CSC I-485 ** Approvals** in DEC 2003

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I will just start the DEC thread, hopefully, we can see some movement:)

Please add any new CSC I-485 approvals to this thread. Post only approvals to this thread so that it can be used (kind of data/summary tracking) to see recent approvals.
Please help maintain this thread:

Please help maintain this thread:
If you see any CSC I-485 approval any where on this board please post it to this thread with all the info (if it is not already posted to this thread). Please follow below guidelines while posting.
1. In the subject line, give it running serial number, member name (that got approved), and the subject line.
2. Entire text of their approval message (cut and paste including headers)
3. Please also provide a Link to that aproval thead/post (it helps a lot in maintaining summary as well as users can goto that thread to ask questions).


Also refrain from any other discussion (apart from just posting CSC I-485 approvals) in this thread so that we can keep it clean.


Links to summary pages:
PCee Mirror
PCee Summary Tracking (pceegcee.tripod.com)
Rupnet Tracking ([url]www.rupnet.com) [/URL]

Links to previous approval threads:
CSC I-485 **Approvals** in Nov 2003.
CSC I-485 **Approvals** in October 2003.
CSC I-485 **Approvals** in September 2003.
CSC I-485 **Approvals** in August 2003.
CSC I-485 **Approvals** in July 2003.
CSC I-485 **Approvals** in June 2003.

Thanks for your co-operation and help.
 
#1

Finally i-485 Approved after 2 years waiting

Originally posted by hello123
Hi All,
I got my approval notice in mail yesterday. Online status is also updated. I was a frequent and silience user of this forum. It really hleped me to go through this lenthy process.

Details.
RD 10/13/01
ND 11/18/01
First finger print March 5, 2002
RFE Recived in NOV 2002 and reply in December 2002 for Emplyment letter, Tax return and W2
Second finger print : Oct 10, 2003

Never changed job.

bast of luck all of you.
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case approved for LC66

Exciting News: Case Approved
Deal all,

With great pleasure and happiness, I would like everyone know that my case has been approved.

Some technical details
ND: 12/14/2001
wac02065xxxxx
1st FP: Jan 18, 2002,
2nd FP: received Nov 4, 2003, done Nov 5, 2003
RFE: Oct 25, 2003, RFE received: Nov 10, 2003
AD: Dec 1, 2003

Everyone on this forum has been a great help and a source for mutual encouragement. I also wish all of you get your cases approved soon, as I believe you guys are the best and brightest. You deserve such a award.

I would like pay tribute especially to Kashmir for his great contribution to this community. It is his selfless hardwork that has inspired us to keep a little hope. Please support his Projects that are underway. Kashmir, Please take my solute!

Personally, I just got married and do not have any plan in the near term. I have thought about moving out of Bay Area. Maybe one day I will be in East Coast to meet with Silly Man. However, my wife is still working her Fine Arts degree. (She is an aitist, not a programmer).Most likely that I will stay around for a while.

I will see you guys around


__________________
LC66
 
#3, User3, Case Approved

Case Approved
My Case WAC-02-130-***** is Approved.

some details

1st FP: July 2002
1st RFE: Oct 2002 (pay stubs, w2 forms, company financials)
2nd RFE: Dec 2002 (Medical)
2nd FP: Oct 2003
3rd RFE: Oct 2003 (EVL)
Case Approved: Nov 2003
Stamped: SFO

Some tips From my experience:

1) Check your online status periodically, may be once every two weeks. It happened to me that my attorney never received my 2nd RFE, luckily I checked the online status, and asked my attorney to fax an inquiry, the RFE reply was sent just before 90 days period expired.

2) If you are going to SFO for stamping, better go early to avoid the long line, they open 6:45 am. My story was that I got there 10:30am, had to wait in the line for almost 2 hrs just to get the serving ticket, the whole thing took me about 4 and half hours. FYI, the people works there told me that it was not busy yesterday, I wonder why, may be many people are getting their notice at the same date.


This is a great forum that people are willing to share their status and experiences, people are getting very useful information, I am certainly one of the beneficiaries, Thank you all for doing so.


Good Luck!

http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106037
 
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#6, Soumy, Suprise Approved 485-Wow

Suprise Approved 485-Wow
Hi all,

I just checked and re-checked online, me and my husband have been approved.

