Anyone with I 140 transferred to Local office ? - stuck for 18 months - HELP

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Fromhyd

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can I-140 be processed at Local office ? Pending for 18 months ? - Help
EB3 PD Nov 2000
140/485 RD at Texas - June 2004
140/485 Transferred to Philadelphia local office - July 2004
Interviewed (self and spouse) in Jan 2005 at Philli office but were told that Visa numbers are not available and have to come back once they are available.

But for the Visa number the I-140 has to be approved and then the application will be sent to NVC for a visa number right ?. I also heard that I-140 cannot be approved at a Local office, am I right ?

I contacted the local congressman and this is the response I got back from Philli office to the congressman.

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Both the I-140 visa petition and the I-485 adjustment application are
pending here at PHI. The file is currently charged to Awaiting visa
Number.
It is normal for both the visa petition and the adjustment to be
processed
together at the same interview when they are filed together as a
package.
Case will be scheduled for interview when the visa number becomes
available.
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If this is the case then I will have to wait for atleast 3 to 4 years for my I-140 approval.
Can someone please provide any suggestions/answers ?
 
Fromhyd said:
can I-140 be processed at Local office ? Pending for 18 months ? - Help
EB3 PD Nov 2000
140/485 RD at Texas - June 2004
140/485 Transferred to Philadelphia local office - July 2004
Interviewed (self and spouse) in Jan 2005 at Philli office but were told that Visa numbers are not available and have to come back once they are available.

But for the Visa number the I-140 has to be approved and then the application will be sent to NVC for a visa number right ?. I also heard that I-140 cannot be approved at a Local office, am I right ?

I contacted the local congressman and this is the response I got back from Philli office to the congressman.

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Both the I-140 visa petition and the I-485 adjustment application are
pending here at PHI. The file is currently charged to Awaiting visa
Number.
It is normal for both the visa petition and the adjustment to be
processed
together at the same interview when they are filed together as a
package.
Case will be scheduled for interview when the visa number becomes
available.
--------------------------------------------------------------------

If this is the case then I will have to wait for atleast 3 to 4 years for my I-140 approval.
Can someone please provide any suggestions/answers ?
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But in JAN 2005 priority date of Nov 2000 for EB3 was current. Not sure how they told visa number not available. As far I know approval 140 does not depend on 485 approval and in your case PD NOV 2000 was current in Jan 2005 and a visa number is available if PD remain current during 485 approval. May be you have to check your PD.
 
Hi IND77
My priority date is Nov 2000 as I see in the Labor receipt notice. In Jan 2005 when I had the interview the Priority date for EB3 was Jan 2002 and I should still have been qualified for a Visa number but the Interviewer mentioned that my I-140 is not approved and said that he will transfer it to Vermont for processing which never happened. Now they say that I will have to wait for the Visa number to be available.
I am stuck and dont know what to do ?. I guess this is all because of the mistake that Texas transferred both 140 and 485 to local office rather than just the 485. Is anyone there with 140 transfers to Local offices ? Please help.
 
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