Labor Substitution with copy of Labor certificate

Do you think your 140 (with copy of lab cert) will get approved without a RFE?

  • Yes

    Votes: 29 45.3%
  • No

    Votes: 21 32.8%
  • Maybe

    Votes: 14 21.9%

  • Total voters
    64
nsi said:
Yes, the delay was because of labor cert. being a copy.
The RFE was about educational evaluation. They must have had it already.
May be they wanted to see a newer one. No one knows.

nsi.

nsi,
Congrats on your Approval...Could you please elaborate your education eval RFE ?? what did it say and how did you tackle it ? Would appreciate if you could throw some light on it...Thanks..
 
140 Approved.

Guys,

Just got the good news from my attorney, my 140 is approved.

Good luck to you all.

Thanks,
RagsGC.
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Subst Labor PD - MAY 2000
140/485 RD - June 29th '05
140 RFE RD - Nov 29th '05 (NO LUD)
140 Replied to Rfe - Dec 23rd '05 (LUD JAN 3rd '06-they have received my reply to the rfe) - Approved - 14th Jan 2006
 
ragsGC said:
Guys,

Just got the good news from my attorney, my 140 is approved.

Good luck to you all.

Thanks,
RagsGC.

Congrats ragsGC. Was yours a copy and to which center did u file. What was the RFE about ?
chicchu
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Subst Labor PD - MAY 2000
140/485 RD - June 29th '05
140 RFE RD - Nov 29th '05 (NO LUD)
140 Replied to Rfe - Dec 23rd '05 (LUD JAN 3rd '06-they have received my reply to the rfe) - Approved - 14th Jan 2006
 
I-485/I-140 approved

Folks,

My I-140 got approved after a 2 year 3 months of wait. It was a labor substitution with a copy of labor.

I got a finger print notice and immediately after 3 days of the finger print I received a email for my I-485 approval.

Thought will share this new with the group and give some hope to the people still waiting.

I-140/I-485 applied simultaneously in Oct. 2003. with a copy of labor.

Thanks
longrunner.
 
longrunner said:
Folks,

My I-140 got approved after a 2 year 3 months of wait. It was a labor substitution with a copy of labor.

I got a finger print notice and immediately after 3 days of the finger print I received a email for my I-485 approval.

Thought will share this new with the group and give some hope to the people still waiting.

I-140/I-485 applied simultaneously in Oct. 2003. with a copy of labor.

Thanks
longrunner.
Hi longrunner,
Was your I140 applied to CSC itself. Can you please tell if there were any queries and how the LUDs were on your I140 ? Did it take 2 years just because of it being a copy or were there any other issues.Please write more on your 140
chicchu
 
I-140/i-485

Hi chicchu,

I think my I-140 took so much time purely due to copy of substitution labor.
After an year or so I got a query on my I-140 for my company's ability to pay.

I as well as my attorney queried uscis regarding my I-140 and the immigration officer responded with the typical message that they were waiting for the labor certification to arrive from the labor department and they cannot do anything until they receive it.

After that I did not have any LUDs until recently. Recently after applying for my EAD renewal, I had a LUD on my I-140 on Jan. 10th and on 16th my I-140 got cleared. Interestingly this did not trigger a change in my online status but the 140 approval came to my attorney's office.

However my I-485 approval did trigger an online status change.

Hope the above info helps.

longrunner.
 
Labour substitution

Hi There,
I filled GC using labour substitution, I think lawyer use copy of labour certificate and receipt.
Here are my details.
I140-I485 concurrent apply: 16-Dec-04
FP notice: 7-Mar-05
I140 approved: 27-apr-05 (PD is 1-Jun-1999 as mention on I140 approval, original labour approval date).
EAD 1 valid till:21-Jun-06
Recently applied for EAD renewal.

My lawyer already placed inquiry for 485 using 30 day inquiry rule twice. We may use AILA if did not receive anything in next 30 days.

Vijay
 
09/2001 : Labor PD
11/2005 : Labor Approval
01/2006 : I140 applied with substituted labor. Not a copy but the original one itself

LUDs
03/21/2006 : I140 transferred from CSC to TSC
03/24/2006 : ??
 
arouncoumar said:
09/2001 : Labor PD
11/2005 : Labor Approval
01/2006 : I140 applied with substituted labor. Not a copy but the original one itself

LUDs
03/21/2006 : I140 transferred from CSC to TSC
03/24/2006 : ??

Labor: Priority Date 09/04/01, EB3

I140:
Reciept Date
01/26/06

LUD
03/21/06 - Transfer to TSC
03/24/06 - ??
04/18/06 - On March 29, 2006, your I140 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR ALIEN WORKER....