It has been an incredible journey exactly 2 years after filing 485 . Thanks to all on this forum during good times and bad times and Good Luck to all I'm sure all your approvals will come soon.

Anybody with SJ stamping experience, please let me know. Need to party tonite.

WAC 0206654XXX
ND Dec 16th 2001
RFE replied DEC 5TH (W2,3 pastubs,EVL)
Approved Dec 12th

http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106950
 
!!! Approved !!! Wound Will Heal But Scar Will Remain

finally it has happend. after 26 mnths of wait and 3 ap /ead
extension ,3 h1 transfers and 2 h1 extension. Finally
breath of freedom.

nd: 19 nov 2001
fp : 18 jan 2002
fp2 : nov 7 2003
fp2 received : nov 12 2003
rfe : nov 10 2003
rfe replied : nov 24 2003

series 02049

online status still does not want to say i am approved. I
got courtsey notices in mail today.

I am glad I dont have to bother what those idiots
are doing any more .. But I hope you all get approvals
soon.

__________________
rd :11/21/01 nd :11/26/01
fp : 01/18/02 AP: 01/23/02 EAD : 2/28/02 WAC : 02-049-5XXXX


http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106995
 
#8, sheelum, MyTurn-485 Approved-WAC02072XXXXX

MyTurn-485 Approved-WAC02072XXXXX
Dear Friends,

Priorirty Date : Feb 16, 2001
Labor app lost in Fed. reconstructed. (Details below this info.)
I - 485
NtcDt: Dec 10, 2001
RctDt: Dec 27, 2001
Changed jobs in July 2002
AOS portability filed: Aug 26, 2002
2nd Finger prints submitted : Oct 10, 2003
Rfe rcd: Oct 24, 2003 ( pay stubbs, w4s, Emp ltr)
reply to rfe filed: Nov 7, 2003
Approval mailed from Laguna Niguel : Dec 11,2003.
( There is no date on the notice of action)
I recieved the courtesy copy at my mailing address. I have not heard from the attorney's office yet. The online message still says, they have recd my reply to Rfe on Nov 12, 2003.

I retained same attorney to represent me through out the process for AOS and Portability.
I took opinons from two other Law offices while changing jobs.

I filed my own EADs/APs.

I used my friend's permanent residence as mailing address.
(Filed AR11s few times during 485 process.)

Labor App Lost in Sacramento.

In Feb 2001, people were getting labor approved in 3 weeks.
I filed labor in Feb 2001 and a month after, I started bothering the Attorney for action as no information came, neither approvalnor denial.
My reasearch showed that labor applications do get lost between state and federal offices. A bunch of 35 apps from Oracle were lost in June to July 1999.
After bitter fights with the attorney, I got a meeting scheduled with the liason offifcer, and they agreed that the app., was lost and agreed to reconstruct it. It was approved in a week after that.
But precious time was lost and guys who filed their labor a month after mine, March 2001, got their GCs last Dec.

3 months of delay had very bad cacading affects. 140 got more delayed. and you know the way 485s stalled. 911 Effects came to play..

If I did not make make life uncomfortable for the attorney, and pushed her to have an interview with the liason officer, I would still be counting sheep.

Moral of the story: Nobody else bothers about your case as much as you do. And should you know there is trouble upstairs, if the house is suddenly silent.

Well,
Dher hai, Andhere nahi ! (Gulti Hindi...)
Delyed but not denied ! (Plain English...)

Frankly, I used to think I was always on top of things before the Labor issue and the cascading delays. This experience made me humble and I think, a better person.

...
May God bless all those who helped me here with the information and advice. God bless all those whoose approvals are still coming.

Regards,
Gopal

http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=645985#post645985
 
#9, srohit, !!!! A P P R O V E D !!!!

!!!! A P P R O V E D !!!!
Finally. there was indeed some light at the end of tunnel.

Thanks to PCee, Vipsha, Kashmir, Edision, SM, 140_takes_4ever and everybody else.

One (free) piece of advice to everybody- Forget Senators. Talk to your Congressman/Congresswoman. Congress-person deals with a lot lesser population and hence are able to respond reasonably.

