My case went to AAO in July first week.
Reason for denial, mainly H1B Violation in the company. And also the Officer felt that this job offer is not valid one. One thing is sure, if any Officer wants to deny a case, she or he can find 'n' number of reasons. (The fun thing is still other people are getting I-140 approval from the same company)
Back to Dhamaka's Questions:
1. Did you get any response yet on your appeal.
I don't think Ziri might have received any thing. It is only 3.5 months. Nothing will happen in 3.5 months normally.
2.How long does it take for the BCIS to revert back to you?
Depending upon the EB catogery. If EB2, then according to
www.immigration.com, the response time will be around 6 months.(which is very rare)
3.What happens if this appeal is denied?
The case is closed. Nothing we can do.
4. Is there any further steps one can take?
Nothing we can do. May be refile I-140 with same approved labor, with proper documents to overcome the earlier denial.
5. Is the EAD card valid or renewable if the I-140 was denied and an appeal is already filed?
EAD has got nothing to do with I-140. It is filed with I-485. But when the service center deny I-140, normally they deny the I-485 and all the related petitions. So EAD is not valid, because underlying I-485 is not valid.
These are my opinion.
Nanshi.