CSC I-485 **Approvals** in FEB 2004.

#21, showmegc, WAC-02070

I485- WAC-02070 Approved Feb 26, 2004
Long journey is over. Speachless for a moment.
Thanks for everyone and Rajiv for this great forum.

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

Current Status:

This case has been approved. On February 26, 2004, an approval notice was mailed.

Case type: EB1
Receipt Number: wac02070XXXXX
RD: Dec 19, 2001
ND: Dec 21, 2001
1st FP: Apr 2002
2nd AP: Nov 2003
RFE issued: Nov 2nd week 2003
RFE for: EVL, W2s, 3 paystubs and if not original sponsor then why
AC21 case. 3 months gap on employment. Salary and job was similar. Responded on my own with some review from attorney.
RFE replied: Feb 2003 (wait for pay stubs)
RFE rcvd by INS: Feb 6 2004
Approved: Feb 26, 2004.
Hope to get the approval notice soon and will update the stamping experience.

http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115725
 
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#23, californian, Californian, Approved 4 Long Years

Californian Approved 4 Long Years
Finally, after waiting for 2.5 years after filing for 485 and 1.5 years after RFE, my case was approved yesterday, 26-FEB-04.
My My, it was a nerve wracking roller coaster ride and I am glad it is finally over. My only wish is that everyone in the waiting list get approved ASAP, w/o going through the ordeal that I went through.

Thanks to everyone for their supprt.

PD - 9/16/01
RD - 10/1/01
FP - Apr 2002
RFE - Aug 2002
Approval - 2/26/04

Thanks,
Californian

http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115796
 
#24, goldfinger, I485 approved WAC-02-071-5xxxx

I485 approved WAC-02-071-5xxxx
It is just another day...living the american dream....and as a bad habit... I checked online status again but to my surprise this time it said approved on Feb 27th.

Thanks to all to keep this portal up and running. It has been a great forum to share information .. vent out ...

Just hang in there and it will happen soon to those who are waiting.

WAC 02-071-5xxxxx

RD: Dec 20, 2001
1st FP done: Feb 2002
2nd FP done: Oct 2003
RFE issued: Nov/Dec 2003
RFE received by BCIS: Dec 31st 2003

http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=711793#post711793
 
#25, MTom, WAC-02-047-xxxxx, Approved Finally

Our I-485 applications (WAC-02-047-xxxxx) got approved on February 23rd, 2004. We received our cards a week later.

We started our process at CSC in November 2000 (EB-2 RIR). Labor certification was approved in 2 months and I-140 took about 6 months. We filed our I-485 applications in November 2001.

I am the primary applicant. I lost my job in November 2002. I was 8 months pregnant at the time. Since I couldn't go back to work immediately, we pretty much gave up on our applications. We moved to Texas in March 2003 Since my husband found a new job. We received our 2nd fingerprint notices in April 2003 and we flew back to CA to do our fingerprints.

In September 2003, we received our RFE notices from our lawyer (old employer). My husband's RFE was for birth certificate and mine was for employment verification. We were required to respond to our RFE's by first week of October! Apparently, the lawyer did not think it important enough to send us our RFE notices earlier. We were in a state of panic since I hadn't found a job yet. I was interviewing in a few places but nothing had materialized. We decided that we would respond to the RFE citing "maternity leave". We thought this would buy us some time and by then, hopefully my husband's H1 would come thru. We didn't use a lawyer to respond to the RFE because by then, we were much more knowledgeable about the immigration process (THANKS TO THIS BOARD!)


It was really a miracle when I got a job offer just 2 days before our RFE responses were due. Two weeks later, we were notified that our applications had been transferred to the local office in Texas. We received our interview notices in November 2003. We appeared for the interview in December 2003. The interview experience was a big joke! We had 2 bags ( literally) full of documents with us. All the IIO asked was for my employment verification letter. At the end of the interview, he said that my information had not been entered into their local system. So, we would have to wait 60 days before he could approve our applications.

Anyway, as I mentioned earlier, we received our approval notices in Feb 2004. This board has been a great help through our 3 and a half year ordeal.

Thank you all for posting your experiences!
 
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