Approval Date
04/19/06

485: Waiting
 
GC received

I would like to inform all of you that my GC card has arrived few months back. My details are

LC subst with copy of labor (original person had already got 140 approved but never filed 485)
Labor PD - June 1999
140 & 485 RD Dec 2004
140 RFE for ability to pay -June 2005
RFE replied Aug 2005
140 Approved Sep 2005
485 approved and Cards received - Feb 2006
 
Labour substitution with copy of Labour

hi guys, PL respond

How long it will take for Substitution labour I140 to clear in EB3 category,

I am waiting to go to INDIA , pl, respond soon

PD-nov 2001 EB3

I140 filed date-Dec 11 2005- Pending



My h1 b- Expires in Dec 2006
 
URGENT - Priority date is messed up

It looks like my PD in I-140 approval notice is messed up. It shows as my I-140 RD date, not the labor PD. Did any one face similar issue ?. If yes, were you able to correct this ?.
I used a substitute labor for my concurrent filing. Not sure if this is the reason for having a different PD in I-140 approval notice. I am hoping that this can be correctable by talking to CSC.


I-140: RD: 09/22/2005: ND: 02/28/2006 PD: 09/22/2005
I-485: RD: 09/22/2005 AD: ????
Substitute labor PD: 09/2002 (EB2)
 
Yes...i-140 approved!!!

I applied for i-140 with the copy of Labor Certificate (I never received the oringal LC through mail).

PD - Feb 06, 2006
RD - May 04, 2006
ND - May 11, 2006

Today, May 26, 2006, I checked the status of my case and it says it's approved and receipt has been mailed to me. :D

Earlier I had thought that as I have applied for I-140 with the copy of LC, my case will delay for a long time and I'll get an RFE but nothing like that happened. I was never sent a duplicate Labor asking for my signature.

Anywayz, I am happy that atleast my i-140 got approved within 23 days.
 
rainbow0929 said:
I applied for i-140 with the copy of Labor Certificate (I never received the oringal LC through mail).

PD - Feb 06, 2006
RD - May 04, 2006
ND - May 11, 2006

Today, May 26, 2006, I checked the status of my case and it says it's approved and receipt has been mailed to me. :D

Earlier I had thought that as I have applied for I-140 with the copy of LC, my case will delay for a long time and I'll get an RFE but nothing like that happened. I was never sent a duplicate Labor asking for my signature.

Anywayz, I am happy that atleast my i-140 got approved within 23 days.

This is crazy fast. 23 days with only the labor copy. Good for you.
 
Another RFE on I-140 (Says it is on DOL)

Hello Gurus

They have issued the RFE on Jan 19th and after waiting for 2 weeks of not getting any notice from INS, my attorney has called INS and they have issued another RFE on Feb 1st. On Feb 14th again when my attorney called them, they said in fact it is for the DOL and she said it could be for the duplicate labor but the person from INS was not sure for what it is.

My quick question is if they issue RFE for the duplicate labor on DOL, would they update the case, or do they do internally?Do they issue I-797 form even to DOL??How to find out that howmuch time frame they had given DOL to respond back to INS? What my real big concern is if they have issued an RFE on us (instead of DOL) and if we do not respond in time, INS would deny my case, right?

What is the normal turn around time for DOL to respond back with a duplicate labor? Is issuing an RFE on DOL a normal practice? Since they have opened my I-485 on their own and sent a request to opne my wife's I-485 looks like a positive sign for me.

Please shed some light if any of you have gone through the same situation or in the same boat.

Thanks
Gopal
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First I-140 approved in Apr 2001 and got laid off from the job even before filing I-485.


VSC EB2 India
PD Apr 2001 (Substitute Labor)
140 PD Feb 2004
485 ND May2004
Wife 485 ND Nov 2004
485 FP Mar 2005
Wife 485 FP Apr 2005
RFE on I-140 03/2005 (For original labor and ability to pay)
RFE Replied 06/2005
Case denied (140 and 2 485s )in Feb 2006 (stating that the original labor copy where abouts are not informed)
MTR in 15 Mar 2006
MTR re-opened in 23 Mar 2006
Filed 3rd EAD for renewal on 18th April 2006
Went to Phily office for Interim EAD in Aug last week since it is past 90 days - and was sent back stating that the 485 is still in closed state.
Got 3rd EAD approved 10/17/2006
140 Message - 2nd RFE (Still waiting for the exact copy of the RFE...)
I-485 - Got re-opened on USCIS motion on friday
Wife's 3rd EAD and AP got denied stating that I-485 is in closed state(Dec'06)
Wife I-485 - still in the denied state
 
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