Per the advise from POJ, I am posting my details. We received the emails this morning letting us know of the following:
The following is the latest information on your case status
Receipt Number: SRCxxxxxxxxxx
Application Type: I485 , Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status
Current Status:
On October 4, 2005, after approving your application, we ordered you a new card. Your card will be mailed to you as soon as it is ready.
If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision or advice from USCIS within the projected processing time frame*, please contact the National Customer Service Center.
My priority date is February 8, 2001. My 140 & 485 were filed on October 12, 2004. On November 5, 2004 my case was transferred to Buffalo, NY for processing (mistake). I waited for three months and then went to Buffalo office for inquiry. They told me that it was a mistake and transferred my case to Houston, Houston transferred to Dallas, Dallas transferred it back to Houston. Finally, I received fingerprint notices from TSC on April 6th. Same day my case was transferred back to TSC. TSC never updated their systems and my case was lost. I worked with the local congressman and CIS Ombudsman, Senetor etc. Finally, in July Ombudsman's office was able to get my case back on track and updated in the system. On July 18, 2005 140 was approved. On October 4th, 2005 485 approved. We are now waiting for letters to make an appointment and get the famous stamp in our passports.
Good Luck to you all.
EB-3 (RIR) Priority Date 02/08/2001
140 & 485 recipt date 10/12/2004
fingerprints 04/06/05
140 approved 07/18/05
485s approved 10/04/05
The following is the latest information on your case status
Receipt Number: SRCxxxxxxxxxx
Application Type: I485 , Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status
Current Status:
On October 4, 2005, after approving your application, we ordered you a new card. Your card will be mailed to you as soon as it is ready.
If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision or advice from USCIS within the projected processing time frame*, please contact the National Customer Service Center.
My priority date is February 8, 2001. My 140 & 485 were filed on October 12, 2004. On November 5, 2004 my case was transferred to Buffalo, NY for processing (mistake). I waited for three months and then went to Buffalo office for inquiry. They told me that it was a mistake and transferred my case to Houston, Houston transferred to Dallas, Dallas transferred it back to Houston. Finally, I received fingerprint notices from TSC on April 6th. Same day my case was transferred back to TSC. TSC never updated their systems and my case was lost. I worked with the local congressman and CIS Ombudsman, Senetor etc. Finally, in July Ombudsman's office was able to get my case back on track and updated in the system. On July 18, 2005 140 was approved. On October 4th, 2005 485 approved. We are now waiting for letters to make an appointment and get the famous stamp in our passports.
Good Luck to you all.
EB-3 (RIR) Priority Date 02/08/2001
140 & 485 recipt date 10/12/2004
fingerprints 04/06/05
140 approved 07/18/05
485s approved 10/04/05
That would be my wife. Yes, my case is EB3 RIR. I would like you all to know the trick that worked for me. Just a guess but I feel that this definitely worked for me. I wrote about 6 letters to the Ombudsman's office. After my 5th letter, I got a response from Ombudsman's office in June assigning an inquiry number from their office for me to follow up. Within 15 days of that inquiry, my 140 was approved. In August, good people at TSC screwed up again (Thanks to them) and sent my wife's EAD renewal to Buffalo. I patiently waited until September 27th. I knew if I sent my complaint before October 1, then TSC would have a simple excuse, "We are out of Visa numbers". It was difficult for me to wait but I did. I also knew once the visa numbers are available and Ombudsman's office sends a follow up inquiry on my case, it would be easier for lazy bums (fortunately for me) at TSC to pick up my case and process it instead of following up with Buffalo on my wife's EAD. So I did mail another letter to Ombudsman's office complaining mainly about EAD but also bringing to light all other important facts like priority date, processing time posted by TSC etc. Ombudsman's office forwarded the inquiry on September 30 and my case was approved on October 4. My request to all of you is to please bug them if there is any inconsistencies in your case. God bless TSC, it would not be very difficult for any of us to find "any inconsistency" in our cases. Saras has plenty of them.