I applied for AOS and it got accepted. I have received Biometric Appointment as well..

@Jagjeet Singh applied by yourself or through an attorney?

applied myself

congrats

@Jagjeet Singh 👍

attorneys not filing 485’s due to retrogression

@V N there are many who are filing.

@V N that is correct. Attorneys are not filing but @Jagjeet Singh encouraged me to apply and I did and application got accepted. I got receipt too. Waiting for biometric appointment now

@Vishnu Das great

@Jagjeet Singh can you able to help others? please send me how can they contact you? if help them they really blessed

@V N I have received my Biometric appointment too.. Yeah i would be able to help.. I can be reached at jagjeetkkr@gmail.com

@Jagjeet Singh thank you, I will share your details to them.

Should not apply when there is retrogression. Everything will be accepted (including biometric appointment) but when it is your turn, the application will be denied without any refund since it was applied when there was a retrogression. Will just waste time and money.

@V N do you mean March2019 instead of May? for religious workers

@Mo Ak It is May 15 2019 final action date for eb4 religious workers

@V N maybe I should ask the following for clarification purpose 1. what do you mean by final action date 2. can you share where you got the information? 3. 01Mar2019 is the date I found for eligibility to file for I485 which is what I am keeping a track of. it was once September 2018 thank you

@Mo Ak you can found in January 2024 visa bulletin at dos website

@V N thanks

March 4, 2019 EB4 still no update 😏

@Hon Haw Its just $1225 Fees.. For that you will get 5 Years work Permit and 5 Years of Travel Documents.. What else do you want?

@Jagjeet Singh First of all, you won't get any work permit or travel document for filing I-485 (AOS). If you want to obtain a work permit and travel document then must be I-765 and I-131. Secondly, there are several requirements and options to file I-765 and I-131 (base on different categories), and pending I-485 in Eb4 case (either concurrent filing or I-485 receipt). And they are only approved if I-485 was filed properly which including the requirement of the filling date satisfied the bulletin of the filling month (and this is not only applied to retrogression but also in a period of sunset date or using the wrong table in the bulletin - this happened with one of my friend and she has to reapplied (just for 15 days something different due to using a wrong table)). Well, attorneys are not filing during retrogression because of these reasons. So far I don't see any changes, but if you believe that how it works and what $1225 can get you for ignoring the bulletin then good luck!

@Hon Haw helpful👍

@V N @S Martinez My I-765(Work Permit) got approved yesterday..

@Vishnu Das work permit got approved bro..

@Jagjeet Singh congratulations

@Jagjeet Singh is that combo card?

@V N USCIS stopped issuing Combo cards years back.. They issue Travel Docs separately..

@Hon Haw FYI too.. Work Permit approved..

@Jagjeet Singh that’s so amazing! What you’re saying is certainly happening although all attorneys are in denial. My attorney says that our AoS and any work and travel permits issued will be cancelled when USCIS realizes its mistake. But so many people including yourself, my colleague and others on this forum have had AoS applications accepted without PD being current. So I don’t think that USCIS is making a mistake for so many people. My colleague is waiting for biometric and work permit and advance parole. So very happy to see that you got yours!

@Vishnu Das Mistake happens for few cases but not for all cases.. Secondly, these Work permits are and travel docs are issued for 5 years.. I know many who have travelled to their home country on these AP docs and working.. But yes, there are chances that if I-485 files are opened, they might send it back saying date is not current.. meanwhile we have our work permits to stay within USA..

@Vishnu Das finally.. my AP also got approved today.. Within 2.5 months I-765 and I-131 got approved..

@Jagjeet Signh: I'm just here to support people, and not in the same boat of seeking any cards, but thank you for the FYI and congrats thus! @Vishnu Das: your attorney is absolutely right. I saw a lot of EB4 - religious cases since 2012, and I agree with your attorney. The choice is your thus, just keep in your mind that only greencard is a permanent card. Any other cards of course have their advances but temporary as well. Mistake once discovered may not be taken back for permanent one but for temporary ones it may be haulted. Additionally, the current retrogression is caused by a massive legal error, so mistake not happens only with some cases but all the cases as well. No one wants anything that is out of normal practice and may affect the permanent result.

@Hon Haw is there anyway I can change my employer while I’m waiting for status adjustment over 2 years, as of I know that there is no supplement J for eb4 religious workers, but it is a kind of Harassment as waiting this long and there is no way to keep legality, some cases employers removing priests and some other cases exploiting of work, I’m looking for a best option, thank you

@V N you can change your employer but they have to file the petition again for R1 and then transfer. it’s a long process.. by that time your Green card will come. current processing times for R1 is 11-18months.

@pz r I know, my question is without going back(Non-immigrant) visa

not possible for R1 you need find a different work permit. going to H1b

@Vishnu Das I'm waiting for your update. My husband PD is Nov 2022 and we recived approved letter in Dec 2022. When we got everything done visa bulletion changed. his R1 has 1.8 years left then we need leave US. Hope you guys experice can give me help, this is really hard time. if it worked, we'll let attorney hand in I485. thank you. @jagieet Singh Congratulations. thank you for sharing.