Jo C
Jan 25, 2022
Finally my initial EAD RE i485 EB1C/EB1-3 from TSC SRC Texas
woohooo ….finally after 413 days my EAD from texas has been approved, following my 7 Dec 2020 concurrent submission.
seriously this community has kept me sane, knowing I’m not alone in this long wait.
still not the end of my journey, as i’m waiting for I-140 and 485 approvals now. but, life for me and me family is now back on track - after almost 11 months being on unpaid leave and nearly 14 months after submission.
good luck everyone! there is hope for you all, I was about to give up too!
EB1-3
Multinational executive or manager
Total Days: 990 days
Case
2021-03-02
2023-11-17
I-485
990 Days
I-131
309 Days
I-765
313 Days
I-140
564 Days
Texas Service Center: I-485, I-131, I-765, I-140
Timeline Map
2020-12-07
I-485
I-140
D-85
Priority Date
2021-03-02
I-485
Submission to USCIS
2021-03-22
I-765
I-131
I-140
D+20
Submission to USCIS
2021-12-30
I-765
D+303
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2022-01-25
I-131
D+329
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2022-01-29
I-765
D+333
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2022-04-25
I-140
D+419
Request for Evidence(RFE) from USCIS
2022-08-20
I-131
D+536
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2022-09-19
I-140
D+566
Response to RFE
2022-10-07
I-140
D+584
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2022-10-19
I-485
D+596
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2023-10-10
I-485
D+952
Interview
2023-11-17
I-485
D+990
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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Mihai pJan 25, 2022
congratulations Jo! so I-140 was not approved yet? :( best of luck, hope things will move faster from now on
Jo CJan 25, 2022
thanks Mihai, me too!
Katerina dzJan 25, 2022
did you expedite?
Jo CJan 25, 2022
I did - 2 service requests (no response) and then on the the 3rd expedite request finally got the approval
Dana ChitfosJan 25, 2022
Congrats! It’s so nice to see they approved the application from December 2020. I applied a few days after you, and I went with the premium process with I-140 last year. I hope you will find a great job.
Mihai pJan 25, 2022
@Jo C: how much time did you have between the service requests? you waited 30 days before raising a new service request, or you raised them faster?
m dimitriJan 25, 2022
please let us know about how many years is validity of the card, once you know. good luck
k kJan 25, 2022
happy for you 🥲
E BJan 25, 2022
I’d advice your upgrade i140 to premium. your i485 won’t be processed until your i140 is approved. premium saves a lot of time, especially as your case is in Texas.
Mihai pJan 25, 2022
I understand premium processing is not available for EB1-C cases
E BJan 25, 2022
I missed that. Thought it was EB2/3
uby oneJan 25, 2022
congrats....still a long time to wait for all of us!!!
Rahul JoshiJan 25, 2022
congratulations 🎉
Rahul JoshiJan 25, 2022
what a stressful journey
Rahul JoshiJan 25, 2022
414 days…Empire state building can be built in 414 days
Rahul JoshiJan 25, 2022
How inefficient
Jo CJan 25, 2022
it’s a crazy world of USCIS @rahul!
Rahul JoshiJan 25, 2022
we have family and personal and professional plans. All put on hold due to inefficiency of uscis
Jo CJan 25, 2022
@mihai - I left a couple of months between each expedite. with the service requests the dates for processing enquires kept jumping forwards after I had submitted them. as soon as my date was current I kept raising a SR - though answers were generic “you are in a queue along with everyone else, wait your turn blah blah blah…!!”
m dimitriJan 25, 2022
mine is eb2 , stuck as most the people of this chat, in USCIS website saying that the employment visa available is more than the pending applications, but the ineffiencey of ther process keep failing us
Prashant ShahJan 28, 2022
on what basis you expedited your case?
Jo CJan 28, 2022
@prashant …personal financial loss
Prashant ShahJan 28, 2022
was your case out of the processing time too? wat it your first expedite request?
Jo CJan 28, 2022
no …it took 2 service requests and 3 separate expedites
Jo CJan 30, 2022
hello all and @m dimitri - I received my combo card yesterday and confirm that it is indeed valid for 2 years :D
m dimitriJan 30, 2022
@jo C thanks, this is good news indeed
Prashant ShahJan 31, 2022
how long it takes you to get EAD approval after your expedite request was approved?
saad gcApr 12, 2022
My expedite for i765 was approved on jan312022 - 72 days ago and still no card
Life sucks like this
Anyone else waiting so long
