I am working in Chicago, but my company\'s HQ are in New Jersey. My I140 was filed in vermont and got approved in November, 2001
My company lawyer filed my I485 (RD=19th Dec 2001, ND=28th Dec 2001) at Nebraska service center even though i requested to get it filed in Vermont. I was told it can only be filed at the INS service center that caters to the state of my primary residence. I have already received EAD for both me and my wife but waiting for the finger printing....
However now i have got this information that INS treats these cases wherein the I140 has been filed in a different service center in a very different way.
At the time when the notice date becomes current INS nebraska will request INS vermont to transfer my I140 papers to nebraska and this is taking an additional 4-6 months.
Infact i am told that some people are waiting for even like 6-10 months after there ND becomes current. So the whole 485 process may take upto 2 years for such cases.
Is this correct...........????????
It is going to be really worrysome for me as my office in chicago is being planned for a closure in 8 - 10 months and i am already 3 months into my 485 process.
What are my options at this point..........???
a) Can my lawyer send a letter to VSC to transfer my I140 papers to the NSC. I still have atleast 8-9 months of normal wait time per my ND so tha papers can get transferred in that time
b) Or will it be better to just pull out of NSC and get my 485 refiled at the VSC
Any information and advise in this regard will be highly appreciated
Thanks
My company lawyer filed my I485 (RD=19th Dec 2001, ND=28th Dec 2001) at Nebraska service center even though i requested to get it filed in Vermont. I was told it can only be filed at the INS service center that caters to the state of my primary residence. I have already received EAD for both me and my wife but waiting for the finger printing....
However now i have got this information that INS treats these cases wherein the I140 has been filed in a different service center in a very different way.
At the time when the notice date becomes current INS nebraska will request INS vermont to transfer my I140 papers to nebraska and this is taking an additional 4-6 months.
Infact i am told that some people are waiting for even like 6-10 months after there ND becomes current. So the whole 485 process may take upto 2 years for such cases.
Is this correct...........????????
It is going to be really worrysome for me as my office in chicago is being planned for a closure in 8 - 10 months and i am already 3 months into my 485 process.
What are my options at this point..........???
a) Can my lawyer send a letter to VSC to transfer my I140 papers to the NSC. I still have atleast 8-9 months of normal wait time per my ND so tha papers can get transferred in that time
b) Or will it be better to just pull out of NSC and get my 485 refiled at the VSC
Any information and advise in this regard will be highly appreciated
Thanks