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niwea

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Dear TSC I-485 experts:

I am planning to apply for I 140-EB2-NIW at Texas Service Center. To get all the letters/documents ready, it took me almost over a year. Some of the reference letter writers are moved to different addresses and no longer working for their original job.

Does INS will call or write to my references? Can I give an old reference letter?

Does any one have any experience that INS contacts the letter writers?

I think my references may not even remember me now.

Please help. Thanks.
 
niwea. I would say go ahead and use those letters

I am at the I-485 stage. I filed under EB-1 outstanding researcher category. Based on my experience, I do not think that INS pays a very close attention to the letters. They are typically looking for some kwy words etc. Only thing that I could think of is the dates on the letters if they are dated and year old or behind, they may question. I had realized this at the time when I was requesting letters from people and therefore I had asked them not to put the dates on the letters.

Other than the date issue, I do not think there should be any problem.

Hope this helps.
 
Caution, and I'm a pessimist.

Hi, If there is a chance that INS could call, I would include a departmental secretary number and call her in advance to prime her about a possible query call. She could then verify the authenticity of the letter and give INS a forwarding number.
 
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