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That is true, and there is a clear advantage to that. Also, there might still be a point to doing AC21, but this is another unique situation that is probably best addressed in another thread. Essentially, I own a company that holds my invention. The company has employees, it simply markets the...

Yes, I'm suspecting that this I-485 filing was somewhat irrelevant to especially us... we simply did it because we were current in July, and not understanding the full consequences, we thought we'd better get ourselves in line. But actually, my wife doesn't work, and I get most of my income from...

So it appears then that the main advantage to everyone having been current in July is merely that everyone gets on AP indefinitely, but regarding getting your I-485 processed, nothing has really happened, as the system is still as retrogressed as it was before. Whether you're let 'in' the queue...

And I should say that the USCIS field manual does not mention anything about adjudicating I-485's based on PD, or modifying the order I-485's are processed in. The PD simply establishes eligibility to file, and as I read the field manual, the moment I-485's have been filed, they are simply...

When I say 'in', I mean that you're in the I-485 queue, which is what they did by making everyone's PD current: they let everybody 'in'. I'm not saying 'in' the country, of course you need to maintain status. But still, nobody has answered my question. There are many experts saying many very...

This seems odd. So you're saying that the 300,000 or whatever I-485 filings that have just been made based on the July/August bulletin when we were all current, will either be rejected or stalled forever? Obviously, the PD has to be current, and as of July/August we were basically all...

So you're saying that visa allocation goes by PD even though I-485 was filed under the July bulletin? I thought the PD merely established the eligibility date for filing the I-485. What exactly is USCIS' plan then regarding visa allocation? Will a visa be allocated when the I-485 is approved? Or...

Well, the exceptional/extraordinary distinction is true, but maybe your friend was both exceptional and extraordinary. I have been approved for O-1 five times and denied for EB-1 two times based on the exact same evidence. And I mean exact same. So we gave up on the EB-1 strategy. But...

Hi, Sorry for the delay, I realized I wasn't subscribed. Yes, we did file twice for EB-1 I-140, and were denied. The standards are not the same, O-1 is 'exceptional', EB-1 is 'extraordinary'. While the examiner thought I could be very proud of my career, it wasn't enough for EB-1. I've gotten...

Hi, First post on this forum, although I've read a lot. This question is about the actual time one can expect to have to wait for a physical plastic green card. I've been in the US since 2000 on O-1. I-140 (EB3) with PERM was approved this year, and I-485 was filed under July/August...