EB1 Outstanding Research Tracker

Hi All,

My I-140 approved today. I have just received the e-mail notification from USCIS. There was no RFE and no change in online message till today.
EB1-OR
RD-01/31/2003
ND-02/05/2003
AD-07/26/2004

Hope everyone will get their approval soon.

Thanks.
 
* Added agroy's I-140 approval

=========================================================
  • 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 NO 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
=====================================================================
RECEIPT------CONC------FP---------I140--------FP2--------APPROVAL---------------NAME
=====================================================================

***** 06/04/2002 ***** USCIS CURRENT PROCESSING TIME ***********

08/26/02---semi------10/09/02-----12/04/02----06/16/04-----07/21/04----kxw:)
09/11/02----yes------11/06/02------10/26/02----07/09/04----waiting-----slipj
09/23/02----yes------11/18/02------06/02/03-----waiting-----waiting-----mendieta
09/??/02----semi------10/29/02-----RFEwaiting---7/24/04-----waiting-----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----Yes------03/30/04-------07/20/04------------------waiting---username123456
10/23/02----semi-----11/29/02------04/09/04-----waiting-----waiting-----Hueymeei1
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-----waiting-----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
12/27/02-----no------03/07/03-----approved------08/06/04----waiting----katvar
02/20/03----semi----05/20/03-----05/15/04---------NO----07/14/04-----Reverse_Man:)
03/11/03----semi----04/24/03----07/26/04------waiting-----waiting------agroy
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 :)
09/27/03----semi-----NO------------06/04/04-----waiting-----waiting-----arjundc
03/25/04----semi-----NO------------waiting-------waiting-----waiting-----IceTea
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My I-140 was approved today (7/27). I had just given my second Fingerprint last weekend........hopefully the second fingerprint, when it gets to the USCIS, will trigger a speedier 485 approval......but my dreams of getting 485 and 140 approved together (precedent: fatlady) have been shattered

=========================================================
  • 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 NO 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
=====================================================================
RECEIPT------CONC------FP---------I140--------FP2--------APPROVAL---------------NAME
=====================================================================

***** 06/04/2002 ***** USCIS CURRENT PROCESSING TIME ***********

08/26/02---semi------10/09/02-----12/04/02----06/16/04-----07/21/04----kxw:)
09/11/02----yes------11/06/02------10/26/02----07/09/04----waiting-----slipj
09/23/02----yes------11/18/02------06/02/03-----waiting-----waiting-----mendieta
09/??/02----semi------10/29/02-----7/27/04---7/24/04-----waiting-----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----Yes------03/30/04-------07/20/04------------------waiting---username123456
10/23/02----semi-----11/29/02------04/09/04-----waiting-----waiting-----Hueymeei1
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-----waiting-----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
12/27/02-----no------03/07/03-----approved------08/06/04----waiting----katvar
02/20/03----semi----05/20/03-----05/15/04---------NO----07/14/04-----Reverse_Man:)
03/11/03----semi----04/24/03----07/26/04------waiting-----waiting------agroy
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 :)
09/27/03----semi-----NO------------06/04/04-----waiting-----waiting-----arjundc
03/25/04----semi-----NO------------waiting-------waiting-----waiting-----IceTea
========================================================= :) :)
 
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July02EB12 said:
My I-140 was approved today (7/27). I had just given my second Fingerprint last weekend........hopefully the second fingerprint, when it gets to the USCIS, will trigger a speedier 485 approval......but my dreams of getting 485 and 140 approved together (precedent: fatlady) have been shattered
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Hey, Happy 140 !!!!!

I am happy for you, I think you have a good chance of quick 485 approval. I'll cross fingers!

My case on the other hand sucks. I haven't even had a 2nd FP, and lots of folks with more recent petitions have already had them. Let's see !

Cheers,
 
changing password

Hi,
expect an email from USCIS-CSSO when you change the password of your account with USCIS. Whe I saw the email, you can imagine what happened .. alas it was just to inform me of the change of password...
Ah... when?

MZGH

mendieta said:
Hey, Happy 140 !!!!!

I am happy for you, I think you have a good chance of quick 485 approval. I'll cross fingers!

My case on the other hand sucks. I haven't even had a 2nd FP, and lots of folks with more recent petitions have already had them. Let's see !

Cheers,
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mendieta said:
Hey, Happy 140 !!!!!

I am happy for you, I think you have a good chance of quick 485 approval. I'll cross fingers!

My case on the other hand sucks. I haven't even had a 2nd FP, and lots of folks with more recent petitions have already had them. Let's see !

Cheers,
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Hey Mendieta,
Was your 140 approved in 2003 or 2004? (the 140 and 485 lists show different years).....
 
