sweetu said:I was celebrating
My case is as follows
J 1 waiver in 1998
I 140 approved in 12/01
I 485 Rd 12/01
FP1 6/03
RFE 6/03 [as my lawyer never sent any evidence of work in HPSA we got a letter from TSC 'intent to deny']
FP 2 10/19/03 [went for early FP actual date 11/23/04]
AD 11/18/04
I moved to non HPSA area exactly after completing 5 yrs requirement and was working on EAD currently
Intmeddoc said:USCIS would have no reason to deny approval of I-485, if one has completed 5 yrs aggregate in a 6 yr period, as the law states. The I-485 is approved only after the conditions are met ( unlike other NIW cases). Hence, as long as you continue to practice Medicine, you are free to practice elsewhere on a EAD until the I-485 is adjudicated. This feeling has been previously discussed by other forum members.
Most of you guys have the case pending at NSC. Kidsdoc got his approval in less than a month after sending the final documents at TSC. My case is pending at VSC, and I have not come across any other forum members who have theirs pending at VSC.
ahum bramhasmi said:I was told a letter from State 20(telling that I have completed 5 years in HPSA) is very important to submit to INS.
can any one tell me what to write and what to send to state department?
No. A letter from state dept is needed only for the NIW I-140 petition. At the completion of 5 yrs you will need a letter from employer or if you have started a private practice, copies of lease papers, corporation taxes, w2/1099 for all 5 years.
do u think: sign/out and all W2 forms and a letter from sponser and recent advertisement(like in news paper) and photos of clinic place???
Ads or photos not needed
or do I need number of patients that seen for past few months???
please reply
I am anxious because my clinic is not busy and I see 2-4 patients a day only.
Number of patients you see has no bearing on I-485 approval. I assume you have your appln pending at VSC. You can expect an approval around 2 months after completion of 5 yrs (based on my experience)