Hi,
First post on this forum, although I've read a lot. This question is about the actual time one can expect to have to wait for a physical plastic green card.
I've been in the US since 2000 on O-1. I-140 (EB3) with PERM was approved this year, and I-485 was filed under July/August bulletin. So everything should be in order. We have an excellent lawyer.
But one thing I can't figure out is that even though DOS stated that the visa numbers were available for July/August, USCIS can't just issue green cards if the numbers aren't actually available. So what period of time do the gurus on this board think that the wait will actually be until a physical green card is issued? Of course, the EAD will be issued long before, and that's fine, even though I will continue my O-1 employment for as long as possible, so I don't really depend on the EAD. But I like the knowledge that with a green card, and having worked a solid chunk of time with the sponsoring employer, that I'm free to do anything I want.
I'm therefore curious what you think is the timeframe, and sequence of events.
Obviously, it will happen something like in this order:
1.) I-485 Receipt Notice -- very soon, or at least the first thing.
2.) EAD -- maybe a few months?
3.) I-485 Approval -- 6-8 months? Even with a million applications pouring in?
4.) Physical plastic green card -- 1 year? 2 years? 4 years? 6-8 months?
What's the timeframe for the actual green card, given the current climate of everybody scrambling to file, and the fact that Congress hasn't allowed unused green cards to be rolled over (and don't seem likely to allow it in the near future)?
Cheers,
Phlom
First post on this forum, although I've read a lot. This question is about the actual time one can expect to have to wait for a physical plastic green card.
I've been in the US since 2000 on O-1. I-140 (EB3) with PERM was approved this year, and I-485 was filed under July/August bulletin. So everything should be in order. We have an excellent lawyer.
But one thing I can't figure out is that even though DOS stated that the visa numbers were available for July/August, USCIS can't just issue green cards if the numbers aren't actually available. So what period of time do the gurus on this board think that the wait will actually be until a physical green card is issued? Of course, the EAD will be issued long before, and that's fine, even though I will continue my O-1 employment for as long as possible, so I don't really depend on the EAD. But I like the knowledge that with a green card, and having worked a solid chunk of time with the sponsoring employer, that I'm free to do anything I want.
I'm therefore curious what you think is the timeframe, and sequence of events.
Obviously, it will happen something like in this order:
1.) I-485 Receipt Notice -- very soon, or at least the first thing.
2.) EAD -- maybe a few months?
3.) I-485 Approval -- 6-8 months? Even with a million applications pouring in?
4.) Physical plastic green card -- 1 year? 2 years? 4 years? 6-8 months?
What's the timeframe for the actual green card, given the current climate of everybody scrambling to file, and the fact that Congress hasn't allowed unused green cards to be rolled over (and don't seem likely to allow it in the near future)?
Cheers,
Phlom
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