Info:


__________________
WAC 01 29x xxxxx
PD: Nov 1999
ND: Sep 2001
RD: Sep 2001
1st FP: Apr 2002
1st RFE issued: Nov 2002
1st RFE replied: Dec 2002
2nd FP: Oct 2003


http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=107158&perpage=15&pagenumber=1
 
#10

Approved
It is with utmost jubilation and excitement that I get to inform the esteemed co-immigrationportal-addicts that the coveted day finally arrived for me (regretfully, not for my spouse, who is actually the priamary applicant).

Our story:
WAC02047....
Applied 10/23/01
FP 05/12/02 (both)
Second FP notices issued (both right after lawyers sent requests): around 10/01/03 and 10/15/03
Resumed: 10/17/03 and 10/28/03
RFE issued (to primary applicant): 11/01/03 (w2 and 1040 for 3 years, 3 paystubs, EVL)
RFE received 12/10/03
Approved 12/16/03 between 5pm and 7pm PST (dependant)
Primary : still says "RFE received"


I stopped visiting this forum regularly after we received the second FP notices -- before that my greatest fear was that our applications were shredded in the infamous incident and I was looking for clues on the general trend. Besides, Kashmir stopped posting his scan results to the lazy slobs like myself. I would like to thank everybody who reported on their progress (or lack of such). Regretfully, I will not get to vote in 2008 general elections, but at least now I can contribute to help take the monkey away from the red button.

Excitedly,

EvenBiggerFanOfBCIS


Approved
 
#11 - multi's approval!!

and....finally it happened

Hi Buds

My case got approved on 12/16/03, WAC-02-070-5****

2nd FP in Oct, 2003
RFE on Nov 04, 2003
RFE rec Dec 09, 2003

My wife's case is not approved yet any idea as to why is that, online message still says the old message. I am hoping we will get the notice in mail.

Anyone with exp like this pls post, also can I go for stamping anyday after receiving the letter or they schedule it

Wish you all the very best guys

-Multi

http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=107332
 
#12 - Dec123's approval!!

I-485 (wac-02-070) Finally Approved

Our case (I-485) has been approved on 12/16/03

case # wac-02-070-5XXXX

ND on Dec. 21, 2001
1st FP in May, 2002
2nd FP in Oct. 2003
1st RFE on Nov. 8, 2003
1st RFE RD Nov. 28, 2003
I-485 approved on Dec. 16, 2003

Same job, same address in Bay Area.

Thank everybody for all kind of information in this Forum !

Everybody will be approved !!!

- Dec123
 
#14 XMAS_GIFT

!!!!Xmas Gift..Approved!!!!!
Finally it happened on December 24, 2003. Here are the details:-
WAC 02205xxxxx
GC Process started : March 1998
PD: May 1999 ( Lawyer sat on my file for 13 months)
LC Filed : May 1999
LC Approved : Dec 1999
I140 Applied in EB3 : Jan 2000
I140 Approved : Dec 2000
I485 Filed : May 2001
RFE for I485 : Feb 2002
I485 Denied : May 2002
(I485 Denied on the ground that at the time of the filing, the visas were not available for India.)


I485 Re-filed : June 2002
Changed Job using AC21 : March 2003
3rd AP applied : June 2003
3rd AP Denied : Sep 2003
Reason- no pending I485)
Motion to reopen AP : Oct 2003
RFE for I485 : Nov 24, 2003
(EVL, W2 & Pay slips)
2nd FP : Nov 28, 2003
RFE replied : Dec 15, 2003
RFE received : Dec 18, 2003
I485 Approved : Dec 24, 2003


http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=108098
 
#15 pceefan

WAC-02-074 Approved, not mine, but my colleagues
Hey guys, my colleagues case has been approved y'day. Mine should be close by I hope as I am just 2 weeks away from his RD.

Approved details

WAC-02-074-xxxx
EB1

2RFE's, First RFE, mother of all RFE's in Dec 2001, which was replied and 2nd RFE - baby RFE on EVL, Paystubs YAda Yada Yada..He changed jobs on AC21 (EB1, L1A)

Happy new year!

http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=108385
 
#16 gcAwait

Primary Approved, Derivative Pending
Hello Everyone,

I would like to start this thread and invite everyone to post their details and experiences who are in the same boat as myself.

