eb1_GC, calm down.
Yes, I was shocked when I received my approval notice in MAIL(!!). Like I said before, I did not dare to check AVM. And, Yes, I have been around this forum for about one year. I got plenty of useful information from this forum. This is a nice site. I hope I can help someone else now.
It is all about luck. TSC has serious management problems. Here is my NIW case filed at CSC years ago: I-140 NIW, ND 8/98, Denied 3/2000, Appealed 4/2000, still pending at CSC. I spent $4000 attorney fee out of my own pocket. But My lucky TRUE story is that EB1-OR, RD 5/22, ND 7/12, AD 12/5, no attorney, already in TSC tracker. Good luck to you all. Happy holidays.
KP should have filed an EB1-OR by himself at the same time as his LC. Sorry for this painful reminder. But for those who just started their GC ordeal, this is a bloody lesson. EB1-OR and NIW application can be done by anybody with an advanced degree. I feel so lucky that I did not count on my NIW.