applied in July 2023. no updates after that. PD Nov 2020

@r g Stuck with the CRP when the PD was current. Tried to reach USCIS with the SR but got generic response.

@r g, it doesn't make sense. You are current and should be getting approved.....not CRP!

PD May 2017; EB1A applied on Jan 31st. no update yet

applied jan 22, PD may 2018, no update. what is your receipt number block? mine is msc249046****

@Rijo Rijo Exactly. I don’t understand it either.

@r g Did you get your EAD?

@Neel A no

guys, it just changed the status to new card is being produced

@r g congratulations

@PP Jain Thank you and I hope you’ll get it very soon as well.

@r g, this makes absolute sense! Congratulations!!!

@a b , my block is MSC249042****

I have applied in feb. my receipt notice also has received date as February. for some reason in case status it shows march 18th

There are no more visas left in the current year , hence it is under CRP. once the cases go to CRP, there is no definite time line. mine is under CRP from more than a year. welcome to the club. though it is current now, there are no visas. hopefully it will happen in October when they renew the visa numbers again.

@Arch Gowda they approve CRP cases among others everyday . why do you say there are no visas available?

I raised this issue with my congressman, he then contacted USCIS. USCIS then responded saying they have run out of allocation. the approvals that you are seeing have already been issued.

@Arch Gowda is there any way to determine if a visa is issued or not for a CPR case?

no, unfortunately there is no way to confirm this. it’s a black hole. once the case becomes CRP, it’s a black hole. we will never know. even when the new visa allocations begin, a majority of them are issued for new applicants and only a minority numbers are allocated for CRP. this is to usually maintain “shorter processing time metric”

it’s frustrating when your priority date is earlier, filing date is earlier and still waiting while new cases are being processed within 3-4 months! Wondering can someone refile, might be faster 😂

@r g, congratulations 🎉and you are too lucky

as per my observation, people with EB1A whose cases have gone in CRP in Nov2023 are getting approvals currently. similarly EB1C cases that went in CRP in Aug 2023 are getting approved currently

@Arch Gowda, what’s your PD? I see you are EB1B

there is absolutely no difference in EB1 A/B/C for visa allocations. they all come under EB1

my PD is Sept 9 2019

@r g - after biometrics did your status change immediately or else it took some time? we got our biometrics done 2 weeks but status is still the same

biometrics status was updated pretty much immediately. as soon as we came out of the office.

based on the data, even with PD is current, EB1A, B , C have 40,000 visa number annually, but it also tied to 7% quota for each country, @r g meaning they had reached max 7% quota for Indian nationality unfortunately based on the CRP status.

Folks, there is data posted in USCIS website. As of Feb 2024 how many AOS applications by category and country. India EB1, total is around 10,000 people.Also, until 2017 December it’s only 2,000. I have faith that they did not run out of visa allocations yet. Please check and let me know if I am not reading the data correctly. thanks.

@Arch Gowda, are you on h1 or L1 and when is it expirying?

@r g , same question if you could answer. h1/L1 and when is it expiring?

I am on EAD + AP. Cases who receive CRP, will receive EAD after some months.