Passport stamped at INS SFO.
Got the passport stamped today with the coutesy approval notice.(My lawyer has not informed me of my approval nor I have received the original approval notices from him)
The whole process completed in 2 hrs.The officer told us that we should get our Cards in the mail in 3 - 6 months.
It has been a long wait for this stamp.
Filed for Gc in 11/97 EB3 at Michigan EDD (company based in Michigan).took 2 yrs
Then labor at Chicago took just a month.
I140 got cleared in April 2000 and to my bad luck the priority date retrogessed.Had to wait.I had been following up with my lawyer in refiling for I140 in EB2 category for quite some time and finally after 6 months (the PD\'s for EB3 where moving at a snails pace)he obliged and filed for EB2 I40. this was approved in March 2001 and I485 filed in May 2001 (delayed a month by the lawyer again and also he failed to send in my H1,I94 copies)., Got RFE Apr 9 2002 for h1;s and I94 and finally the approval on 15th May 2001.
I have been at the same client the entire process and now the client wants me to join them full time.I have taken some time and they have given me six months time to join them. Isnt that cool..