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Oct 6, 2021
EB2-NIW I-140 Case Approved
I just recieved the awesome update that my I-140 was approved, after what it seemed to be a very long wait!

EB2-NIW

Advanced degrees or exceptional ability requesting a National Interest Waiver

Total Days: 454 days
Case
2021-02-09
2022-05-09
I-140
239 Days
I-131
199 Days
I-765
206 Days
I-485
420 Days
Nebraska Service Center: I-140 National Benefits Center: I-131, I-765, I-485
Timeline Map
2020-11-16
I-485
I-140
D-85
Priority Date
2021-02-09
I-140
Submission to USCIS
2021-03-15
I-131
I-485
I-765
D+34
Submission to USCIS
2021-09-27
I-131
I-485
I-765
D+230
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2021-09-30
I-131
D+233
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2021-10-06
I-140
D+239
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2021-10-07
I-765
D+240
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2022-03-14
I-485
D+398
Request for Evidence(RFE) from USCIS
2022-04-19
I-485
D+434
Response to RFE
2022-05-09
I-485
D+454
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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Pete EOct 6, 2021
Wow congrats! Been waiting since July 2020 no update yet. I’m glad for you.
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Fer SunOct 6, 2021
Congrats! Wauting since October 2020 here, I hope to join the club soon :)
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Super ManOct 6, 2021
A big Congratulations 🎊 @Nebraska Center is approving cases faster. I don’t know what is happening at TSC?!
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A KOct 7, 2021
I’m waiting since Feb 2021
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Sam EOct 7, 2021
Congratulations! I have a similar date. Did you decide to apply for Nebraska vs TSC? or did they move the case?
Amir malikOct 7, 2021
hy. my case under process since 2017 i didn't receive any mail or later from immigration or court house. anybody suggested me what can i do? i apply i140
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C AOct 7, 2021
@Sam thanks. My application was sent to Nebraska based on the state I live in. @Amir did you try submitting an case out of processing times request?
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matt dOct 9, 2021
you got your decision on the AOS before the EAD and before the 140! all out of order ha
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Pete EOct 9, 2021
Sorry don’t understand @matt….can you explain better?
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Nubia SilvaOct 12, 2021
hey congrats! I sent my I-140 in July and I’m waiting 2 more months to send the forms for the combo card! did get the approval for the combo card before??? Did you have to go to interview??
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C AOct 12, 2021
the combo cards are based on the submission of form I-485 adjustment of status. You don’t need to have I-140 approved to submit the combo card forms. There is no interview for EAD, only biometrics. The interview is for AOS in some cases. Why are you waiting 2 months to submit? did you submit I-485 already?
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Nubia SilvaOct 13, 2021
Im waiting because some friends told me that it’s better to wait a couple months to send the I-485! I’m gonna try to send the forms until December.
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C AOct 13, 2021
if your priority date is current I wouldn’t wait at all to submit I-485 along with EAD and Travel document forms, unless you have an non-immigrant status currently active and not close to expire. The Wait time for combo card is about 10 months currently. But that’s just my opinion.
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Eumelio PalaciosOct 21, 2021
10 months ? OMG why so long ? I thought it was 3-4 months
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matt dOct 21, 2021
it depends what type of visa you’re applying for. for AOS allocations it’s 10+ months
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Eumelio PalaciosOct 21, 2021
did you try to expedite your EAD ? any luck ?
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matt dOct 21, 2021
you can’t.
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Eumelio PalaciosOct 21, 2021
why not ? because your case was NIW ?
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matt dOct 21, 2021
correct
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Eumelio PalaciosOct 21, 2021
Thanks, sorry to ask did you try asking USCIS about this, my lawyer says the contrary
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matt dOct 22, 2021
under what grounds can you ask USCIS to expedite an EAD. only “extreme hardship” I believe. that would not typically apply to a masters graduate applying for NIW. we are typically not in poverty. only refugees / asylum seekers.
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C AOct 22, 2021
you CAN expedite your EAD if you are NIW, because your EAD is based on AOS not the I-140. I did it and it was approved. However, you have to demonstrate hardship not only for you but for the company you work or will work for.
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matt dOct 22, 2021
how did you “demonstrate hardship”? what status were you adjusting from?
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Eumelio PalaciosOct 22, 2021
Thanks C A, I concur, you can have a Masters degree but you can’t survive 10 months without a job, that is extreme hardship
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matt dOct 22, 2021
it depends what status you are adjusting from. USCIS isn’t forcing you to stay in the USA. in fact, US immigration law WANTS you to leave. if the wait for an EAD is too long, you’re welcome to leave the United States
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C AOct 22, 2021
Through a letter from my employer. I had an H1B that expired. Important thing here is to demonstrate this hardship more for the company than for your own financial loss. Anyways, Eumelio if your lawyer is telling that you CAN expedite, go for it. Remember, this forum is to share experienced not to give you definite advice. If you leave the U.S. your I-485 will be considered abandoned, which is something you don’t want to do.
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matt dOct 22, 2021
I think yours was able to be expedited because of your unexpired H1B. that isn’t the case for most people. it’s not for me. and of course, you don’t WANT to leave the USA and abandon your AOS and go through consular processing. but no one is forcing you to stay. USCIS doesn’t care about your inconvenience.

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