congratulations!!!
I am about to file my I-140 using PP. Could you give some suggestions to the following questions? Thanks a lot!
1) when e-file 140, will this always go to TSC? I was concerned by the many RFEs from NSC and therefore do not want to file 140 and PP together to NSC using regular filing.
2) when requesting PP later, did you do it by e-filing or regular filing? Should applicants only request PP after they receive the supporting documents (assuming their website will tell us this promptly)?
3) For my case, I plan to use awards (>10), authorship (>15 journal + conference), judge (for >5 journals/conferences) and contributions (5 letters and 8 invited talks/keynote speech). I am not sure if I should also list membership there or not because for the key memberships in my field almost all professors/doctoral students can join in. My citations are only about 10. Any suggestions? (better not to list them because not very strong or should I mention them?)
4) I tried e-filing 140, and was confused by the first question (see below). I will apply by myself. So should I choose "yes" or "no"? What does it mean by "authorized for central filing or sole jurisdiction"?
"Are you authorized for Centralized Filing or Sole Jurisdiction or is this
filing for an internationally recognized athlete, group, team sports
organization, or Canadian Custom Harvester?
If yes, please select the appropriate Service Center processing location
below."
Many thanks again!
Haimi,
i'm not an expert since i just submitted, basically in the same way.
so i can only say about the PP - not about the credentials.
( i've read that the immigration officer gets annoyed if they see silly claims such as minor awards or trivial memberships. i would be annoyed too, if i was one
. but i also talked to a lawyer and she wanted to include all the minor stuff and make it sound as pompous as possible). so whatever - i tried to make mine as reasonable as possible without being too modest
as far as PP, my impression is that for 140, EB1 (extraord. ability) you can not e-file. So, first e-file 140, then send in the supporting documents via registered certified insured, signature requested mail (And definitely make exact copy of the entire file so you can just mail it right back if they lose your papers).
then, after it looks like they've received everything, wait until you get the NOtice of Action 797 form.
When you have that, fill out the 907, and send courier mail along with money and e-filing receipt and notice of action 797.
your question 4 - the answer sounds like a NO, doesn't it? or are you a canadian custom harvester (if you are, why didn't you say so in the very beginning?
good luck, hope to hear how it goes, and i'll post here as well.
vg
