congratulations

Congratulations

congratulations

congratulations what was your local office and wait time though case was not moved there? @a k

congratulations! very close to my receipt date. I am hoping on luck soon!

congratulations! very close to my receipt and priority date. glad that queue is moving!!

@J J local office wait time was 10 months. but again it is average of 80% all kind of petitions and not helpful except for raising SR. EB1 s are expected to be processed sooner. in fact mandamus suits are applicable just over 1 year for EB1 while EB2 or EB3 etc the lawyers recommend 20-24 months to elapse.

@a k please can you share more details on how to get a birth certificate affidavit if parents are in India ? should it be on stamp paper and who can notorize it ?

@a k - how do you chat with Emma to know if case is being actively worked upon. My I-485 application went into case remains pending status on Jan 22nd 2025. everything else seem to be in order. I-485J got approved on 23rd Jan 2025. is there anything I could do?

@saurabh gupta what’s your priority date?

@R S - My priority date ported from EB2 is 10-Apr-2020.

@saurabh gupta I just keep asking which location is the case file. I also noted my case went into CRP on the prior date of 485J approval. in fact all these 6+ months my PD was current so CRP was definitely not due to visa unavailability but it could be due to some internal system limitations as the note says in USCIS website. my guess is that 485J was approved by different officer and put us into this intermediate state until the actual 485 officer gets a chance to review/approve.

@PM, M I just got and kept it ahead of time since my birth certificate had name abbreviated for all (me and parents). usually affidavits are for late registration or name missing etc but I just kept things prepared. it was on a 100 rupee stamp paper and any lawyer in India will help n you out on this. I just asked parents to get this attested and FedEx me.

@a k attested by whom please?

@PM, M This is standard procedure in all countries (India as well) and used beyond immigration purposes. Just that the seal and paper differs for notary. in this case it will be your parents attesting to the content in front of the notary. your parents and the notary will sign on the printed stamp paper. the notary will finalize with a rubber stamp. the content can be prepared by you and discussing with your us immigration lawyer. some law firms like Fragomen or BAL are specific with their format.

perfect thank you so much

very similar timeline for me. COB- India. priority date- Sept 2021 (ported from NIW to EB1b) I485 filed on July 3rd, 2024. received card being produced notification on 01/27/2025. case was at NBC all this time. Emma chat revealed that it was transferred to El Paso, TX (non-local Field office for me) on 01/21/2025.

@a k mine as well in CRP from Sep-2024 and only thing I can think is this local office wait time as it shows 32 months for me. Due to this I am unable to raise SR too.

@a k what is your local FO?

@david K I prefer to not disclose. it’s in east coast though.

@V K congrats 🍾 yes looks very similar

@a k true. very very similar.

congratulations @a k . was there any interview? or was it waived?

@lk s no interview