October 2020 I1485 filers may join

[ashwinkhai]

Congrats! What was your application/filing date?

It was oct 29 2020

[gnarang]

is it a must to receive i485j approval (currently reads fees were waived), before i485 is approved?

-Girish

[martz]

Hi All,

I have received directly the Green Card itself without a EAD. Could you please help on the following questions:
1. Can I travel to India now and if so, how long we can stay in India?
2. What are the next steps now? Is it directly apply for Citizenship after 5 years or so? Any other things I should be taking care of? Please help
3. My spouse had an ITIN number, can I now apply for SSN for my spouse?

Thank you so much team.

[iamchami]

Congrats iamchami . Could you please let us know when did u receive the I485J .

Thanks.

The I485J was approved on 5/20

[iamchami]

Same here. Only i765 status changed to card in production for me and wife. Did not change for my son.

From my experience, the EAD/AP for your child comes about 3-4 weeks after you receive your card. That’s what happened in my case.

[Enub4]

Hi All,

I have received directly the Green Card itself without a EAD. Could you please help on the following questions:
1. Can I travel to India now and if so, how long we can stay in India?
2. What are the next steps now? Is it directly apply for Citizenship after 5 years or so? Any other things I should be taking care of? Please help
3. My spouse had an ITIN number, can I now apply for SSN for my spouse?

Thank you so much team.

So your spouse received GC too?
1. yes, no more than 1 year but is better to limit to less than 180 days a year (what I would do). Or get a re-entry permit and stay up to 2 years (that will affect when you can apply for citizenship)
2. keep your address changes reported to USCIS until you get citizenship. You can apply for citizenship with the 5-year rule. Don't break the law or travel abroad for very long times.
3. if your spouse received GC then yes, you will need to visit SS office (if they are open) or send the GC by mail to them (if they still don't have in-person appointments)

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is it a must to receive i485j approval (currently reads fees were waived), before i485 is approved?

-Girish

Hi, Even my I485J receipt notice says "Receipt notice fee waived". Do you mean this I485J case should be approved before getting I485 approval.

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The I485J was approved on 5/20

Hi Chami,

My I485J receipt notice says "Receipt notice fee waived". Do you mean this I485J case should be approved before getting I485 approval. Could you please provide some information about your I485J case status changes before getting I485 approvals.

Thanks in advance.

[caslipknotsingh]

so good to know and happy for you. You should have got that few months earlier but anyhow its better late than never.

and quite strange in your case RFE status got updated first because i have heard from few folks that no status gets updated for RFE.

Let's see where the RFE is from. It might be from NBC. If that's the case it would take longer to get GC. If it's FO then GC should be quick after responding to RFE

[TheWaitingIsDaHardestPart]

so good to know and happy for you. You should have got that few months earlier but anyhow its better late than never.

and quite strange in your case RFE status got updated first because i have heard from few folks that no status gets updated for RFE.

My status was updated about five days before I had received the RFE from NBC. They changed the status reflecting my response was received on July 1st, but no changes after that.

[bluebelly]

EB2 i485 Approved

Was checking this forum a lot for Oct 2020 i485 approvals, thanks everyone who posted their timeline. Here's mine. Good luck to everyone.

EB2, Receipt # MSC21901 YYYY , Submitted to NBC, Field office Brooklyn, EAD was received late June 2021.

July 22, 2021 Card Was Delivered To Me By The Post Office
July 21, 2021 The Post Office picked up mail containing your new card.
July 20, 2021 We mailed your new card your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, directly to the address you gave us.
July 19, 2021 We approved your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
July 16, 2021 We ordered your new card.
May 6, 2021 We received your response for Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
March 23, 2021 We sent a request for initial evidence for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
December 1, 2020 The fingerprints relating to your Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, were taken.
October 1, 2020 We received your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.

[caslipknotsingh]

My status was updated about five days before I had received the RFE from NBC. They changed the status reflecting my response was received on July 1st, but no changes after that.

I suspect my RFE is also from NBC because the status changed which means more wait for the GC....

[gnarang]

Hi, Even my I485J receipt notice says "Receipt notice fee waived". Do you mean this I485J case should be approved before getting I485 approval.

I am asking, is it a must? Anyone with just fee waived status got their GCs?

[albatross]

Hi, Even my I485J receipt notice says "Receipt notice fee waived". Do you mean this I485J case should be approved before getting I485 approval.

Thats all you will get on I 485 J .

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Thats all you will get on I 485 J .

Thank you so much for confirming.