Processing date for I485
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Your I-140 and I-485, even though they were filed concurrently, will be reviewed separately. Seems like I-140 will be reviewed first, which is just as well, since your I-485 won't be approved until the underlying I-140 is approved. Good luck!
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Malik_Labor
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I just came to know that my I-140 is approved. I also filed my 485 concurrently.
My question is that now as my I-140 is approved, will they send the approval notice to my lawyer and then he will send it to service center/department who is processing 485, for further process or now it is between I-140 and 485 department?
Will appreciate your comments.
My question is that now as my I-140 is approved, will they send the approval notice to my lawyer and then he will send it to service center/department who is processing 485, for further process or now it is between I-140 and 485 department?
Will appreciate your comments.
His PD is in 2002!!. I think they will work on I-485 automatically. If you send the I-140 approval notice along with a copy of your pending I-485 notice, this will not harm and just go ahead and send it.
I wouldn't worry about sending a copy of I-140 approval notice to USCIS. It will take forever just to get forwarded to the right department. They automatically check on pending I-485 when they approve I-140 - so if the PD is current, your I-485 processing should begin right away (or whenever they start processing I-485s with your RD). If they need anything from you, let THEM ask you for it.
The reason I feel fairly certain about this is that I myself pondered the same question once. Only in my case, I filed I-485 while my I-140 was still pending, and it just happened to get approved WHILE my I-485 package was in transit to USCIS! So from being based on a pending I-140 it became based on an approved I-140. I remember getting all nervous that (when they receive I-485) they won't see that my I-140 has just gotten approved (since I only included a copy of I-140 receipt notice with the package). I called Customer Service and they assured me that all such checks are made routinely upon I-485 receipt; also they instructed me not to send any copies of the I-140 approval unless THEY request it.
My I-485 was approved with no problem a little over 2 months later. So, if I was covered in such a unique situation, they would definitely have procedures covering a classic concurrent filing situation such as yours.
So, congratulations on your I-140 approval - you're half way there! Now sit tight and watch out for that FP appointment letter (if you haven't received one already). And good luck!
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Malik_Labor
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Hi civ2ru,
Your reply is very helpful. About FP/EAD/AP, will I get it directly from USCIS or my lawyer will receive it and then he will forward it to me?
Thanks
Your reply is very helpful. About FP/EAD/AP, will I get it directly from USCIS or my lawyer will receive it and then he will forward it to me?
Thanks
I got the FP notice my self. I also received the EAD card on my address. The only thing that was sent to my lawyer was the AP.
When emails from USCIS say we sent you, this implies sent to your address. When they say, we sent to the address on file, this implies sending the document to the lawyer. I hope this was helpful.
When emails from USCIS say we sent you, this implies sent to your address. When they say, we sent to the address on file, this implies sending the document to the lawyer. I hope this was helpful.