Any EB3 Approvals????

[supply_demand]

I see some EB2 approvals but did anyone see any EB3 approvals. It looks as if all the EBb3 applications with PD 2000 that are current now are put in cold freezer with "Name Check" being a convenient reason for not approving them.

AFAIK EB2/EB3 does not have anything to do with Name Check but looking at the approvals and tracking the PDs and such it seems to me that VSC is *not* intent on approving any EB3 and they have the "FBI Name Check" as a convenience to push these cases off.

Has anyone seen any EB3 approvals whose Name Check was cleared recently ( I am not talking about cases where RFE was issued long time ago etc which would mean their name check is done a long time ago). any insight into cases whose name check was cleared recently and got approvals?

 

[uvg]

My EB-3 PD has become current as of 1st June and my case is awaiting assignment to an officer. By the way, this as of today's status. My name check was cleared long ago.

 

[suryaGC]

485 approved today

Folks:
Mine got approved today. 6/6/06. I saw the magic e-mails in my Inbox. Both me and my wife's case is approved. Didn't see any message change. However, didn't look at the USCIS site for about a week so wouldn't know if the mesage has changed.

Here are my case details ...

LC: VA, RIR, EB2, PD 01/2003, 45 day letter 12/2005, AD God knows when
Sub Labor: 2000 (EB3) India
I 140: RD 11/12/05, AD 01/24/06
I-485: RD 12/24/05, LUD 3/24/06 (No Message change), AD 6/6/06
FP: 01/17/06 (code 3)
Case Status: "On June 6, 2006, the card order was completed and we mailed the applicant's new card directly to him or her."

Looks like USCIS is trying to clear all cases within the 6 months time frame as they have stated (if security checks have been cleared). I called up the USCIS once during March after my LUD and did not get any useful answer. Didn't call them up again. They just don't seem to give any reliable answers.

Looks like they have started processing the cases again. Good luck to the rest of the people who have been waiting for a long time.

 

[Aakash28]

Hello supply_demand,

( I am not talking about cases where RFE was issued long time ago etc which would mean their name check is done a long time ago)

I received a medical RFE on my wife's case back in Feb 2006 - would that mean that her name check got cleared back then - and so it's not the name check that's holding her case back?

 

[supply_demand]

Congratulation!!!

Congrats Surya...good to see some EB3 approvals..finally..its about time..
BTW what month is your labor sub from?

Folks:
Mine got approved today. 6/6/06. I saw the magic e-mails in my Inbox. Both me and my wife's case is approved. Didn't see any message change. However, didn't look at the USCIS site for about a week so wouldn't know if the mesage has changed.

Here are my case details ...

LC: VA, RIR, EB2, PD 01/2003, 45 day letter 12/2005, AD God knows when
Sub Labor: 2000 (EB3) India
I 140: RD 11/12/05, AD 01/24/06
I-485: RD 12/24/05, LUD 3/24/06 (No Message change), AD 6/6/06
FP: 01/17/06 (code 3)
Case Status: "On June 6, 2006, the card order was completed and we mailed the applicant's new card directly to him or her."

Looks like USCIS is trying to clear all cases within the 6 months time frame as they have stated (if security checks have been cleared). I called up the USCIS once during March after my LUD and did not get any useful answer. Didn't call them up again. They just don't seem to give any reliable answers.

Looks like they have started processing the cases again. Good luck to the rest of the people who have been waiting for a long time.

 

[suryaGC]

My PD is Jan 2000. Thanks ...

 

[Aakash28]

I have seen some EB3 lab. sub cases with PDs uptil May 2000 getting approved. But there has'nt been any approvals for the ones with PDs bet. Jun to Dec 2000 since Jan 2006.

supply_demand - Can you please answer my previous question.

 

[supply_demand]

Yes I think so

Aakahsh, it would seem to be that your wife's application is under process or else the RFE would not have been issued. Is she the primary applicant? Is you rapplication stuck in name check too?

I have seen some EB3 lab. sub cases with PDs uptil May 2000 getting approved. But there has'nt been any approvals for the ones with PDs bet. Jun to Dec 2000 since Jan 2006.

supply_demand - Can you please answer my previous question.

 

[BunnyGC]

Fyi

Hi

I am stuck in Name Check, my wife's NC cleared. I got an RFE for EVL in April 2005 and answered in the same month April 2005.

 

[OhNoo]

Hello supply_demand,



I received a medical RFE on my wife's case back in Feb 2006 - would that mean that her name check got cleared back then - and so it's not the name check that's holding her case back?

It seems your wife's name check is over and application moved to processing area. (This is what I understand from some of the postings).
{'.'}

 

[Happyheart]

suryaGC ,

When you called in March, did they tell you if your NC was cleared or still pending?

