2004 Consolidated Tracker ONLY (140/EAD/AP/FP/485)

Finally Got My 485 Approved

Hi,

I have been a silent reader of this forum. This site has been very helpful in knowing the trend. Thanks guys for the info and encouragement.

Yesterday night I got the following email

Receipt Number: EAC042505xxxx

Application Type: I485 , Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status

Current Status:

This case has been approved. On June 6, 2005, an approval notice was mailed. If 14 days have passed and you have not received this notice, you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address, please call the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283.

My details are

Labor PD July 2001
I140 RD 08/30/2004 ND 09/07/2004 AD 11/08/2004
I485 RD 08/30/2004 ND 09/07/2004 AD 06/06/2004
FP Done on April 9th 2004 (at Newark)

I didnt get a 'finger print recd and case resumed' message. My spouse had this message change though. Now I am relieved :)

All the best for all the guys waiting in line

Lachu
 
just called them

july2004filer,

I just called them as described below in post #9639, and asked about the status of my 485 application.

july2004filer said:
Hi, opthb

" Please help! Name Check
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My wife and I had our FP done on April 8 in Philly. Seeing so many people who had FP done around the same time getting 485 approvals, I called the VSC and was told that my case is waiting for the result of the name check. ...."

How did you get VSC rep to tell you things like "name check is pending"? What numbers did you dial, what options did you choose, and what did you say to the rep to let him/her tell you more than the status check on the USCIS website can offer?

I think many of the folks in this forum will be interested in your answers. Thanks
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Hi,

Congrats r_lachu..

There was another LUD on my case on 06/06..Can anybody of you see a pattern or indication here? I would greatly appreciate some insight by the gurus in this forum..

Thanks,
Naresh
 
help needed

hi guys

we r in a dilema plz help. my husband is on his h-1 and he is on his 5 th year termination.and his visa will terminate in july. he is having EAD.now he is planning to extend his h-1 . his employer asked 2000$ for h-1 extension. now he doent want to spend that much money and wants to continue on his EAD.

WILL THERE BE ANY PROBLEM IF HE CONTINUES ON HIS ead. since we heard that if he continues on his ead some time in the future if a problem arises and his pending I-485. WILL BE REJECTED.IS IT true or not or is it WORTH TO CONTINUE HIS H-1 EXTENSION. please can any one help in this regard.
thanx
sirisha.
 
Hi,
Is the H1 completing 5 years or 6 years? Your post was not clear. Anyway, here is my opinion and what I have decided upon in April this year when I encountered similar situation. If full 6 year period on H1 is ending then switching to EAD would be the right thing cost wise, if you have to pay for it. But make sure you have advance parol also applied/approved because both of you will loose visa status and fall under AOS. But if the H1 period is completing 5 years and not 6 years, then it is upto you to decide what to choose. Denail of 485 should have a strong reason, at teh least you may get any RFEs if any documentation is missing.
In my case I didnot go for 7th yr extension and used my EAD, luckily in May 2005 I got approval. If I had applied for 7th yr H1 I would have lost $3000/-. Make sure you always have valid EADs and APs if you dont use H1/H4.
Also, it is my understanding that 7th year H1 extension is based on the pending 485 status or pending labour more than 365 days. If in case your 485 got denied, it is no more pending since a decision was taken by USCIS, in that case I dont know if H1 extension stays valid, it will be waste of money.
My attorney warned me that there is a risk in case of 485 denial and not having H1 but I thought a lot and ingored their warning because of the above reason.
ANyways play a safe game and do whatever works better for you. I would appreciate if you post the case details in your signature to know more because people like me are spending some time to share some information.
Goodluck.
pulvi16 said:
hi guys

we r in a dilema plz help. my husband is on his h-1 and he is on his 5 th year termination.and his visa will terminate in july. he is having EAD.now he is planning to extend his h-1 . his employer asked 2000$ for h-1 extension. now he doent want to spend that much money and wants to continue on his EAD.

WILL THERE BE ANY PROBLEM IF HE CONTINUES ON HIS ead. since we heard that if he continues on his ead some time in the future if a problem arises and his pending I-485. WILL BE REJECTED.IS IT true or not or is it WORTH TO CONTINUE HIS H-1 EXTENSION. please can any one help in this regard.
thanx
sirisha.
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yes it is worth

yes it is worth, continuing on h1 extension. I would suggest that spend $2000 and stay on h1 instead of using ead at this moment..
 
priority date

Sudh said:
New Updates:
sarwarmd, with country of birth (labor priority date , I did not find it in your signature)
ziv711, RFE received
rrcreddy4, Added new record and RFE Details - Visa Screen Certificate
bostondude, 485 approval - 05/31/2005
nkalakonda, 140 approval - 06/01/2005
ajayam, Added new record and 485 approval - 06/01/05
VA_CH , RFE Comment
ronbans, 140 Denied - 06/02/2005
oajnabi, 485 approval - 06/03/2005
Slave_Victim, added new record and RFE details RFE : only for SPOUSE, SON
sammy0001, 485 approval - 06/03/2005
sg1973, 485 approval - 05/31/2005
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My priority date is 08-17-2004
 
