Re: Hey ETA!!
Originally posted by ssampy
Hi ETA,
Have you applied for 140 yet? Are you going for concurrent processing?
Hi ssampy.
We're going for concurrent processing.
We've had our medicals (myself, my wife and 2/3 kids -- kid #3 was born here) -- all went well except I tested positive for TB exposure (fairly common apparently) and needed a chest x-ray to verify that I don't have TB ( I don't
). I also needed a tetanus shot and MMR vaccination.
I highly recommend the Lake Ridge clinic off of I-95 (near Woodbridge, south of DC) for anyone who is in this area (
http://urgentmedicalcareva.com/). They charged $150 per person , not including shots, chest x-rays etc. ( some places charge less for kids so if you have lots of these you might do better price-wise elsewhere
). They don't take appoinments but we really didn't have to wait very long (they have videos for the kids to watch and the receptionist brought out coloring books at one point which I thought was very thoughtful). Oh, and there's a Starbuck's 50 feet away
.
At this point, I need to get an experience verification letter from my former employer in Montreal (for the I-140), fill out drafts for the I-485's and G-325A's for our lawyer, get photos done and get together copies of documents like passports, birth certificates etc.
I don't *need* to get an EAD since my H1B is still good for 3+ years, but I'm tempted to apply for one anyway (and maybe one for my wife, although she isn't planning on working) "just in case"...
Then we should be all set to fire off the concurrent applications (hopefully within a couple weeks). Then we wait for 18+ months I guess...
ETA