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r y
Feb 24, 2022
EB2 NIW I-140 approved
I-140 was submitted in October 2021 and got approved today. case was processed through Texas center.

EB2-NIW

Advanced degrees or exceptional ability requesting a National Interest Waiver

Total Days: 252 days
Case
2021-10-05
2022-06-14
I-140
252 Days
Texas Service Center: I-140
Timeline Map
2021-10-05
I-140
Priority Date
2021-10-05
I-140
Submission to USCIS
2022-06-14
I-140
D+252
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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r yFeb 24, 2022
thank you!
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S TFeb 24, 2022
@r y premium?
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r yFeb 24, 2022
@ST no, niw doesn’t offer premium processing as far as I know.
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S TFeb 24, 2022
@r y Yeah you’re right.
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Belle AkFeb 24, 2022
Wow! Congratulations. I submitted mine in September 2021. Really pray I hear good news soon. Did you request an EAD when you filed? If yes, was it approved?
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N KFeb 24, 2022
EB2 category you can submit in premium proceowhich will be processed in 14 days.
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r yFeb 24, 2022
@Belle Ak thank you! I hope you will get good news soon! I didn’t request an EAD because I’m currently on H1b visa. but I’ll confirm with my attorney to see if I need EAD card.
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Fernando VFeb 24, 2022
congrats on your 140 approval. Did you file i485 concurrently?
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r yFeb 24, 2022
@Fernando V thanks! no i didn’t. unfortunately I have to wait for my priority date become current.
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r yFeb 24, 2022
@ RR S thanks! hope you get good news soon!
st jacobFeb 25, 2022
fantastic!!! when did you do biometrics? any RFE?
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r yFeb 25, 2022
@Santiago A thanks. unfortunately I won’t be able to do biometrics for a while because of the long waiting time for Chinese :(
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ta tanFeb 25, 2022
@r y What is your research area and how may citations do you have?
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r yFeb 25, 2022
@ta tan I’m in obesity research and had 30+ citations at time of filling.
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ta tanFeb 25, 2022
@ r y thank you and congratulations.
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Ada WongFeb 26, 2022
congrats!did you cal USCIS to expedite your case?
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r yFeb 26, 2022
@Ada Wong thanks! no I didn’t contact USCIS.
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Ana G CMar 5, 2022
congrats! How it can be so fast with EB2-NIW at Texas? There is no premium process for this category. I am Feb 2021 and still nothing.
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r yMar 5, 2022
@Ana G C, thank you! I think it’s just luck. sometime I wonder if it’s faster for people already work in the US? i saw some cases that are approved in 6 months and lots of applicants are currently working or studying in the US. it’s just my guess though. hope you get good news from USCIS soon!
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Ana G CMar 5, 2022
Working in US since 2016...
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r yMar 5, 2022
@Ana G C, it’s probably just pure luck then. best luck for your application.
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Ana G CMar 5, 2022
Houston
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adriana cunhaMar 16, 2022
hi @ana - it seems that it is faster when applied separately (I-140 and I-485).

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