Folks, here\'s my info:
PD: Sep 1998
I-140 approved: Jan 1999
485 RD: May 1999
485 ND: Jun 1999
FP: Jun 2000
485 Approved: Aug 11, 2000
Passport stamped: Aug 23, 2000
EB1 (India), No RFE, 2 EADs and 2 APs
Never called any IIO (though my lawyer did a number of times)
Read this group once a day for the last few months
In the first week of Aug this year, my lawyer had told me that they had
received approvals for ND of Mar 1999 or earlier, so I should expect mine
by the end of the year. However, a week after that, she called me and told
me that me and my wife\'s applications were approved.
About the passport stamping experience.... Reached the Newark office
(I live in NJ) at 9:30AM, stood in line for one hour, after which they
took my and my wife\'s EAD, I-94 cards, original approval letters, got our
fingerprints and signatures on two forms, prepared a package, gave us
a number and told us to go to another room and wait for that number to
be announced. Well, we sat in the other room for another 1:15 hours.
When our turn came, both of us went to the same INS officer. The processing
was over in a couple of minutes and our passports were stamped. He told my
wife to expect the actual card in 5 months, but told me to expect it in 12
months. Go figure! Anyways, in some sense, I don\'t really care...
Our approval letters did not mention anything about taking the EAD cards
with us. And our lawyer said that it was upto us. Anyway, we took the
EAD cards and AP letters with us. I don\'t know if it would have caused
any delay if we had done otherwise...
So people, the deed is done, and I can get on with the rest of my life.
Much thanks to Rajiv Khanna for maintaining this site. These chatgroups
have been an immense help.
PD: Sep 1998
I-140 approved: Jan 1999
485 RD: May 1999
485 ND: Jun 1999
FP: Jun 2000
485 Approved: Aug 11, 2000
Passport stamped: Aug 23, 2000
EB1 (India), No RFE, 2 EADs and 2 APs
Never called any IIO (though my lawyer did a number of times)
Read this group once a day for the last few months
In the first week of Aug this year, my lawyer had told me that they had
received approvals for ND of Mar 1999 or earlier, so I should expect mine
by the end of the year. However, a week after that, she called me and told
me that me and my wife\'s applications were approved.
About the passport stamping experience.... Reached the Newark office
(I live in NJ) at 9:30AM, stood in line for one hour, after which they
took my and my wife\'s EAD, I-94 cards, original approval letters, got our
fingerprints and signatures on two forms, prepared a package, gave us
a number and told us to go to another room and wait for that number to
be announced. Well, we sat in the other room for another 1:15 hours.
When our turn came, both of us went to the same INS officer. The processing
was over in a couple of minutes and our passports were stamped. He told my
wife to expect the actual card in 5 months, but told me to expect it in 12
months. Go figure! Anyways, in some sense, I don\'t really care...
Our approval letters did not mention anything about taking the EAD cards
with us. And our lawyer said that it was upto us. Anyway, we took the
EAD cards and AP letters with us. I don\'t know if it would have caused
any delay if we had done otherwise...
So people, the deed is done, and I can get on with the rest of my life.
Much thanks to Rajiv Khanna for maintaining this site. These chatgroups
have been an immense help.