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Hi all,
I thought I start a thread for retrogressed employment-based cases that got current. This means that you had the interview already but because of retrogression, they could not approve it. I could not find it among other threads.
I was wondering if you could share your experience as to how long it took to receive the Green Card, when your case became current. I became current in June, been waiting for a week and there is no movement nor update.
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Update:
Here is my full experience with green card and retrogression.
EB1A - Applied Beginning of March 2018, I-140 approved within 9 days (ROW)
AP/EAD- Received approximately 2 months later
I-485- Applied for adjustment status beginning of April 2018 (note: it's advisable not to do the medical exam then, it is only valid for a year, you have to do an interview anyway so you can do it before your interview is scheduled)
End of June 2018, RFI received for birth certificate
Beginning of August- Ready to Interview
6 days later- Interview scheduled for mid September (Atlanta office)
September: The interview took place, it could not get approved because of retrogression ( interview was super easy but go with your lawyer if you can)
From then on nothing got updated on any of the DHS -USCIS portals. They were both stuck on Interview Scheduled!
Checked visa bulletin. It moved very slowly. You need to check the final action date chart, employment-based date
In June, I became current. I was hoping for some immediate update but didn't happen. So at the end of the week I asked my lawyer, she filed an SR
I got the confirmation of her SR in my email and two hours later, there was an update on my case, we ordered your card!
It hit the weekend but on Tuesday I got another update that my card was picked up by USPS and was on its way.
Received card two days later.
Another thing you should note is that if you are not receiving updates, it's fine. don't be concerned. Unlike many here on this forum my case status actually got update on this portal egov.uscis and not on https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov on dhs it still shows interview was scheduled! So don't be too concerned if you are not receiving updates. But do follow up when you become current.
And one last perhaps confusing thing, I thought my PD was when I filed I-485 which was in April. But apparently PD is "Notice of Action." Form I-797 (which is the date you file I-140) . So in reality I might have become current even in May! But I thought was current in June. So make sure you clarify that with your lawyer not to wait for a month!
Hope this was helpful.
I thought I start a thread for retrogressed employment-based cases that got current. This means that you had the interview already but because of retrogression, they could not approve it. I could not find it among other threads.
I was wondering if you could share your experience as to how long it took to receive the Green Card, when your case became current. I became current in June, been waiting for a week and there is no movement nor update.
***
Update:
Here is my full experience with green card and retrogression.
EB1A - Applied Beginning of March 2018, I-140 approved within 9 days (ROW)
AP/EAD- Received approximately 2 months later
I-485- Applied for adjustment status beginning of April 2018 (note: it's advisable not to do the medical exam then, it is only valid for a year, you have to do an interview anyway so you can do it before your interview is scheduled)
End of June 2018, RFI received for birth certificate
Beginning of August- Ready to Interview
6 days later- Interview scheduled for mid September (Atlanta office)
September: The interview took place, it could not get approved because of retrogression ( interview was super easy but go with your lawyer if you can)
From then on nothing got updated on any of the DHS -USCIS portals. They were both stuck on Interview Scheduled!
Checked visa bulletin. It moved very slowly. You need to check the final action date chart, employment-based date
In June, I became current. I was hoping for some immediate update but didn't happen. So at the end of the week I asked my lawyer, she filed an SR
I got the confirmation of her SR in my email and two hours later, there was an update on my case, we ordered your card!
It hit the weekend but on Tuesday I got another update that my card was picked up by USPS and was on its way.
Received card two days later.
Another thing you should note is that if you are not receiving updates, it's fine. don't be concerned. Unlike many here on this forum my case status actually got update on this portal egov.uscis and not on https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov on dhs it still shows interview was scheduled! So don't be too concerned if you are not receiving updates. But do follow up when you become current.
And one last perhaps confusing thing, I thought my PD was when I filed I-485 which was in April. But apparently PD is "Notice of Action." Form I-797 (which is the date you file I-140) . So in reality I might have become current even in May! But I thought was current in June. So make sure you clarify that with your lawyer not to wait for a month!
Hope this was helpful.
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