485 approved!!!!!!
My and my wife's 485s got approved today according to the USCIS website and e-mail notification!! (that is the same as the receipt date for my AP and EAD applications!!!!) Given this timing, I am pretty sure the EAD/AP apps didn't have anything to do with trigger of 485 review (unless electronic filing triggers an "ultra expedited" review, even in the middle of summer vacation photograph reviews

)....thus ends my saga that started in July 2002.
Thanks to this forum for all the support and morale boosts......it was and is really invaluable.
Anybody with any leads on what is next? (waiting in line at the local BCIS office for stamping? does one need to take an appointment?)
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- SEE ALSO: I-140 EB1-OR TRACKER
- To edit the list, please reply QUOTED and remove the "quote" (and other additional) tags, to preserve formatting
- Approvals in boldface
- CONC means Concurrent Petition [Yes/No/Semi]. Semi means: I-485 filed after I140 filing, but before I140 approval.
- FP means Finger Print (just say waiting if not done)
- FP2 means Second Finger Print
- I140 means I-140 approval date. (just say waiting if not approved)
- This is for I-485 EB-1 Outstanding Researchers @ Vermont
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RECEIPT------CONC------FP---------I140--------FP2--------APPROVAL---------------NAME
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08/26/02---semi------10/09/02-----12/04/02----06/16/04-----07/21/04----kxw
***** 08/26/2002 ***** USCIS CURRENT PROCESSING TIME ***********
09/11/02----yes------11/06/02------10/26/02----07/09/04----waiting-----slipj
09/23/02----yes------11/18/02------06/02/04-----waiting-----waiting-----mendieta
09/??/02----semi------10/29/02-----7/27/04---7/24/04-----8/26/04-----July02EB12
09/27/02--semi----11/18/03----01/20/04-----??/??/??-----03/14/04---ksekar
10/10/02--yes-----06/??/03----06/11/03------??/??/??-----06/03/04---d-ster 
10/15/02----yes------12/15/02------03/15/03------06/16/04----waiting----CosmicDream
10/21/02---Semi----03/30/04-----07/20/04------NO----08/02/04---username123456
10/23/02----semi-----11/29/02------04/09/04-----8/25/04-----waiting-----Hueymeei
11/02/02----semi-----12/10/02------04/16/04-----waiting-----waiting-----open_sesame
11/19/02----semi-----02/12/03------06/09/04-----07/06/04-----waiting-----mzgh
11/22/02----semi-----02/10/03------03/26/04-----07/02/04-----waiting-----ea_ead
11/25/02----semi-----02/13/03------07/08/04-----08/10/04-----waiting-----barney
12/10/02----yes------01/13/03------09/10/03-----07/17/04-----waiting-----gc-despo
12/10/02----semi-----03/19/03------05/17/02-----waiting-----waiting-----skusa
12/11/02----semi-----02/05/03------06/28/04-----waiting-----waiting-----Rajan123
12/13/02--semi----03/23/03----12/17/02-----??/??/??-----06/17/04---amine 
12/20/02----yes------03/20/03------waiting------waiting-----waiting-----samamit
12/26/02----semi-----02/18/03------07/29/04-----waiting-----waiting----the_pandas
12/27/02-----no------03/07/03-----approved------08/06/04----waiting----katvar
[b01/08/03----Yes-----02/08/03------08/17/04-----waiting-----waiting-----colormix
01/22/03----semi----03/19/03-----08/21/04---------NO-------waiting-----RPB8260
[b02/20/03----semi----05/20/03-----05/15/04---------NO----07/14/04-----Reverse_Man[/b]
02/??/03----semi----05/??/03----07/28/04------NO-------07/28/04-----or_waiting
03/11/03----semi----04/24/03----07/26/04------waiting-----waiting------agroy
03/22/03---yes-----??/??/??-----08/03/04-------??/??/??--08/05/04-----616athem 
04/02/03----yes------05/13/03------waiting------waiting-----waiting------gegemon
04/10/03----semi-----05/?/03-------06/28/04----waiting-----waiting-----immigrationcom
04/13/03--semi----??/??/??------06/09/04-----??/??/??-----06/09/04---fatlady 
05/21/03-----yes----05/04--------08/06/04--------no-------RFE08/18/04----bostonhere
05/27/03----semi----04/?/03-----08/06/04-------No-----08/11/04-----xluo1971
09/27/03----semi----10/05/04---06/04/04-----waiting-----waiting-----arjundc
11/21/03----no-------waiting-----08/12/03-----waiting-----waiting-----Rbv
02/27/04----semi----waiting------??/??/??--------waiting------waiting---eb1_or
03/25/04----semi----waiting-----waiting-------waiting-----waiting-----IceTea
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