Yes! Approval after 6 years of waiting

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GPV96

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My case was approved yesterday after an RFE. The whole process took exactly 6 years (in NYC) -- this is the timeline:

PD: 02/96
Labor: approved 08/99
I140: approved 08/00
I485: ND 10/00
RFE issued: 09/01
RFE reply received on: 10/22/01
Approval: 02/06/02
Country: Other

As you can see from the dates above, I got delayed at every stage: after the extremely slow NY DOL, somehow the I140 times increased tremendously at VSC right about the time that I applied. The 485 also took unusually long time, even the RFE response took them 3.5 months to handle.

Came to the US in \'92 to study, got a job in \'94, my employer made me wait for 1 year before they filed (per company policy -- and that year actually became a year and a half due to HR/the company lawyers). So, in my tenth year in this country, finally a free man!

Overall, this has been one of the most bizarre and excruciating processes that I have ever had to endure. The INS/Labor Dept. bureaucracy and the Byzantine complexity of the whole thing are almost unbelievable.

Best wishes to everyone still waiting!

GPV96
 
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Yes, I had to stay with the same company since \'94. The RFE was for the medical exam -- the doctor did not include the vaccination form.

GPV96
 
Congrats, GPV96

GPV96:

  Same feeling here. I cam to U.S. in 91 and after 11 years of waiting, I got mine on 01/31/02. I can relate to where you are right now.

Roger1234
 
Thanks

Thanks guys.

Roger, you must have waited for a long time as well. I still get annoyed when thinking about all the missed opportunities during those long years. Lets hope for the best from now on.

GPV96
 
Congrats after long journey!! Which category did you file under - EB2 or EB3?

 
 
My category is EB2

Thanks and good luck to you.

I am listed in Immitracker under the name "GPV". However, this was entered a long time ago and I have forgotten my password there, so I cannot update my entry.

GPV96
 
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