I just corrected my 140 approval date ...

=========================================================
  • 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 NO 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
=====================================================================
RECEIPT------CONC------FP---------I140--------FP2--------APPROVAL---------------NAME
=====================================================================

***** 06/04/2002 ***** USCIS CURRENT PROCESSING TIME ***********

08/26/02---semi------10/09/02-----12/04/02----06/16/04-----07/21/04----kxw:)
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-----waiting-----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----Yes------03/30/04-------07/20/04------------------waiting---username123456
10/23/02----semi-----11/29/02------04/09/04-----waiting-----waiting-----Hueymeei1
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-----waiting-----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
12/27/02-----no------03/07/03-----approved------08/06/04----waiting----katvar
02/20/03----semi----05/20/03-----05/15/04---------NO----07/14/04-----Reverse_Man:)
03/11/03----semi----04/24/03----07/26/04------waiting-----waiting------agroy
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 :)
09/27/03----semi-----NO------------06/04/04-----waiting-----waiting-----arjundc
03/25/04----semi-----NO------------waiting-------waiting-----waiting-----IceTea
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We had our passports stamped for temporary permanent resident status today at Newark. Things sure seem to have picked up at VSC, there have been several approvals of many kinds in the past 3 months.

Good luck to you all, it's just a matter of time.

Max
 
Reverse_Man said:
We had our passports stamped for temporary permanent resident status today at Newark. Things sure seem to have picked up at VSC, there have been several approvals of many kinds in the past 3 months.

Good luck to you all, it's just a matter of time.

Max
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Max,

Can you tell about the interview if you had any? What happened after I-485 approval?
 
There was no interview in our case. If it's a straightforward approval like ours, then you just show up at a local district office on a Wednesday (I don't know if they all do it on Wednesdays, Newark office does). It is fairly simple after that, you just need to bring all your EADs and APs (old and new), your approval forms, and your passport with I94 forms. They may do a check on you, I heard other people say it's a background check, I didn't ask anyone at the district office. Some people had their passports stamped immediately when their turn at the window happened, others (including us) had to wait a little longer for them to perform the "check". If it indeed is a check, then they probably do it for those that have near-expiring FPs, as was the case with us.

I know of a friend who got called for an interview. He once was arrested and let go for DUI on campus. He received his green card without any problems.

Not much can go wrong at this stage, there is no subjective appraisal of your photo, your birth certificate, etc. Any problems you encounter now can easily fixed without obtaining (sometimes begging for) a letter from a busy bigshot. I truly believe that once your EB1 140 is approved and 180 days have passed, you are safe.

And you should also be proud of yourself for your achievements, I think it's wrong for the US to make us go through this much pain.

Max
 
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Thanks for sharing all this info Max !

Reverse_Man said:
And you should also be proud of yourself for your achievements, I think it's wrong for the US to make us go through this much pain.

Max
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Thanks. Yeah, some (many) of the US immigration officers are nasty, and they treat us like we were asking for something extraordinary. All we want and need is to be treated in a fair manner. We ask for GC because we want to work in the US with no time constraints. The answer from the government can be yes or no, that's fine. But the process should be fast (way faster than it is) and fair. People deserve to be respected regardless where they were born. Peace !
 
Reverse_Man said:
There was no interview in our case. If it's a straightforward approval like ours, then you just show up at a local district office on a Wednesday (I don't know if they all do it on Wednesdays, Newark office does). It is fairly simple after that, you just need to bring all your EADs and APs (old and new), your approval forms, and your passport with I94 forms. They may do a check on you, I heard other people say it's a background check, I didn't ask anyone at the district office. Some people had their passports stamped immediately when their turn at the window happened, others (including us) had to wait a little longer for them to perform the "check". If it indeed is a check, then they probably do it for those that have near-expiring FPs, as was the case with us.

I know of a friend who got called for an interview. He once was arrested and let go for DUI on campus. He received his green card without any problems.

Not much can go wrong at this stage, there is no subjective appraisal of your photo, your birth certificate, etc. Any problems you encounter now can easily fixed without obtaining (sometimes begging for) a letter from a busy bigshot. I truly believe that once your EB1 140 is approved and 180 days have passed, you are safe.

And you should also be proud of yourself for your achievements, I think it's wrong for the US to make us go through this much pain.

Max
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Max: Thanks for your encourgement. I am moved by it and hope your saying is TRUE. IC
 
Added my info!

