difficulttogc
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Long story short...
Started my GC process in 2002, at that time applying from Delaware or New Hampshire was crazy...every company started applying like this, my case also went the same way, and DE said to back off and take the applications back, and so came back. Later applied through Kansas and got my State approval quickly and stuck in Federal and then came in the backlog. Waited for backlog to clear. Nothing was happening.
Just before the big retrogation started applied substitution in 2005 September. With NOID and queries, finally got my GC a week back. At last the cherry on the top, got a letter yesterday from BEC that my labor is approved.
Short story Looonggg...(from substitution)
Applied for substitution (it is 140 substitution)
September last week 2005 EB2 concurrent filing with RD October first week 2005.
Just before thanks giving Nov 2005 had a LUD on 140.
RFE on 140 sent on Nov last week 2005(NOID need original Labor)
RFE response on Dec second week 2005(140 original attached, Labor has to be retrieved from old case)
Case was never touched for 4 months, made enquiry with employer
Enquiry on by employer on April second week 2006.
Enquiry response received on April last week 2006(usual response, we are actively processing your case, please contact us in 3 months) Well, case was never touched even after 3 months.
Went to local congresswoman, asked for assistance, showed all the letters from USCIS about my attempts, they talked through their liaison
Congressional enquiry July first week 2006.
Response in a week, July second week 2006 from congresswoman office, with email attached from USCIS “In 45 days if your case doesn’t move please contact us”).
July third week 2006 LUD on my 140.
July fourth week 2006 LUD on Original 140(original labor retrieved)
RFE on Sep first week 140 (Ability to pay, Experience letter required, offer letter not enough)
RFE responded in Nov last week 2006 (letters from my then co-workers and Company tax documents) …later I will also attach the reference letter format for others to use.
140 approved in 3 days after receiving response in first week December.
As it is applied concurrently expecting a speedy approval of 485.
After 20 days sent a thank you mail to congresswoman and asking to initiate query for 485. (worried of being stuck in a namecheck or some thing…)
Congresswoman office initiated a query before Christmas response received before New Year. Mail received my house on Jan first week 2007 saying “case is being assigned, if no status change in 60 days please let us knows”.
485 & wife 485 status Updated CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED Jan 11th 2007. (Few days after I received a mail from my congresswoman).
485 & wife 485 status Updated APPROVAL MAIL SENT Jan 19th 2007
My card received Jan 25th 2007.
Wife has planned to make an overseas trip end of Jan two months earlier to come back in AP
Wife did not receive the card, made infopass appointment on two days earlier to trip to get a stamp(no 485 approval, took the online printout)
Infopass refuse to give stamp, saying that the card was sent out; if card is printed we are not allowed to put a stamp on the passport.
Same day in the evening on 29th we got her card in a mail. (Smart USPS sent her mail to some other place/zip and re-routed back to my house)
At last we are happy; she went on an overseas trip.
My observation
Looks like USCIS is stopping LUD's on 485, they are not sending approval mails, rather they are sending printed cards.
Started my GC process in 2002, at that time applying from Delaware or New Hampshire was crazy...every company started applying like this, my case also went the same way, and DE said to back off and take the applications back, and so came back. Later applied through Kansas and got my State approval quickly and stuck in Federal and then came in the backlog. Waited for backlog to clear. Nothing was happening.
Just before the big retrogation started applied substitution in 2005 September. With NOID and queries, finally got my GC a week back. At last the cherry on the top, got a letter yesterday from BEC that my labor is approved.
Short story Looonggg...(from substitution)
Applied for substitution (it is 140 substitution)
September last week 2005 EB2 concurrent filing with RD October first week 2005.
Just before thanks giving Nov 2005 had a LUD on 140.
RFE on 140 sent on Nov last week 2005(NOID need original Labor)
RFE response on Dec second week 2005(140 original attached, Labor has to be retrieved from old case)
Case was never touched for 4 months, made enquiry with employer
Enquiry on by employer on April second week 2006.
Enquiry response received on April last week 2006(usual response, we are actively processing your case, please contact us in 3 months) Well, case was never touched even after 3 months.
Went to local congresswoman, asked for assistance, showed all the letters from USCIS about my attempts, they talked through their liaison
Congressional enquiry July first week 2006.
Response in a week, July second week 2006 from congresswoman office, with email attached from USCIS “In 45 days if your case doesn’t move please contact us”).
July third week 2006 LUD on my 140.
July fourth week 2006 LUD on Original 140(original labor retrieved)
RFE on Sep first week 140 (Ability to pay, Experience letter required, offer letter not enough)
RFE responded in Nov last week 2006 (letters from my then co-workers and Company tax documents) …later I will also attach the reference letter format for others to use.
140 approved in 3 days after receiving response in first week December.
As it is applied concurrently expecting a speedy approval of 485.
After 20 days sent a thank you mail to congresswoman and asking to initiate query for 485. (worried of being stuck in a namecheck or some thing…)
Congresswoman office initiated a query before Christmas response received before New Year. Mail received my house on Jan first week 2007 saying “case is being assigned, if no status change in 60 days please let us knows”.
485 & wife 485 status Updated CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED Jan 11th 2007. (Few days after I received a mail from my congresswoman).
485 & wife 485 status Updated APPROVAL MAIL SENT Jan 19th 2007
My card received Jan 25th 2007.
Wife has planned to make an overseas trip end of Jan two months earlier to come back in AP
Wife did not receive the card, made infopass appointment on two days earlier to trip to get a stamp(no 485 approval, took the online printout)
Infopass refuse to give stamp, saying that the card was sent out; if card is printed we are not allowed to put a stamp on the passport.
Same day in the evening on 29th we got her card in a mail. (Smart USPS sent her mail to some other place/zip and re-routed back to my house)
At last we are happy; she went on an overseas trip.
My observation
Looks like USCIS is stopping LUD's on 485, they are not sending approval mails, rather they are sending printed cards.
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