Anton Anton
Jul 8, 2022
EB3 i485 Approved! TSC/NBC/Brooklyn FO
Finally after a long wait, my EB3 Green Card was finally approved and I received it in the mail today. Words can’t express how relieved and happy I feel after all these years of wait and uncertainty.
Let me know if you have any questions, I used to check this forum almost everyday lately, so I feel the struggle. My overall green card process took about 3.5 years since PWD filing but that was because I had to restart it a year into the process. After the case moved out of TSC, things moved quite fast.
Hope this info is useful for anyone looking.
My i485 application was sent along with i140 premium processing for concurrent processing to Texas Service Center and they were received on 08/03/2021. i140 got approved within 15 days. But after that, until two weeks ago, my online status was stuck at “Case was received”.
On May 24 2022, I was mailed a Medical RFE from Brooklyn FO. I didn’t receive any notifications regarding my case transfer online or in mail which was strange. I’m assuming it went from TSC to NBC to Brooklyn FO but that’s my guess. My Medical RFE response was delivered to FO on June 17th. and after that, on June 28th and June 30th I received two notifications regarding my case being transferred back to NBC (Assuming this was for final approval since the mailed letter said preliminary review was completed). After that things moved fast which you can see below in timeline. Within 7 days after July 3rd, the status moved through “Card is being produced”, “Case was Approved”, “Card was mailed”, “USPS picked up” and delivered today a while ago.
Thank you so much everyone for sharing your experiences, it made the wait a little more tolerable.
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The waiting is real!!!! 🇺🇸 Jul 9, 2022
congratulations 🎉🍾
luiz Henrique CorreaJul 9, 2022
what’s your priority date?
waiting Eb3 unskilledJul 9, 2022
congratulations! :) when did you file your PERM/LC?
tram NguyenJul 9, 2022
congratulations 🎉🎉. I thought they don't process eb3 unskilled worker anymore because of the retrogression. your so lucky
Appy NJul 9, 2022
Congratulations
Fabiano sousaJul 9, 2022
congratulations!!!
Fabiano sousaJul 9, 2022
Your priority date is nov 16, 2020?
Anton AntonJul 9, 2022
@luiz @bb @fabiano My perm was submitted on November 2020. I’m assuming that’s the date which is considered as priority date.
ari salJul 9, 2022
that’s really weird they would approve it before the priority date is current. But nonetheless, congratulations buddy
if you can, please ask your attorney if case approval before priority date is current is actually something uscis does.
Anton AntonJul 9, 2022
Oh wait my priority date is current (at least what I mean is people from my nationality can concurrent file i140 &i485 due to low number of filers). If my date wasn’t current, I wouldn’t be able to apply for i485 in the first place. Isn’t that true?
luiz Henrique CorreaJul 9, 2022
when was your LC filed?
ari salJul 9, 2022
@anton then I don’t think you’re in the unskilled category. is that correct?
ari salJul 9, 2022
the date for applying is current but the final action dates for rest of the world isn’t.
GC 22Jul 9, 2022
Congratulations
tram NguyenJul 9, 2022
@anton I think he has eb3 skilled worker too
ari salJul 9, 2022
@tram that’s what I think too
Anton AntonJul 9, 2022
@ari @tram My EB3 was filed through employer for a tech role
ari salJul 9, 2022
@anton thanks for letting us know. that makes much more sense now.
moy toyJul 16, 2022
@anton how many days difference between they transfered your case and case approved?thanks