=========================================================
  • 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 NO 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
=====================================================================
RECEIPT------CONC------FP---------I140--------FP2--------APPROVAL---------------NAME
=====================================================================

***** 06/04/2002 ***** USCIS CURRENT PROCESSING TIME ***********

08/26/02---semi------10/09/02-----12/04/02----06/16/04-----07/21/04----kxw:)
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-----waiting-----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----Yes------03/30/04-------07/20/04------------------waiting---username123456
10/23/02----semi-----11/29/02------04/09/04-----waiting-----waiting-----Hueymeei1
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-----waiting-----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
02/20/03----semi----05/20/03-----05/15/04---------NO----07/14/04-----Reverse_Man:)
03/11/03----semi----04/24/03----07/26/04------waiting-----waiting------agroy
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 :)
09/27/03----semi-----NO------------06/04/04-----waiting-----waiting-----arjundc
03/25/04----semi-----NO------------waiting-------waiting-----waiting-----IceTea
=========================================================
 
From what I read on the Ohata memo, #2 (i.e. sending both 140 and 485 for joint adjudication "when package is on the Just In Time shelf") is a must for concurrently filed 140/485s when fingerprints etc. are current. However, the memo fails to directly address the #3 scenario - I don't think it envisages "transition" cases like ours with "semi" concurrent filing........

mendieta said:
Guys, Gals,

I thought we should try to summarize how we see the I-485 adjudication process these days. This is how I see it, after reading several posts, talking to my attorney and some web research. I am assuming either concurrent or semi concurrent processing, and that FP has been done before I-140 approval (quite typical scenario)

  • I-140 is approved.
  • If FP were done less than 15 months ago, chances are the I-485 is also approved at the same time (see fatlady's case in this tracker, and the Ohata memo stuff
  • If FP were done more than 15 months ago, USCIS will either immediately or sometime in future, decide to finish your 485 processing. At this point, they'll need you to go for second finger print, because FBI's background checks are only valid for 15 months :(
  • One or two months later USCIS receives the background check results and approves the case
  • Beer :)
  • Wine :p
  • More beer :D

Opinions ? Did I miss/missinterpret something ?
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semi concurrent approved concurrently

My case was semi concurrent.. I-140 - Oct 2002 and I-485 Feb 2003.
In my case finger prints were done in May 2003.
I got both I-140 and I-485 approved together on 07/28/2004.
I think VSC is looking at the 140 and 485 at the same time irrespective of whether they were filed concurrent (i.e. same package) or semi concurrent i.e. 485 file after 140.
Although a couple of recent VSC cases seem to indicate that this is not a consistent trend and may depend on officer in question.
 
or_waiting said:
My case was semi concurrent.. I-140 - Oct 2002 and I-485 Feb 2003.
In my case finger prints were done in May 2003.
I got both I-140 and I-485 approved together on 07/28/2004.
I think VSC is looking at the 140 and 485 at the same time irrespective of whether they were filed concurrent (i.e. same package) or semi concurrent i.e. 485 file after 140.
Although a couple of recent VSC cases seem to indicate that this is not a consistent trend and may depend on officer in question.
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There is a news brief in murthy.com about I-485 approvals.
In this brief Murthy attempts to make sense of USCIS approval pattern.
http://murthy.com/news/n_485upd.html
Rajan
 
Add me in please

140 receipt date:11/4/2003
485 (w/AP and EAD) receipt date:11/21/2003

AP and EAD were approved in May 2004 , valid for one year

no finger print yet.
 
Please add my info

NAME------CONCURRENT? ---RECEIPT---FP----APPROVAL-----
==================================================
eb1_or------yes------------02/27/04----no----waiting
==================================================
 
FP2 - online status change anybody?

Anyone seen an online status change after fingerprint #2? (should I be expecting a status change?)

Thanks,

the_pandas said:
Added my info!

=========================================================
  • 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 NO 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
=====================================================================
RECEIPT------CONC------FP---------I140--------FP2--------APPROVAL---------------NAME
=====================================================================

***** 06/04/2002 ***** USCIS CURRENT PROCESSING TIME ***********

08/26/02---semi------10/09/02-----12/04/02----06/16/04-----07/21/04----kxw:)
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-----waiting-----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----Yes------03/30/04-------07/20/04------------------waiting---username123456
10/23/02----semi-----11/29/02------04/09/04-----waiting-----waiting-----Hueymeei1
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-----waiting-----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
02/20/03----semi----05/20/03-----05/15/04---------NO----07/14/04-----Reverse_Man:)
03/11/03----semi----04/24/03----07/26/04------waiting-----waiting------agroy
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 :)
09/27/03----semi-----NO------------06/04/04-----waiting-----waiting-----arjundc
03/25/04----semi-----NO------------waiting-------waiting-----waiting-----IceTea
=========================================================
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