At last I could see this happen after 16 years of stay. I am still digesting
my Approval mail from yesterday and it will take some time. See below my journey.
This has been a great forum supporting me throughout this ordeal. I wish
everybody good luck and keep your hopes. Your day will come soon.
It has also been journey in life that reinforced some aspects being
not in your control, no matter what you do and you just have to let it go.
Employment based immigration sucks and US/AILA is not proposing the
adoption of point based system used by other countries. You earn the points
and you get it and you don't have to beg/plead with employers.
Category: EB2, India
PD: 10/08/2002
Labor Cleared: 02/23/2006
140 RD: 03/15/2006
140 AD: 05/17/2006
485 RD: 05/15/2006
NC Cleared: 11/05/2007
485 AD: 04/07/2007
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---- Rest of the journey ------------
08/1991 F1 Student Visa, Grad School
....... Many F1 renewals
01/1998 Grad School completion, 3 Job Offers, selected 1
01/1998 F1 Pract.Training, Employer 1
09/1998 Employer-1 (E1), H1B
10/1998 E1, GC start
01/1999 Employer-2 (E2) Acquires E1
10/1999 E2, H1B
12/1999 E2, GC start
07/2000 E2 lays off all E1 Employees, 30 days to find
....... another job or leave the country
07/2000 New Employer-3 (E3) offers employment but have
....... to wait until H1B is approved.
....... Career switch from Scientist to IT, no choice
....... Stay home (6 months) until H1B for E3 is approved
11/2000 Employment begins with E3 after H1B Approval
01/2001 E3 Files RIR GC, TSC
06/2002 E3 informs of rejection of all filed RIR GC at TSC
06/2002 Traditional LC begins
01/2003 LC Forwarded to Chicago DOL
02/2006 Dallas Backlog center approves LC
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