Priority Date

sarwarmd said:
My priority date is 08-17-2004
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Yours is Sub Labour case, what is original priority date?
Otherwise I will update list with current date 08-17-2004
 
Sudh said:
Yours is Sub Labour case, what is original priority date?
Otherwise I will update list with current date 08-17-2004
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HI Sudh,

Your 140 ND crossed more than a year ..Did you open inquiry.
 
Naresh_GC said:
Hi,

Congrats r_lachu..

There was another LUD on my case on 06/06..Can anybody of you see a pattern or indication here? I would greatly appreciate some insight by the gurus in this forum..

Thanks,
Naresh
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I am also having almost same LUD patern
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PD Oct 2001 - EB3
I140 ND - 1/13/05 : AD - 1/19/2005
EAD ND 3/1/05 : AD : 5/4/05
I485 RD 3/1/05 : ND 3/3/05: AD: soon
FP : Done : 4/29/05
I485 (Self & Spouse) LUD : 4/29/05 : 5/2/05: 5/10/05(case resumed): 5/12/05: 5/13/05: 6/03/05
 
Beginning of a New Journey!!!!!!

Hi Guys,

It gives me immense pleasure to announce that we (my wife and I) got the I-485 approval mails today. The e-mail message is as below:

Receipt Number: EAC04216XXXXX

Application Type: I485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status

Current Status:

This case has been approved. On June 7, 2005, an approval notice was mailed. If 14 days have passed and you have not received this notice, you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address, please call the National Customer Service Center at (
800) 375-5283.

I am really thankful to this forum and its members for selfless contributions.
 
if 140 is not approved , ya it makes sense..
Otherwise what is the point?( unless you plan to buy a lc substitute for 10s of ks$ , which again , INS is going to put a hold on soon..)


sarwarmd said:
yes it is worth, continuing on h1 extension. I would suggest that spend $2000 and stay on h1 instead of using ead at this moment..
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case transfered

Hi Guys,

My case has been transfered to CA center after reply to RFE.
Any pointers as to why it happened and what I need to take care?

thanks,
Ravi

Application Type: I485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status

Current Status:

On June 7, 2005, we transferred your I485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status to an office in CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER for processing. Our office in CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER will send you a written decision as soon as processing is complete. You should receive a notice informing you that your case has been transferred to a local office. Please call the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283 to receive information about local office processing times.


EB2 Labor substitution
Labor PD: 11/14/2000
I-140/I-485 concurrent filing:
I-140/I-485 ND: 05/11/2004
Finger Printing ND: 02/14/2005 Scheduled on 02/25/05 FP done:02/25/2005
I-140 AD: 04/22/2005 (after phone call from employer to USCIS), LUD on 05/06/2005(after approval)
I-485 AD: ????? LUD on 02/28/2005 no message change ,2nd LUD on 03/01/2005(msg change for FP),
3rd LUD on 04/21/2005 after status enquiry of my case, no msg change
4th LUD(RFE,EVL, last 2 months pay stubs, last 2yrs W2's) 04/28/2005
5th LUD (RFE received message) 05/28/2005
6th LUD (no message change) 06/01/2005
7th LUD (case transfered to California Center) 06/07/2005
 
EB2 with FP receipt date of April 12

Anybody here in EB2 with VSC "FP received date April 12" message or more and I-485/I-140 concurrent filing receipt date of June 15 or more got their I-485 approval ?. If so, please post your details.... thanks for your help.
 
Congrats!! Enjoy your new life. Good to know someone from July EB3 is getting approved.... Good luck dude.
AM_OPTIMISTIC said:
Hi Guys,

It gives me immense pleasure to announce that we (my wife and I) got the I-485 approval mails today. The e-mail message is as below:

Receipt Number: EAC04216XXXXX

Application Type: I485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status

Current Status:

This case has been approved. On June 7, 2005, an approval notice was mailed. If 14 days have passed and you have not received this notice, you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address, please call the National Customer Service Center at (
800) 375-5283.

I am really thankful to this forum and its members for selfless contributions.
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I485 Approved

Hi All,

Received email at 5:30PM stating approval of my I485. Thanks to everyone on this forum for sharing experiences, suggestions and for all the information.

Thank you & All the best :)
 
Hoping for the trend to continue

:rolleyes: Friends congrats to those, who got approvals recently and good luck for guys who are waiting. If the trend, like we saw todays approovals continue, lots of approvls should be on the way to go.
 
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