applications.

friends, thanx for your insights....can you please tell me how the AP works ? is this something that we have to go and get it or send it thru mail? thanks milpride

thanks dip !! one more silly (may be dumb) question....in case if we have to pickup the EAD, should the beneficiary go ? or the petitioner go ? or any one of them can go to pickup the EAD?

I got lil confused with how the process of getting EAD works. Some people say that they got EAD thru mail and some say that they went to INS office to pickup the EAD. Will we get the EAD thru mail or should we go and pickup the EAD ? Can someone clarify? thanks in advance -milpride

Hi ssg10, Go to this website http://www.kamya.com/interview/ . It has got plenty of interview experiences. BTW, i have filed my application in santa ana office. Could you give me your timelines so we can keep track of the process. -milpride

How easy is it to file the forms for the marriage based green card? It is very easy to prepare the marriage based 485 application. There are forms that you can download from USCIS website. especially if you have filed your employment based I485, you can pretty much reuse the same information...

As far as i know, it takes approximately 6 to 9 months in southern california. Filing by yourself or hiring a lawyer will not going to make a big difference in the processing time. The USCIS website will give you the processing dates. -milpride

Anyone filed in Santa ana and interested in sharing timelines ?

my attorney says the district offices will not send WAC # anymore...all we get is the A#, which we can use it to find the status over the phone.

Are you talking about the case number ?

Thanks GeorgeF, that information was really helpful. I found quite a few useful forums in google groups. bbb_555 thanks for posting your timeline....I guess LA office is gaining momentum lately...seems like they are just 5 months behind the schedule...which is better than it used to be...

Thanks for your feedback, GeorgeF & Desi74. I am really surprised to know that there is no one in this forum who has filed I485/I130 in Santa Ana office recently.

Thanks for your response. Any idea on when & where your friends filed, because there are quite a few district offices in california and apparently each one of them have their own timelines. my attorney said it will take 6 to 9 months. Interestingly, you are talking about timelines in week...