These are my details:

We married a month before my husbands GC was approved. Thus I was able to file my AOS as a derivative. I have also had one fingerprinting.

My husbands GC got approved in Apr 2002, but since 2 years there hasnt been any news from INS for my pending 485.

WAC-02-143-5XXXX

It would be great to know who all are having similar case as mine.

Regards,
GCAwait

http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=107970
 
#17 vision2001

WAC02-041*** approved
Hi folks,


After a long ardous wait the GC for me and my family are approved as per online message.

Details:
1. WAC02041xxxxx (LA filing)
2. ND - 11/16/01
3. RFE in June and received in July03
4. 2'nd FP received back to BCIS on Sep30th,2003


Other points are :
1.No change of address except since Dec'16th2003
2.Called two times on 800 number and BCIS said that they will send an inquiry
3. I was the first of my batch in my company to file GC and the last to get it (Third stage I485 total time 2yrs 1 month 14 days)
4. It was a long frustrating wait due to which my family could not go to India for last 4 years


I would like to thank all no to miss out Rajiv for providing a forum, Sillyman for his good moderator work and his love for Jeniffer Lopez, Kashmir for his visionary work, Shantanu (A or B whatever) for his jokes and others who help to make this site successfull.

My best wishes to all of you who are waiting and just remember one thing that BCIS is trying your patience!

I will keep you posted of all the developments like Stamping etc.

Thanks again for all your cooperation,

Vision2001

GC has finally come

http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=108422
 
#18 heeha

Approved: Wac 02 059
Folks,

My I-485 was approved yesterday Dec 30, 2003. Below are the details.

Case # WAC 02 059 xxxxx
First FP - May '02
Second FP - Oct '03
RFE sent - Dec 11, '03
RFE Recd - Dec 16, '03
RFE sent - Dec 19, '03
RFE Acknowledged - Dec 24, '03
Approved - Dec 30, '03

Who recieves the approval notice? Me or my lawyer? I updated my address three weeks back. I hope they send it to my current address.

Good luck to all of you who are waiting. Special thanks to all the people that manage and contribute to this forum.

http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=108436
 
#19 wasamericandesi

Approved---New Year Gift..
Dear Folks:

I am finally there!!!. My wife is yet to Join though.

Here are the important dates:

PD: 10/2000
I-140 RD: 1/2001
I-140 AD: 1/2002 (After Notice of Intent to Deny!) by CSC
I-485 RD : 4/2002 by TSC (Applied in TSC as I was living in Dallas)

10/2002
Lost Job; Moved to AZ from TX before 180 days and took up a job before 180 days.

12/2002: Requested TSC to transfer by application from TSC to CSC as AZ comes under the CSC

4/2003: FP.

9/2003: TSC informed me that they are transfering my application to Tucson for Interview but actually they transferred to CSC.


10/2003: CSC acknowledged receiving my file.

11/2003: RFE from CSC on EVL,3yrs W2, explain if not working for petitioner, Medicals and Birth Certificate

RFE Response Received: 12/18/2003
485 Approved : 12/30/2003.

My wife case still says 700 etc days though.

Throughout the travel, this board has been a motivation factor. Thanks to Mr.Khanna, Sillyman, Kashmir, Go Astros and Advait (in another board).

Please feel free if you have any questions. Going for a vacation in few hours but will certainly reply questions next week. I am sure my case can help others because I didn't had a smooth travel!

1) oringal EB2 petition (I-140)was denied
2) Notice of Intent to Deny my I-140 (EB3). Motion to reopen helped
3) Filed 485 in TSC but requested transfer to CSC after about 8 months.
4) An AC21 case


My original name in this board was "american_desi". It did not work for some reason, so I have the new name "wasamericandesi".

Happy New year to all . I pray everyone gets their approval soon.

Thanks
wasamericandesi.


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I485 ND 4/18/2002 (TSC)
I485 FP 4/2/2003 (TSC)
Case Transferred to CSC from TSC (9/24/2003)
CSC acknowledged the transfer (10/20/2003)
RFE from CSC 11/20/2003
RFE Respose received by CSC on 12/18/2003.
485 Approved : 12/30/2003


http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=108409
 
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