 

[Aakash28]

Aakahsh, it would seem to be that your wife's application is under process or else the RFE would not have been issued. Is she the primary applicant? Is you rapplication stuck in name check too?

I am the primary applicant (PD Sep 2000). I do not know whether I am stuck in name check or not? Have'nt called USCIS yet.

So what you are saying is that my wife is definately not stuck in name check as she already received a medical RFE - but if that's the case than what do you think is taking VSC so long - as PD has been current for over 3 months!!

Thanks

 

[supply_demand]

They generally dont approve dependent applications without the primary

They generally dont approve dependent applications before approving the primary case. They tend to do it together..but based on my reading I could be very surprised if they approve dependent applications before approving primary (the other way may be true..and I have seen that).

I am the primary applicant (PD Sep 2000). I do not know whether I am stuck in name check or not? Have'nt called USCIS yet.

So what you are saying is that my wife is definately not stuck in name check as she already received a medical RFE - but if that's the case than what do you think is taking VSC so long - as PD has been current for over 3 months!!

Thanks

 

[noshs]

I won't be surprised if the bulk of "Jun to Dec 2000 PDs EB3" not cleared yet are the ones whose RD is in 2005 (especially March to August subs).
--Naveen Oshos

I have seen some EB3 lab. sub cases with PDs uptil May 2000 getting approved. But there has'nt been any approvals for the ones with PDs bet. Jun to Dec 2000 since Jan 2006.

supply_demand - Can you please answer my previous question.

 

[BunnyGC]

Hello All,

Anyone's online message changed without LUD on i-485. today I observed
difference in on-line message, it is removed words 365 to 540 days.
anyone observed ?

 

[my_gc_pain]

They took out the date period completly from my status message, there is no LUD but the message changed like this

Your I485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status was received on January 20, 2005. We will mail you a decision as soon as processing is complete. You can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. Follow the the link below for current processing dates.

 

[Aakash28]

I won't be surprised if the bulk of "Jun to Dec 2000 PDs EB3" not cleared yet are the ones whose RD is in 2005 (especially March to August subs).
--Naveen Oshos

Hello Naveen, You are right on spot - that is exactly what's happening - and I fall in this category - but I will greatly appreciate if you can throw some light as to why is this happening? Also what do you think as to when they would start clearing these cases?

 

[Aakash28]

Hello All,

Anyone's online message changed without LUD on i-485. today I observed
difference in on-line message, it is removed words 365 to 540 days.
anyone observed ?

Strange --- I don't know when they would have actually changed the on-line message because all I was looking for was an LUD - but I after reading this thread I also checked out my message and it reads as follows:
"However because preliminary processing was complete, the remaining processing time will be less than the maximum stated in this message. You will receive a written decision on this case. You can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. Follow the the link below for current processing dates"

So they did removed the 365 to 540 days without doing LUDs - that's weird - and I do not know when actually they might have changed the message?

What's happening at VSC?

 

[noshs]

I believe they are trying to go sequentially with older RD's first. They seem to have somehow stopped processing cases filed later but focus on old cases to meet Bush's 6 month deadline and possible Mandamus lawsuit.

Last year as well as earlier this year they were even processing cases where RD was 2005 that is because most of the cases had been retrogressed by them and hence only had to deal with a few very old PD cases, so RD was of no consequence.

But later this year it changed. I think as they moved the date's ahead by averaging six months at a time in the initial part of the year(end last year) a lot of cases came out of retrogression in large bulks. These lots have been sent for security clearences and since they are in huge bulks they are taking time. Try to ascertain whether most of the EB-3 cases you refer to came out of retrogression at the same time or within a month of each other.

I think they are sending FBI files for security clearance on monthly or alternate month basis. If you came out of retrogression in a month where a lot of other cases came out then it is taking time. I think FBI is also sending them back processed data all in one go rather than individual basis as soon as name check is cleared.

Just wild specualtion.
--Naveen Oshos

Hello Naveen, You are right on spot - that is exactly what's happening - and I fall in this category - but I will greatly appreciate if you can throw some light as to why is this happening? Also what do you think as to when they would start clearing these cases?

 

[jhawilla]

Finaly, after eight years we got e-mails that our green card was approved!(EB 3,VSC)
PD April 1998
I140 and 485 filed October 2002
I 140 approved Dec.2003
GC approved 06-01-06
In beetween few fingerprints,EADs,Inquiries...
Done...

This approval was for my friend Vuki, transferred VSV>NYC>VSC (OCT04>16NOV05). THEY ARE TOUCHING OURS CASES.