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If your I-485 EAD comes through you have to use that and not the F1 EAD.

Where did you get this information from? Can you please show a source?

No FP yet. July 2nd filer. Had Open SR and even took infoPass appointment.No luck so far.

Vallabhu is inaccurate. You can leave the US with an expired I94. Immigration Officials do not collect the I94 from an individual, more often it is the airline staff who collect it and pass to immigration. Also you status come into play when you enter the US. When you fly in just show your AP and I485 receipt and you should be fine.

Your wife might have a problem in leaving US with expired I94 , if the immigration officer who is collecting sees that I94 is expired she is subject to 10 year BAN unless she goes CANADA or MEXICO route where they don't collect I94's and to come back in she needs advance parole to be approved receipt may not help .

I applied for 485 during last years July surge I think on July 19th 2007.
As per these 2 links it shows that 485 processing date is at July 19th 2007.

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/Processtimes.jsp?SeviceCenter=NSC

I am in PITTSBURGH, here too it shows as July 19th
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/officeProcesstimes.jsp?selectedOffice=55

I have already received EAD etc.
Does this mean that my Green card processing is starting now ?
Can anyone comment ?

You can go to dice.com or any other jobportal and search for any IT job and you will see lot of jobs says:

NO H1Bs....ONLY EAD/GC/CITIZENSIP .

Nope, it's from NSC
Congrats Buddy.....Was your I140 approved from TSC?

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Thanks for any suggestions.
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What happens if your I-485 is denied? Are you able to fix any issues or do you start all over? And on what grounds would they deny?

Thank you. Very encouraging.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

My I140 is approved on 12th August . Looks like they found the transfered files atlast.

By the way 765 they say compliant till 7/2 which means individually filed 765 not the 765 which was sent with 485 package - Right ? Thanks! Yes, I think the status is for individual applications only - as far as I know.

If it goes with the same pace...then it may take very very long time to clear Jul 2nd - Aug 17th applications (receipt process)...unless they increse man power OR come-up with soem alternatives.....

Anyway TSC is far betther than NSC....

My attorney tells me they don't give employees copies of labor applications.

Is this normal? Would I need it in future - if I switch jobs 180 days after 485 etc?
My lawyer sends each and every piece of information. They sent 9089 for review,797 for labor also. They sent me the original approved labor certificate for my signature to file for 140. and also 797 copy for 140.

Though the employer processes labor and 140, Employee should ensure the accuracy of the information on all the applications. Employer should not deny for this.

These employers that abuse employees need to learn some lessons on how to treat their employees.

I think IV needs to take an inititave on these small scale body shopping employers who are not treating their employers with respect and the dignity they deserve.

I think you can apply for H1 before 12 months but requested start date in LCA should be 12 months from the day you last left US

I am not sure how successful the effort of IV would be. I am not sure if all the work done by the core memberts and volunteers will help us to get quick of the mud we are in. I have a "plan B" and do not rely much on this mirage called Green Card. If it comes in a reasonable time - OK, if not - then I am gone. World is a wide interesting place and if one is a hard worker and a honest person, there is always opportunities.

But I contributed, I supported the IV effort and I am sure that I have done the right thing. Today is St. Patrick's day and that reminded me a saying of an old Irish friend: - "We better die standing instead on our knees". In our case it means that even if we do not achieve anything with this money and loose it, at least we prove that we are not just silly turkeys :p

Keep fighting for the right cause !

Another gimmick by USCIS. Another way of showing that it is working. Another way to bluff. Another way of wasting our money without actually doing what is needed.

The President is once again giving Political KULFI to all Legal immigrants.



Can you please explain what is 'political KULFI'? Not obvious to me...

It is hard to say. I am in the same situation as you (filed concurrently by June 21). I believe it is not worth giving them an extra $1000, and for what. You already have filed your I-485. What is the downside?

Thanks So much for the Answers.

Can you please answer one more Question?

I m not updating the INS regarding the Divorce, when my new wife attaends the H4, she would show the Divorce and Remarried certficate to the Consulate is that good enough so that they would take care of evrything?

Thank you again

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For those who follow this thread. As of yesterday, reciepts started to come to people whose packages were received by R Williams. :D(ours not here yet...:()

Yes one from Mother and one from Father.

You may find a sample by googling.