J M
Aug 13, 2021
Eb3 -Card in mailbox
Hi everyone,
I finally received my greencard but I'm just here to tell everyone to hold the faith, it's coming. I have been studying in the US for a few years on F1 and decided to apply for Eb3 with a sponsoring company. Well I got approved two weeks after my interview. I was nervous for those two weeks wondering if I had to wait months to be told that I was approved or not.
First things first, I decided to go to my interview haven't started work on my ead card. I was scared because I didn't know how I would show paystubs. I did not want to change my interview date to a later date so I decided to go to my eb3 interview without my lawyer. I was in the middle of moving to start my job when the interview was schedule. The interview went okay to say the least but I wasn't sure if I would be approved or RFE.
Anyways the interview lasted about 20 minutes. I told the USCIS officer I was about to move to start working for sponsoring company but my interview was schedule before my move. I decided to wait and attend interview.
I kept searching every website, every group etc for someone who had a similar case like mine where they went to interview before starting the job. A lot of people told me to reschedule but in the end I decided to just attend interview and explain. #holdthefaith
EB3-3
Unskilled worker (requiring less than 2 years of training or experience)
Total Days: 278 days
Case
2020-10-30
2021-08-04
I-485
278 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
Timeline Map
2020-01-10
I-485
D-294
Priority Date
2020-10-30
I-485
Submission to USCIS
2021-02-19
I-485
D+112
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2021-03-23
I-485
D+144
Request for Evidence(RFE) from USCIS
2021-05-03
I-485
D+185
Response to RFE
2021-06-08
I-485
D+221
Interview
2021-08-04
I-485
D+278
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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Ingrid FAug 13, 2021
Congratulations 🍾🎉🎊
raha yagAug 13, 2021
did you show the job offer from new employer during interview?
J MAug 13, 2021
Thank you! I did show job offer and letter indicating that my position was still available for me @Raha yag
L SVAug 13, 2021
Congratulations! Wich office please?
J MAug 13, 2021
Philadelphia field office.
S BAug 13, 2021
What did they say when you said you were not working there yet?
J MAug 13, 2021
@J P, the officer asked when I'm going to start working for employer and I provided the date.
S BAug 13, 2021
And that was it?
J MAug 13, 2021
Yes that was it, and I explained I was going to start 2 weeks before my interview but decided to postpone start date until interview was finished.
S BAug 14, 2021
Thank you for your explanation. How long did it take to vet the interview after you received your ead? I received mine like a month ago and I haven’t started yet.
J MAug 14, 2021
@JP around 3 months
S BAug 14, 2021
Thank you so much for that answer. I should be fine then.
Zee KAug 30, 2021
if you don't mind, can you please share the questions which the officer asked during interview.
J MSep 8, 2021
She basically asked who I was going to work for, salary, location, degrees, schools attended, why do I want to work for this company and I have a higher degree, and about my eb3 application such as history etc.
Zee KSep 8, 2021
Thank you J M
