congratulations!! I’m on the same boat- same visa category, approved I-140 but I-485 filed in June. biometrics next week. Did you not need an interview?

btw, I’m also subject to 212(e) for J1 visa. My attorney only asked me to fill out a excel table with the dates in which I stayed in home country and gives the total. This is what they submitted. Do you think that will be enough? What was asked in your case?

hi! no interview needed for us was waved. we had to supply lots of evidence with our response for 212(e) we did the table. but then showed bank statements, mortgage agreements, travel itineraries for all the times between j-1 ending and filing I-485. it was a lot of work but they approved our greencard one day after receiving the response. I’m not sure the table actually suffices as evidence of that you satisfied 212(e) anyone could write a table. you have to then show proof the table is true.

Congratulations 🎉

@josh baker thanks for letting me know. I’ll consider uploading usolicited evidente through the portal to proactively mitigate the risk of RFE

@josh baker could you please also share what did they ask about your birth certificate?

nothing to do with 212(e) we didn’t submit the long form birth certificates so we had to obtain then

@josh baker I have a second thought about the 212(e) requirement: did you initially add evidence that you worked in the home country for more than 2 years as part of EB1-C requirement in your I-140? If so, I wonder why they would still asked for more evidence that you fulfilled 212(e). I worked for 6 years in home country and that’s documented in the I-140

I had it documented in my I-140. I can only tell you what we did to get approved. we provided a lot of evidence I lived in the home country for ten years, sworn affidavits and bank statements, flights and travel itineraries etc. because it was for me and my family zero chance of denial was left open. as our lawyers stated we had to prove with out doubt we might the criteria of the rfe. it is not the officers job to assume or research through other applications you have. a table alone in my opinion doesn’t prove you lived in you’re home country, bank statements, tax records, wedding certs, etc all do and that’s what you most provide. good luck, wishing you a speedy approval!

@josh baker perfect, thanks for the input!!