Re: I-140 vs 485
Originally posted by gc121802
I know we have talked about this many times, but Just checking to see what better as of today.
I-140 takes : 9-10 months
CP for interview takes 6-8 months
So in All 16-18 months for GC.
Does any one know how much time it takes for 485.
Nothing much seems to have changed since the last time I looked. From
http://www.murthy.com/pt_verm.html:
I-140 Immigrant Petitioner for Alien Worker E11 05.20.2002
I-140 Immigrant Petitioner for Alien Worker E12 05.20.2002
I-140 Immigrant Petitioner for Alien Worker E13 01.13.2003
I-140 Immigrant Petitioner for Alien Worker E21 09.05.2002
I-140 National Interest Waivers 05.22.2002
I-140 Immigrant Petitioner for Alien Worker E31, E32, EW3 09.23.2002
I-140 Nurses 06.18.2003
I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status 01.01.2002
And, as mentioned earlier, I've seen CP interviews taking around 9 months on average after the I-140 approval date from the last 6 entries at
http://www.cptracker.com (Montreal consulate).
So, according to the above:
I-140 (EB2 = E21) is taking about 10 months
I-140 (EB3 = E31) is taking about 9 months
I-485 is taking about 18 months (concurrent with I-140) for a total of about 18 months
CP is taking about 9 months (at Montreal) from I-140 approval date for a total of about 18 or 19 months
ETA